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New Stellarmate users group on Facebook... - by: AstroNerd
There is a new SM users group on Facebook now, just in case anyone wants to share with other users, may be of interest to some of you...it’s early days but should be useful....
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Focus info in FITS header. - by: DerPit
As in the topic - is this supposed to work? In the 'Snoop devices' part of the Options of my camera (ASI1600) there's an entry for focuser, and I have entered my device there (Pegasus DMFC). From other...
View Articleindi_canon_ccd crash latest nightly - by: alacant
ubuntu 18.04 Hi everyone Wonderful clear night here but cant get my 700d DSLR working, if anyone could help me roll back to the previous nightly... indi_canon_ccd seems to be a symlink to...
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If your plate solving suddenly stops working..... - by: DerPit
Just wanted to start imaging, slewed to target, started the plate solver - and it ran and ran and ran without finding a solution. Damn, that used to work in seconds! Back to park position, try again...
View ArticleUbuntu 18.04 TRASHED by INDI/KStars/ - by: CCCMC825
Hi, So in brief, KStars/INDI/Ekos, for an unknown reason, writes an immense amount of log to /var/log/kernal.log and /var/log/syslog and trashed two of my computers running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Absolutely...
View ArticleFocuser Update in INDI 1.7.6 - Feedback - by: knro
Folks, in INDI 1.7.6 (in GIT now), the INDI::FocuserInterface gained three standard properties since they are quite common for focusers: 1. Max Travel 2. Sync 3. Reverse Direction So this let to quite...
View ArticleNew Driver: Pegasus UPB - by: knro
In INDI GIT and nightly soon, you'll see a new INDI driver for Pegasus UPB. It's in beta still, so any feedback is appreciated especially on the focuser. Write down any comments on this driver. You'll...
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Comet Wirtanen on November 30 around 22:00 CET == 21:00 UT - by: wvreeven
Tonight I took 40 images of 20 s each of Comet Wirtanen from my backyard using my 71 mm William Optics ZS refractor and Canon EOS 700D DSLR camera. It turned out that the big tree, that is due south in...
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Anyone been able to get PyIndi to install on Windows 10 - by: stash
Hi Just doing a project using Pycharm IDE that involves trying to talk to Indiserver via Pyindi but I cannot get Pyindi to install using either PIP or via Pycharm install. Has anyone used Pyindi in a...
View ArticleDBus Error when downloading astrometry.net index files - by: CCCMC825
Hi, I am having problems downloading the index files for local astrometry.net plate solving. After the download is complete, an error complaining about the backend of D-Bus (see the screenshot...
View ArticleLog HFR values to logfile - by: DerPit
Would be great if the HFR values from the automatic focus check would end up in the logfile. Currently I only see that there's activity, One line with the result would really be helpful...
View ArticleDisable image viewer each time a sequence take a photo - by: astronajar2
Hi, I'm just starting giving a try to KStarts/Ekos. I want to use it like a intervalometer for my Canon t5i, I'm using the sequence queue in te ccd & filter wheel section. When I start the...
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Ekos and Device not in kstars tool menu - by: Skytones
Hello I picked up a Rock Pi 4Rock Pi 4 to run Ekos. The only desktop linux distribution available is Debian, so I'm trying to build indilib and kstars from source to get it up and running. I've got...
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Solid Ekos/Indi version - by: El Corazon
Hi Jasem and Eric, As you know, I am using the scheduler extensively, it is what makes astrophotography feasible for me without compromising my job. In the past, I reported various issues that were...
View ArticleAuto meridian flip issue - by: nag
Hi, I'm trying the INDI / Kstars / Ekos in simulation mode before doing a full install on the observatory PC. I'm using the CCD simulator and EQMOD (in simulation mode). So far, the only problem I have...
View ArticleHiPS gone after update - by: DerPit
Hi, I know that's a kstars question, not EKOS/INDI, but I hope I can also get some feedback. My HiPS overlay is suddenly gone. I only get the option 'None'. I'm not sure what triggered it. I had...
View ArticleKstars crashes when Ekos connects to simulators - by: Skytones
Hello, so after Getting Ekos set up properly on my Rock Pi 4 I’ve got another issue going on. I have not installed any 3rd party drivers yet to INDI, I am just trying to test the setup with the CCD,...
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Guiding resume timeout after Autofocus - by: DerPit
When EKOS finds a too high HFR during a sequence it starts an autofocus run. That one suspends guiding (good thing) and re-enables it once its done. The guider then oftn has to do larger corrections in...
View ArticleFits header disagrees with DNG header - by: pentaxian23
I bought APP recently and decided it would smooth processing out to use fits files instead of native raw files. I've been using DNG which says the CFA pattern is "BGGR" but now I find that the fits...
View ArticleAutostart indi with drivers connected to control with SkySafari - by: chrisg71
Hello! I have a working RPI indi running. Using VNC to connect to the PI and Kstars to start and connect the drivers everything works fine. I also can connect from other machines SkySafari to control...
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