I am not sure this is the problem but in the mount tab there is a field 'Park at' and in version 1.8.1 of stellarmateOS which I am using, this was set at 3am. Before running the scheduler I set this to 6am and have not had a problem with scheduler. However I did not run the scheduler with the 3am setting so can not be sure that this would cause your problem.
Mike
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Hi Alan
Thanks for the quick response.I downloaded the realvnc viewer for my macbook air which is the controlling device. I opened the viewer and entered stellarmate.local:6080 and after a couple of seconds contemplation i get the message "The connection closed unexpectedly". I also tried the url of my system with the same response. I even went through the rigmarole of opening an account with realvnc but still no luck. Novnc works fine with the url I used. There must be something else I am missing, but what?
Mike
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I have just been trying to download realvncviewer with no success. MyRPI4 is headless so I accessed realvnc.com using novnc and the web browser in Stellarmate0s. When the site opens it is greyed out and does not respond to requests to download the vnc viewer. It seems the site realvnc.com does not like being accessed via another vnc. Does this mean I have to buy a keyboard and monitor for the RPI4, or is there a workaround. Thanks for any help.
Mike
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I am running Stellarmate v1.8.1 on an rpi4 and using a Macbook air and noVNC to control it. I do not use the mount control button in the mount window often but a couple of days ago I did and while a mount control tab opened in the white band at the top of the screen the window was nowhere to be found. Despite closing all windows to see if it was behind one, no luck. I got around it by using an iMac to noVNC into Kstars and found the mount control window way over to the right of its screen. Moving it to the centre and then accessing via the Macbook air solved the problem. My question is, can anyone tell me how to 'freeze' the position of a window so that it always opens in the best place on startup. Thanks for any help.
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Tous les paramètres de settings, process et mechanics sont trouvées maintenant dans 'options' du focus tab.
Mike
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I have similar artifacts using Stellarmate 1.8.1 running on an rpi4 and accessing from a Macbook using noVNC. My artifacts flicker and change. Very distracting.
Mike
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I am running Stellarmate 1.7.8 and have seen the same thing. However after putting in my values of gain and offset and using the rig to take photos the gain and offset values are mysteriously maintained. I am unable to save the camera temperature with the options >save button but get around it by loading a saved sequence file with the desired temperature in it.
Mike
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Hello Jasem
Thanks for the reply.I do not have an RT clock in my rpi4, I use a Gps dongle, which means using the SM app once will not ensure good timekeeping. What I found in the meantime was that even if the GPS had a fix the time was not picked up by Kstars, it would show some “old” time which would throw off the goto. However, if I pressed the GPS refresh button on the GPSD main page then the LT on the Kstars page would indicate UT which was reflected in the GPSd coordinates. There was no offset for my longtitude indicated. But my goto's were correct. Presumably despite that, Kstars must compensate somewhere. At some point I realised that LT had started showing local time and I no longer have to press GPS refresh. This may have happened when I upgraded to 1.7.8. but I cannot be sure as each time there is an upgrade there are a dozen other things that need tweeking. Short version,problem solved.
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Rpi wifi is known to be weak unless you are sitting alongside with your computer. I think most people at some point decide to use an ethernet cable or ,alternatively, arrange for a strong outdoor house wifi.
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I struggled with a similar problem on my system. I use a GPS too and found that even though I have " GPS updates Kstars" ticked and the Gps has a fix it is necessary to press the GPS refresh button on the GPSD maiin page of the INDI control panel. Otherwise the LT on the Katars page does not update.
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