ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
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ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
I used to plug my ASI120MC into a USB hub; however, that seemed to create some issues so I plug that in all by itself now. I am still having an issue of the capture turning white during guiding. I have to disconnect and unplug the camera to get it back to normal. I did a search and saw that one other person posted something similar but there wasn't a final solution listed.
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
Hey yobbo89!
As for the
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cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
Awesome, thanks!
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A quick question for you, does PHD2 lose the guidestar when your screen goes white? If you don't lose the guidestar I'm failing to see how this is a worrisome issue?
Just wondering,
JT
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
Hey JT!
Yeah, everything goes wonky. I'll try to take a screenshot next time it happens. There were no clouds last night; yet, after waking up around 4:30AM I had to fight with the ASI to get a few more shots in...
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Yes, that is a serious issue. BTW I saw your post on the Google group this morning. Hopefully they'll have an answer for you.
JT
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Mount: Celestron Advanced VX
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
ZWO cameras: update to SDK version 1.14.0227 (Windows, Mac, and Linux)
I updated to that version and I will try out the built-in ZWO ASI Camera once again next time I can image. I will try to document any issues so that I'm not blindly asking things...
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
Usually means things are out of focus, and or the exposure duration is too short, passing clouds, or you left the lens cap on
What kind of exposure duration are you using now?
It's kind of weird. It will be all greyed out and you adjust the focus and all of a sudden... "Oh there are the stars"
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
I will check focus next outing; however, that wouldn't explain why it runs for hours and then just does this. Maybe I'm missing a stray cloud go over head and then it can't find a star once it clears up... I don't know
Exposure is 1.0s.
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Mount: Celestron Advanced VX
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
Will do!UlteriorModem wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:02 am Try running the exposure out to 1.5 or 2 seconds, see if that helps. Need time for the star signal to overcome the LP
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Re: ASI120MC Goes White During Guiding...?
I kept thinking about the fact that I knew there was a "setting" that I should be looking for. Finally last night it hit me! The Screen gamma (brightness) slider... I must have the track pad on my laptop at some point and accidently moved it.
Anyway, thanks for all the attempts at helping me
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I'm very glad you figured it out.
Cheers,
JT
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
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Mount: Celestron Advanced VX
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Thanks,
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