In order to make any progress with this, you will need to correct a number of operational mistakes.

Thank you all for the replies. It is a very old mount so I think I will have to open up the RA gear

In order to work on this problem, I suggest doing a couple of things: 1. Increase the guide speed in

glad to hear it's working well, thanks for the update On Sun, Jun 21, 2026 at 4:42 AM Suzanne

I use and OAG as well, really helps. What dec algorithm are you using? Aris On Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 8:

I think you need to slow down a bit here and work through things systematically. I don't see

The appearance of the alert message isn't controlled by PHD2, it's a behavior of the

Hi Wei-Hao. This really isn't the sort of thing we want to do and I think you'd be better off

Sorry, perhaps I misinterpreted this statement: " I am using a Pegasus Astro rotator that I have

Thanks. The issue arises if my laptop has nothing connected to it but the ToupTek, which is an

That is very true, especially if the DEC guiding is turned off. I often ask folks to turn off DEC

>>> a gift! But I upgraded it to Gemini 2, with the appropriate motors and gears. if it pre-

Phil I will contact you off list. It's not an official release but i can make it available to you

As we've suggested, I think you're past the point where staring at the guide logs is useful.

>>>I think it was a faulty cable that definitely happens, hopefully you've found the

Trying experimenting with it this way: 1. Make sure you are guiding normally with the guider exposure

Do you have a picture from the opposite side? the guiding setup and the CAA is blocked by the ASIAir

Your initial post after joining is moderated, I explained that in the 'welcome' message I

The log files you uploaded were from a session on 5/24 and they show a reasonable calibration using

Hi Bruce, This is great information to know and something I haven't seen in the manual. I too

Where do you get seeing that good? I'm envious. Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2026, at 6:23 PM,

In addition to the various diagnostic imaging options, you can always do a File/Save to capture

>>>I ran guide assistant after the calibration and I think that is the 1st 3 minutes. Would

>>>Do harmonic mounts have a preferred preload direction - in the easterly or westerly

FYI.... I applied the PPEC settings to 'mimic' a PE curve as you suggested. It made a very

If you get a decent calibration, just keep using it, you're not going to get anywhere trying to

Sounds good Phil Brian On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM Phil Bordelon <pbor...@gmail.com>

Hi Behyar This may take some more analysis. You have a number of errors with your equipment including

thanks for reply Brian, much appreciated. re your numbered points: 1 - I use NINA and neglected to

Thank you very much !! I will now look at the indicated sites. El lunes, 4 de mayo de 2026 a las 15: