Issue with internal guider - by: rmor51
Hi Jasem, Hi everybody, So far I have not managed to use the internal guidance of Ekos. I just tested it once again in simulation mode. Calibration never reaches the end of the process with an error...
View ArticleLow success rate with scheduler, poor fail states. - by: Lead_weight
The majority of my imaging in EKOS has been by setting up a camera sequence, performing a focus, plate solve, start guiding, then run the sequence. This has been fairly successful until I lose the...
View ArticleSetting up VNC / Wifi Hotspot on Ubuntu 18.04 / 64bit - by: HelgeMK
Hi, I was trying to get X11vnc going on my mini pc, leveraging on the AstroPi-Script - but could not connect remotely. Otherwise, the script is working really well. After some time and reading tons of...
View ArticleAn alignment issue in KStars via INDI - by: Swich
Hello everyone, I work in KStars via INDIserver (both latest version). Currently, I'm having the following problem: After switching on, in order to calibrate the mount I use the Align tab in Ekos. My...
View Articleporting KStars install from linux to Mac - by: airscott
I've just installed KStars on a new Mac and tried to import all my profiles and settings (especially my local horizon) from linux using the following command scp -r...
View ArticleUnnecessary requester - by: Herrhausen
Taking a preview In the CCD and Filter Wheel tab with "Auto Dark" enabled triggers a requester "Remove cover from the telescope in order to continue" even when an existing dark frame from the data base...
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Polar Alignment - Kudos to the EKOS team! - by: fmozza
I used the Polar Alignment module to refine the alignment given the change in temperature up here in Canada. I've been guiding for about 20 minutes and phdlogview reports a polar alignment error of 0.1...
View ArticleSolver went crazy - by: Lead_weight
For some reason the solver tends to get into a state when it can't quite center the object, where it tries as fast as it can to capture, move the mount, and solve. It often captures before the mount...
View ArticleGallery - HD 14771 and Galactic Friends - by: Lead_weight
Despite a few crazy issues with 2.9.8 on the Mac, I managed to produce a neat image. I centered the star HD14771 to place NGC 891 in the lower right and a galaxy cluster in the upper left. After two...
View ArticleSetting up Gemini 2 - by: lloydmerrill
I'm new to Indi and Kstars. I'm trying to set up my Losmandy Titan mount using the Gemini 2 controller. In Kstars>Tools>Device Manager>Local/Server>Telescopes>Losmandy Gemini. On the...
View ArticleMy first successful (but painful) Ekos/Stellarmate session - by: maxthebuilder
Hello, Just wanted to share a newb experience. The setup: -- RPI with StellarMate OS, indi server, kstars and ekos. -- Skywatcher AZ-GTI mount in EQ mode -- Nikon DSLR with 180 mm manual antique lens....
View ArticleQhy2Pro not working? :-( - by: universalmaster
Hi! I have a QHY2 Pro that I was hoping would work with indi. When I start the driver it sees the camera and I am able to change things such as gain and offset in EKOS, but when I try to take an...
View ArticleUnticking DSLR Image Viewer disables preview - by: wvreeven
In Ekos nightly there is a new option allowing you to disable the DSLR image viewer. I like the option very much since I want to have Ekos on top when I am monitoring my imaging session. However,...
View ArticleImage counting after deleting files - by: DerPit
I just had to abort an imaging sequence because the guiding went crazy. The last three files that were captured in the running sequence were bad , so I deleted them. The sequence had been for 140...
View ArticleQuestion for Pentax users - by: Blueshawk
Despite helping get Pentax working in gphoto a while back I still have no joy on bulb mode for my k-50. I'm considering getting a different model to use. Can I get a head count of any Pentax users...
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KStars Mac DMG 3.0.0 beta testing needed - by: rlancaste
Dear Fellow Mac users, Very soon, KStars 3.0.0 will be released. In preparation for this release, it would be good if we could get feedback from Mac users on any issues or bugs that you might find....
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A quick M 52 and friends - by: wvreeven
Last night was not exactly clear but doable. Occasionally lots of cirrus clouds would pass over with clear patches in between. I used the Canon EOS 700D with an LPS-D1 light pollution filter on the 71...
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kstars strange marker - by: DerPit
Sorry for the stupid question I noticed a strange double marker centered on the Dumbbell Nebula: and I have no idea where it's coming from. I right-clicked to check labels and flags, but it doesn't...
View ArticleNew-ish astrometry.net and Ekos - by: papaf76
Hi all, yesterday evening I used the new notebook which I installed Ubuntu 18.04 onto. To my surprise, plate solving would not work because Ekos invokes the solver with the now deprecated - -...
View ArticleQHY5 PHD Guiding Issue - by: astro31
Hi , i use an QHY 5R camera for guiding , it is recognized by Stellarmate i can make some pictures but xhen i launch PHD2 and select QHY 5 camera i have this message Libusb failed to open camera QHY5...
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