Hi NOU, everyone

I'm hopeless with git. A question which comes up quite often is how to roll back to a previous version.

Using your scripts, would it be possible to publish the steps we would take to install a previous version of INDI/kstars?
e.g. Let's say I have kstars 3.6.9 installed and wish to revert to kstars 3.6.8.

Cheers and clear skies,
Steve

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alacant replied to the topic 'Touptek Camera SDK Major Update' in the forum. 4 weeks ago

Hi everyone
Yes,. A little guiadance and explanation as to what settings to use would be great. These are the settings I have.
Default, apart from the offset:




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@jasem
Could you please update the stable ppa for Linux users too?
TIA

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alacant replied to the topic 'release 1.8 - you will decide' in the forum. 1 month ago

I am trying to make both HDMI/vnc available

Hi
Not sure about on a pi, but on a mini pc, this gives both dummy resolution for vnc and output to a physical screen:

www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005723643647...arch%7Cquery_from%3A

You can change resolution to any one of the dummy resolutions so long as your physical screen can handle it. 1600x900:50Hz seems to work with most modern screens.
Cheers and HTH

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Hi everyone
ASTAP
The latest kstars 3.5.9 fails rotate a correctly solved image:

[2024-02-08T10:07:25.144 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Target is within 00° 00' 04\" degrees of solution coordinates."
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.144 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Raw Rotator Angle: 0 Rotator PA: -89.982 Rotator Offset: -89.982 Direction: Normal Direction
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.144 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Setting rotator angle to 0.00196446 degrees.
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.144 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Camera position angle is -89,982 degrees."
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.144 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Align state changed to "Successful"
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.144 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Align State changed from "In Progress" to "Successful"
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.147 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Target is within acceptable range."
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.147 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Setting rotator angle to 125.722 degrees.
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.147 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Setting camera position angle to 35,7363 degrees ..."
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.147 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Align state changed to "Rotating"
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.148 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Align State changed from "Successful" to "Rotating"
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.187 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator : "[INFO] CCD FOV rotation updated to 90.018 degrees. "
[2024-02-08T10:07:25.187 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Rotator Simulator : "[ERROR] Rotator target 125.72 exceeds safe limits of 90.00 degrees... "

test image: drive.google.com/file/d/1EnftcK8CPqmGTTg.../view?usp=drive_link

Any ideas?
Cheers,
Steve

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alacant replied to the topic 'determining atmospheric 'seeing'' in the forum. 1 month ago

Hi
PHD2 has a 'guiding assistant' which estimates the seeing and goes on to recommend different settings e.g. for minimum guiding pulses in RA and DEC.
I wonder if something similar could be made available with the EKOS internal guider?
Cheers

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alacant replied to the topic 'Touptek Camera SDK Major Update' in the forum. 2 months ago

Hi
Has anyone had chance to test the latest SDK with 3.6.9? Is all well?

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 feb 1 06:11 libomegonprocam.so.55 -> libomegonprocam.so.55.24239
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22161304 feb 1 06:11 libomegonprocam.so.55.24239

TIA,
Steve

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Hi

Try:
libkf5doctools-dev

HTH

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Hi
Cable changed for a USB2 to the hub of an EQ8r.
The MF was fine. To help debug future issuses, could anyone tell me if this is a correct/typical/good flip?
The flip starts here:

[2024-01-12T23:05:58.805 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - updateMeridianFlipStage: "MF_READY"
[2024-01-12T23:05:58.805 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Setting meridian flip status to "MOUNT_FLIP_ACCEPTED"
[2024-01-12T23:05:58.805 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - "Meridian flip ready to start..."
[2024-01-12T23:05:58.806 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - updateMFMountState: "MOUNT_FLIP_ACCEPTED"

I have attached the full log. Anything suspect?
TIA,
Steve

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Thanks Jasem. Here's hoping.
Question if I may? Which cable type do you use with your veTEC?
TIA



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After three clean sessions with thew latest stable, the camera disconnnects again after the meridian flip. Sn NOT soplved here.
Log attached.

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