Mar 4, 2025 · To get help with PHD2, please upload your log files - here's how: How to ask for help with PHD2. If you are new to PHD2, we urge you to read the documentation and follow …

Mar 5, 2025 · 1. If you've used the PHD2 Equipment Wizard, the Calibration Step Size will have been calculated for you, and you can assume that 1200ms is correct. 2. If you tick the "Auto …

Feb 18, 2025 · Then just open phd2 and set up the camera and mount. Using Ascom is better that way as you do not have to recalibrate guiding for every target after you calibrate near the …

3 days ago · The camera pixel size (3.75) and focal length (800) are set to PHD2. Scope Pointing of the drift align window was done using the following procedure. 1. Point the optical tube in …

Feb 26, 2025 · In order to use the camera, Windows users must install the native driver. Please install the ASCOM Platform prior to installing the ASCOM driver. If you encounter any issues …

Feb 28, 2025 · A much simpler approach would be to remove the guide scope, guide camera, and PhD2 from the equation. Use shorter sub exposure lengths, say 30 seconds or whatever …

Feb 27, 2025 · I use PHD2 guiding assistant to “grade” my polar alignment. If PHD2 guiding assistant shows a polar alignment within 5 arcminutes, I get fine performance. I am really …

Feb 14, 2025 · What has worked best for me is 1s exposures and the default 2500ms setting. When I review the logs, I rarely see that PHD2 commanded a move longer than 1000ms …

Feb 15, 2025 · The consensus seems to be that if one is using PHD2 and ASCOM guiding as I am (instead of ST-4) one should do PHD2 calibration by aiming the scope near the …

Feb 15, 2025 · The consensus seems to be that if one is using PHD2 and ASCOM guiding as I am (instead of ST-4) one should do PHD2 calibration by aiming the scope near the …