Sky-Watcher and Stellarium settings
Gadgetman Bowen
I have noticed the last couple of times I have used Stellarium this week, that after slewing to a target it is not exactly on the target and using the SYC command to center on the target, the target icon still goes off target. When I complete the star align while setting up the telescope, Stellarium is on the star when I connect to Stellarium. However, I do not connect to Stellarium until after I have completed star alignment for the telescope.
I have a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro GEM with a SynScan hand controller version 04.39.10.
After getting my telescope polar and star aligned, I connect the USB port on the hand controller to the computer. I do not connect to the GEM’s USB port on the mount. I do not use EQMOD. Then I run Device Manager to check COM Port and then Run ASCOM Tools to connect the hand controller/telescope.
Lat/Long are correct in both the hand controller, Stellarium and NINA.
Stellarium settings for Configure Telescope
- Telescope control; ASCOM
- Telescope properties: J200
- ASCOM Settings; Skywatcher telescope
- COM Port selection is correct.
- Let ASCOM device decide is selected.
Unless the ASCOM Settings should be something other than the Skywatcher telescope, I do not know what is wrong. I do not recall this being an issue prior to this week. It has been many months since using my Sky-Watcher GEM due to knee surgery and weather conditions.
Any suggestions from anyone?
Thank you,
Jerry Bowen
Gadgetman Bowen
Oops: ASCOM Diagnostics not ASCOM Tools