Vince Gardiner wrote:

> Hello to all,
> Frustration is setting in. My version of Pview is 6.44 released 26/10/98, which
> is the same as the beta release 1 on meade.com/catalog/pictor/pvbeta.html.
> Unless senility is really setting in faster than I realise, I think there is a
> later version than this. If so please tell me where it is.
>
> If this is the latest, then it has serious errors.
> Three and four minute exposures do not close the shutter on the 416xt on time,
> but remain open for another 1.5secs.
> The time of exposure written to the file bears little resemblence to the actual
> time.
>
> Test time date Recorded time date
> 1:47:01pm 1999.06.04 20:47:01 1999.06.04
> (added 7hrs)
> 7:51:00pm 1999.06.04 02:51:00 1999.06.05
> (added 7hrs)
>
> My computer is set correctly for Australian Eastern Standard Time, GMT +10hours.
>
> An image with an exposure time recorded as 240seconds was later dark frame
> subtracted, and the time was rewritten as 512.02 seconds!!! Has Meade got a
> school child writing this program. After several years it still has these
> monumental blunders.
> I reported to Meade over a year ago that with successive image downloads the
> images start to creep across and down the screen. Still does!!!
>
> Anyone have the same problem?
>
> Regards
> Vince Gardiner

Vince,
6.44 Beta is the latest. 6.45 should be available in a short time (1 week?)
Clark


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