dmsummers wrote: @jcj: re: "The reason I wanted still to use PHD2 is because the GPG RA Guider asks for the Major Period . How do I get it ?"
Open the PHD2 Log Viewer, select a guide interval, right click in the graph and select "analyze selected raw RA". In next pop-up window, select frequency analysis button (top left). The period will be obvious. Use the mouse to mouse-over at the exact location of the major period, and see the value in the bottom left of the GUI.


dmsummers, I tried this procedure but I couldn't make it work

I probably made a mistake (see the attached guide log)

However using INDI Server + PHD2 with Predictive PEC / Period Length = 200 + "Auto-adjust Period", the period value settled to 1441,54 sec after a guiding of 2h 30mn.

My mount is a Celestron CGE Pro

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