Re: [M]: CCD Help!!!
| Subject: | Re: [M]: CCD Help!!! |
| From: | Dave Feldstein |
| Date: | Mon Oct 13 05:41:26 1997 |
RBriles253@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-10-11 09:47:21 EDT, you write:
>
> << I am doing more and more of my imaging remotely as I only have a desktop
> pc and its saving my legs and not waking the whole house up at 2 am. I
> would thoroughly recommend hooking up your pc to your LX200 with The Sky
> (I use Level III) for both slewing/fine movement control, and focussing.
> Somebody (?) recently told me that he uses the LX200 handset with a 180
> (?) ft extension cable to focus and control his LX200 when imaging
> remotely.
> >>
> Are you using 2 parralell ports and connecting both via rs232 y connector to
> the single rs232 port on LX200 panel? I was told by Meade that I couldnt
> image w/416xt and run LX200 with the sky program at the same time, something
> about daisychain???After purchasing the feild de-rotator and seing that both
> were connected to rs232 port by Y connector,I am confused. I have a
> disability and remote use is of great interest to me, and the reason I have
> purchased a 10in Lx200, 416xt,electric focuser was this goal. When I say
> remote I mean the comfort of my living room only 50ft away from where I set
> my scope up when at home.:) Also is it possible to run all three ie. (sky
> prog. telescope & de-rotator)It is only possible to run two ie the derotator and the 416, I would
think you wouldnt need the sky software for imaging, its a pretty
manaul process. Another thought might be to use an a/B switch use the
mapping program to point,.Then after scope performs goto, switch to 416
and derotator or 201 guider.But unless you are doing long exposures on
dim objects, I dont think youll need the derotator. Besides the length
of the derorator plus OAG plus Pictor will severely restrict your up
motion. I have the derotator, just got it last week but havent used it
yet. Intend to use it only for Emulsion Photography(33MM)
>
> In a message dated 97-10-11 09:47:21 EDT, you write:
>
> << I am doing more and more of my imaging remotely as I only have a desktop
> pc and its saving my legs and not waking the whole house up at 2 am. I
> would thoroughly recommend hooking up your pc to your LX200 with The Sky
> (I use Level III) for both slewing/fine movement control, and focussing.
> Somebody (?) recently told me that he uses the LX200 handset with a 180
> (?) ft extension cable to focus and control his LX200 when imaging
> remotely.
> >>
> Are you using 2 parralell ports and connecting both via rs232 y connector to
> the single rs232 port on LX200 panel? I was told by Meade that I couldnt
> image w/416xt and run LX200 with the sky program at the same time, something
> about daisychain???After purchasing the feild de-rotator and seing that both
> were connected to rs232 port by Y connector,I am confused. I have a
> disability and remote use is of great interest to me, and the reason I have
> purchased a 10in Lx200, 416xt,electric focuser was this goal. When I say
> remote I mean the comfort of my living room only 50ft away from where I set
> my scope up when at home.:) Also is it possible to run all three ie. (sky
> prog. telescope & de-rotator)It is only possible to run two ie the derotator and the 416, I would
think you wouldnt need the sky software for imaging, its a pretty
manaul process. Another thought might be to use an a/B switch use the
mapping program to point,.Then after scope performs goto, switch to 416
and derotator or 201 guider.But unless you are doing long exposures on
dim objects, I dont think youll need the derotator. Besides the length
of the derorator plus OAG plus Pictor will severely restrict your up
motion. I have the derotator, just got it last week but havent used it
yet. Intend to use it only for Emulsion Photography(33MM)
