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Open PHD Guiding
(PHD2) forum, telescope guiding software for astro-photographers.
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Tim Stevenson
, …
Bruce Waddington
3
11:55 AM
AM5 Mount Best Practices
Hi Tim. Here's what I suggest: 1. Update to the current version of PHD2 - the release you're
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AM5 Mount Best Practices
Hi Tim. Here's what I suggest: 1. Update to the current version of PHD2 - the release you're
11:55 AM
Richard Benoit
,
Brian Valente
5
9:21 AM
NINA Advanced Sequencer and PHD2 Guiding Assistant
Brian - I understand, and PHD2 is set up for encoder mounts per the AP video. Until I moved to HCRO I
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NINA Advanced Sequencer and PHD2 Guiding Assistant
Brian - I understand, and PHD2 is set up for encoder mounts per the AP video. Until I moved to HCRO I
9:21 AM
Kevin Quin
, …
Roger Webster
29
Dec 23
Communication problem between PHD2 and Nitecrawler rotator?
I didn't mean to suggest that there's a problem with PHD2. But something - I don't know
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Communication problem between PHD2 and Nitecrawler rotator?
I didn't mean to suggest that there's a problem with PHD2. But something - I don't know
Dec 23
Stéphane Chabert
,
Bruce Waddington
5
Dec 23
Problem for connected camera
Thanks for your help. I will try next time De : open-phd...@googlegroups.com <open-phd-
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Problem for connected camera
Thanks for your help. I will try next time De : open-phd...@googlegroups.com <open-phd-
Dec 23
Ettore Guido “Astrofilo66” Basiglio Ribaudo
,
Magnus Larsson
4
Dec 22
Worm cge pro
Hi Ettore, Great, thanks! Would it be OK for you to put me in contact with your friend Davide Del
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Worm cge pro
Hi Ettore, Great, thanks! Would it be OK for you to put me in contact with your friend Davide Del
Dec 22
Paul Wilson
, …
Ralph Kimball
6
Dec 22
Mount advice?
Yes I figured that out last night. I am not new to PhD but I am new to having to really get into it
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Mount advice?
Yes I figured that out last night. I am not new to PhD but I am new to having to really get into it
Dec 22
Ali
, …
sarg314
6
Dec 22
AM5 new firmwear 1.8.6, could be the reason?
The ZWO AM5 manual that I have actually says to NOT upgrade the software if it is working for you. I
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AM5 new firmwear 1.8.6, could be the reason?
The ZWO AM5 manual that I have actually says to NOT upgrade the software if it is working for you. I
Dec 22
astro...@gmail.com
,
Brian Valente
4
Dec 18
dark library does not match error
camera binning will do that as well. good find On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM astro...@gmail.com
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dark library does not match error
camera binning will do that as well. good find On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM astro...@gmail.com
Dec 18
Sybrand Strauss
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Andy Galasso
4
Dec 16
Unknown image format
Hi Jon, Sorry to hear you had trouble with INDIGO after updating to 2.6.14. Unfortunately this is not
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Unknown image format
Hi Jon, Sorry to hear you had trouble with INDIGO after updating to 2.6.14. Unfortunately this is not
Dec 16
Ed M
, …
Bryan
5
Dec 16
Reports "No star found" when star is clearly visible
Matt Your reply is on a different thread. Bryan On Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 9:22:15 AM UTC-7
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Reports "No star found" when star is clearly visible
Matt Your reply is on a different thread. Bryan On Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 9:22:15 AM UTC-7
Dec 16
Matt Brown
, …
Brian Valente
11
Dec 16
Guiding Issue
>>> Bruce pointed out that I did not perform a re-cal when changing the angle from the value
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Guiding Issue
>>> Bruce pointed out that I did not perform a re-cal when changing the angle from the value
Dec 16
Paul Wilson
,
Brian Valente
6
Dec 10
Lost calibration again?
Ok. Well I did only 180sec subs last night so I thought I might have flagged the wrong ones. Paul S.
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Lost calibration again?
Ok. Well I did only 180sec subs last night so I thought I might have flagged the wrong ones. Paul S.
Dec 10
Kevin Wisdom
, …
Brian Valente
16
Dec 8
Massive guiding excursions with new mount
Kevin in general things look okay I don't think that's an accurate assessment of '
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Massive guiding excursions with new mount
Kevin in general things look okay I don't think that's an accurate assessment of '
Dec 8
Glen
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Bruce Waddington
6
Dec 7
PHD2 Only seeing static after pressing loop.
Hi Glen. When you joined the group, I sent you some initial advice on isolating camera connection
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PHD2 Only seeing static after pressing loop.
Hi Glen. When you joined the group, I sent you some initial advice on isolating camera connection
Dec 7
niteman1946
, …
Brian Valente
4
Dec 5
Checking Sidereal Tracking Mount Accuracy
Thanks Bruce and Bryan for the responses. I'll dig into your recommendations. Mark On Friday,
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Checking Sidereal Tracking Mount Accuracy
Thanks Bruce and Bryan for the responses. I'll dig into your recommendations. Mark On Friday,
Dec 5
Alan Moore
, …
Bruce Waddington
6
Dec 4
Problems with a new mount
Yes, I was frustrated by that until I found the small "settings" icon right beside the
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Problems with a new mount
Yes, I was frustrated by that until I found the small "settings" icon right beside the
Dec 4
Ed M
,
Bruce Waddington
4
Dec 1
Dark library keeps disappearing
Just to avoid a lot of wasted time and frustration - you need to use the built-in 'Upload Logs
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Dark library keeps disappearing
Just to avoid a lot of wasted time and frustration - you need to use the built-in 'Upload Logs
Dec 1
Mark McComiskey
,
Bruce Waddington
2
Nov 30
Recent Version
It's just a minor efficiency optimization. For non-encoder mounts, the CA works pretty hard to be
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Recent Version
It's just a minor efficiency optimization. For non-encoder mounts, the CA works pretty hard to be
Nov 30
macd...@yahoo.com
,
bw_m...@earthlink.net
3
Nov 29
Copying profiles and dark libraries
Thank you, Bruce, I just saw the Import/ Export functions this morning. On Friday, November 28, 2025
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Copying profiles and dark libraries
Thank you, Bruce, I just saw the Import/ Export functions this morning. On Friday, November 28, 2025
Nov 29
Richard Scott
, …
Dale Ghent
10
Nov 29
Guiding on a Geostationary Satellite
An encoder mount with RA and Declination tracking rates set to values derived by the satellite's
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Guiding on a Geostationary Satellite
An encoder mount with RA and Declination tracking rates set to values derived by the satellite's
Nov 29
Alois Regl
, …
Michael Waring
3
Nov 27
Svbony 205 not recognized in phd2
I believe this is a video-only camera, it doesn't deliver single frames required for guiding
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Svbony 205 not recognized in phd2
I believe this is a video-only camera, it doesn't deliver single frames required for guiding
Nov 27
Paul Wilson
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Bryan
5
Nov 26
Guiding assitant
Paul PHD2 reports "up to date" with respect to the present General Build. In many cases,
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Guiding assitant
Paul PHD2 reports "up to date" with respect to the present General Build. In many cases,
Nov 26
Mat R
,
Bruce Waddington
2
Nov 25
Information about Transfert Fonction
Handled via private e-mail. Bruce On Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 2:43:39 AM UTC-8 math.r...@gmail.
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Information about Transfert Fonction
Handled via private e-mail. Bruce On Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 2:43:39 AM UTC-8 math.r...@gmail.
Nov 25
ERIC MCELROY
, …
Brian Valente
9
Nov 24
Connecting a ZWO ASI2600MM Air
Connection issues resolved and now working as expected. The issue was nothing related to PHD2. But
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Connecting a ZWO ASI2600MM Air
Connection issues resolved and now working as expected. The issue was nothing related to PHD2. But
Nov 24
ardr...@gmail.com
,
Bryan
3
Nov 24
Problems getting HEM44 to Calibrate
Turns out polar alignment might not have been "fine". Was able to calibrate after re-
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Problems getting HEM44 to Calibrate
Turns out polar alignment might not have been "fine". Was able to calibrate after re-
Nov 24
Pawan Singh
,
Bruce Waddington
4
Nov 23
Help with PHD Star Lost recovery
I don't think I'd start by replacing the camera, the problem is much more likely to be coming
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Help with PHD Star Lost recovery
I don't think I'd start by replacing the camera, the problem is much more likely to be coming
Nov 23
Paul Wilson
,
Brian Valente
7
Nov 23
Pulse guide RA
It's possible, diagnostic images for lost star events would show us On Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 8:21
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Pulse guide RA
It's possible, diagnostic images for lost star events would show us On Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 8:21
Nov 23
Matt Brown
,
Bruce Waddington
3
Nov 19
PHD2 Crashing
The debug log shows you've gotten fouled up with the guide camera connection - you have PHD2
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PHD2 Crashing
The debug log shows you've gotten fouled up with the guide camera connection - you have PHD2
Nov 19
Matt Brown
,
Bruce Waddington
2
Nov 19
Test Post
Newly added members are moderated at first, then are taken off moderated status after we see they are
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Test Post
Newly added members are moderated at first, then are taken off moderated status after we see they are
Nov 19
G-Man 007
2
Nov 18
PHD2 with Celestron CPWI or Celestron Unified Driver 6.1.7350
Update, so I switched to iPolar Polarscope so does anyone have experience with using CPWI and CUD 6.1
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PHD2 with Celestron CPWI or Celestron Unified Driver 6.1.7350
Update, so I switched to iPolar Polarscope so does anyone have experience with using CPWI and CUD 6.1
Nov 18