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Nick,
I tried this and it still doesn’t like it.
This may be because they are both atik cameras ?
I could try swapping the atik for the lodestar guide camera to see if that works ?
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Nick,
Thanks for your feedback.
I am trying to get 2 cameras to work in MaximDL Atik 460 and 314.
Maxim does not like it and freezes.
What’s causing this ?
How do I configure Maxim for 2 cameras ?
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Thanks for your responses.
Nick, Microsoft.Net is installed.
How do you get MaximDL to guide on a spectrograph slit ?
Eric, I have enabled the pulse guiding box.
Just need a clear night to test the system.
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
How to work with the spectroscope by John Browning 1878 Cambridge library collection lists McLean’s star spectroscope for £2 10 0 !
Jack
Essex UK
Peter,
I don’t know why vista no longer works on your computer BUT;
I used vista at work it was user unfriendly, and consequently withdrawn by Microsoft some years ago.
I suggest Windows 7 as a good alternative.
Remember these are all hybrids of XP, the best Microsoft operating system ever.
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Bill,
Good work and well done.
What software are you using to data reduce with ?
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Andy,
I agree with your suggestions.
I am prepared to travel to the midlands and happy to help out.
For me its using BASS, perhaps John Paraskeva would run the BASS day ? and a Lhires users workshop.
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
I have spent a small fortune on my Lhires getting it upgraded and buying all 6 gratings. Now it suffers from light loss which I have been unable to solve as its enclosed in a film changing bag ! Bearing in mind other peoples issues, would it be possible for the BAA to organise a Lhires users weekend ? It would give users sufficient time to compare notes and maybe solve some issues.
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Martin,
I understand why people need to upgrade, but wonder how user friendly Windows 10 is for a minority Astronomy group, as it was made for the masses.
I am in Rayleigh,
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
For what its worth, for Spectroscopy, I still run on Windows XP, the be best operating system Microsoft ever issued, also Windows 7 without any problems.
All later Microsoft OS are hybrids of Windows XP, vista and 8 were withdrawn because of problems / complaints.
For what I do both work ok with the software, I have never had a problem.
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Andy,
The polar alignment is good enough.
Are you saying that I need to use exposures between 5-30s on PHD guiding ?
Not sure if PHD guiding goes up to 30s.
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Andy,
I use a Celestron C14.
The Lhires guide optics were updated a couple of years ago by Olivier, so the guiding is good.
The mount is a Paramount MX.
I use PHD or PHD 2 guiding looping between 0.5s or 1.0 s exposures.
The 314 will fit ok next to the 460 imaging camera.
I am using a Moonlite focuser, but don’t know if it will take the weight ?
Regards,
Jack
Essex UK
Testing both cameras is a good idea.
