Just to bring my issue to closure; I reviewed the StellarMate Faq's and there was a handful of possible causes of the failure to connect.   stellarmate.com/support/faq.html?view=faq&faqid=27

I went through this list up to the point of receiving a new Nikon to StellarMate video cable.  Today I tested the new cable out and believe it or not it worked.  I went back to the old cable to see if this might be a fluke.  Even though this connection can be found by doing the lsUSB command the old cable did not connect properly.

This issue is resolved and another lesson was learned.  

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