QHY guide camera - by: rishigarrod
I have a QHY5L-II as guide camera. I am using Stellarmate with all the latest updates. When I try to use the guider the photos seem to be reversed (white with tiny black dots). I have tried various...
View ArticleZWO ASI290 driver: ROI, fast loop, lucky imaging - by: Doliometer
Regarding the ZWO ASI driver. Manual says "supports region of interest". Is this implemented by the "frame" settings in the control panel? No way to, say, select an area in a test photo as with the...
View ArticleFocuser fails: max travel even though it has travelled far less? - by: mlarsson
Hi! I've seen this error before, but it was some time ago: THe focuser aborts, saying max travel reached. However, I had max travel at 500 and it moved from 1435 to 1200. So what is this with max...
View ArticleIs someone using Indiduino stepper for focusing? - by: dolguldur
Dear all, I recently acquired a telescope that is already equipped with a motorized focuser (6 wires stepper), but unfortunately, the control box software is not opensource, and not compatible with...
View ArticleUpdating drivers - by: terryb
Hi, I've been trying to update the Starbook driver to the newly released v0.4, but no matter what I do, I end up with v0.3. I've tried doing a full 'nightly', but still the same...any ideas? bound to...
View ArticleFrench Kstars installation in raspberry Mate 16.04.3 - by: dragonlost
Hello ! I tried to install the package "language-pack-kde-fr" to have Kstars in french. But I can not install it because it conflicts with the "kstars-bleeding-data" package. It's a probleme with...
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Focal Length in FITS headers - by: PDB
Hi, After taking images the FITS headers of the image show in Focal Len the FL of the guide scope instead of main telescope. Is there something else than the scope config I should look or is this a bug...
View Articlefusis - by: fusis
Hi, I am taking one hurdle at a time, because I realy want EKOS to work for me, but I keep running into issues. I hope some of you can help me understand what I am experiencing with the autofocus...
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problem Re-using created sequence queue ( plans ) - by: Moia
Hi, when I tried re-using an old creating plan ( sequence queue ) , *.esq ( xml file), I open it and trying to modify number of pictures, exposure, filters, etc. , after that I click as new name and...
View ArticleProblem with the driver indi_sqm_weather - by: JCJ
I have a sky quality meter SQM-LE which is part of my KStars setting. From time to time - KStars idles in the background - I ear clearly the fans of my computer which means that it uses suddenly a lot...
View ArticleStellarmate vs own compiling - by: franksackenheim
Hello, iĀ“m new and would like to know what are the advantages of buying Stellarmate instead of compiling indilib/ekos by my own on a standart RaspPi? IĀ“m asking because a Pi, even with all acessoires i...
View ArticlePeriodic "Exposure failed. Restarting exposure" when guiding with Lodestar -...
I get the following message appearing in the status window of the Guide Tab in Ekos (kstars v3.1.0) - just every so often... sporadic... maybe 10 or 20 times in a single 1,200s exposure?...
View ArticleStupid KStars/Ekos question #45730: Can I see the images during solve/slew? -...
Hey all, If there were any stars visible I'd just set up my scope and find out myself, but as my friend says, it's like a Cecil B. DeMille movie around here: Over-cast. Heh. He cracks himself up....
View ArticleUpdate image info settings failure - by: the.cakemaker
Hey there! Had CS last night. First everything was working OK. But then i got this error, and donĀ“t know how to solve it... I can go into imageinfo settings, but i can not change anything there, or set...
View ArticleNew Bahtinov Mask Assistant Tool - by: sneubert
Dear all, I have started to make a prototype for a Bahtinov aid, which eventually I would like to put into the EKOS Fokus module. The idea is the same as with the tools available in APT or the Bahtinov...
View ArticleASI1600MC low (?) FPS - by: maxthebuilder
Hello, Just acquired an ASI1600MC. Getting 1 fps when streaming Raw 8bit with bandwidth 40, 2 fps Raw 8bit with bandwidth 80, 0.5 fps Raw 16bit with bandwidth 40. I am new to this camera. Is this low...
View ArticleATIK EFW not in Kstars/Ekos for Windows - by: rajahruncorn
Hi Just downloaded Kstars v 3.0.0 for Windows to use on my desktop as a Client for a remote Raspberry Pi and have found that for some reason the device for the ATIK filter wheel ATIK EFW is not listed...
View ArticleCapture delivers garbage pictures in GIT - by: Herrhausen
Hi, I just pulled the latest and have to confess capturing delivers garbage pictures. Video and logfile attached.
View ArticlePentax cameras not working on MacOS - by: pentaxian23
Hi @rlancaste Just wanted to post this problem for tracking. I tried compiling pktriggercord on a Mac and it failed. Asked @asalamon why and this was his response: "There is no SCSI Generic driver for...
View ArticleCapture delivers garbage pictures in GIT [SOLVED] - by: Herrhausen
Hi, I just pulled the latest and have to confess capturing delivers garbage pictures. Video and logfile attached.
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