Open PHD Guiding

with 3 scopes, we now have 3 RB Focus panels and we've discovered that the RB Focus Ascom driver

Mike It's common for alternative approaches to polar alignment differ in their reported alignment

Hello Brian Here are the details Scope : Stellarvue SVX090T (540mm , however plate solve says its a

>>>I'm trying to install the latest version but my computer says it contains a virus and

Yes, after considerable googling I learned PHD2 is 32 bit. I was able to fix the problem with a 32

The upper limit for focal length in the current version of PHD2 is 10000 mm, an the wizard will

Well, sure, ancient e-mail domains for ancient people like me. <g>. But at least it isn't

Hi Brian, Thanks for the very quick response!! I will do exactly that (and try EQMOD) to rule out

>>>please send this question to the group and I can answer there. We try to keep everything

Hi, link to debug log: https://openphdguiding.org/logs/dl/PHD2_logs_gKRg.zip Equipment: NEQ6pro mount

I once had a 'new' USB cable that worked but turned my camera into a USB2 device and made my

Jim The preference is a correctly configured auto-selection of guidestar. it's a common

The combination of short exposure times and poor polar alignment could have reduced the visibility of

Hi Brian, Yes, that's fine. Not sure were the issue was. I ran a session last night and had no

ok ty. I believe these are relative not absolute, but I will read thru. TY, Sanjeev On Thursday,

Thanks for posting this, Sanjeev. Many people make the mistake of thinking that through-the-mount

Gianluca The most efficient path for your friend to provide the logs is below. It is an easy way to

I use the native QHY drivers for my QHY 5L -II-M and has been working well. Check the QHY website for

Richard ASIAir does not use PHD2. It uses it's own version adapted from the PHD2 open source. Any

Thanks Bruce. Very helpful. On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 5:27:27 PM UTC-5 bw_m...@earthlink.net

OK, Thanks Bruce, much appreciated. I'll look into that later today. I'm changing rotors and

You can also read the User Guide section on this topic so you understand how things work: https://

i will try and work on all that and check the results on my next clear night środa, 28 stycznia 2026

Gary I don't think that will be instructive. You can't really compare someone else's

Hi Brian, Thanks for all the advice. I once again opened up my mount yesterday, to get rid of some

Gary Segment 14 was on the opposite side of pier and seemed to be the outlier by far. All the others

Thanks for the update Kevin. It happens, and fortunately ZWO is stepping up to address it. On Wed,

We'll be happy to help you out to the extent we can. I need to correct one ridiculous thing I

One other thing to check right away, something the logs might not tell us: are you running with the

What kind of a mount is this? What are the other details of your setup in terms of instrument load?