Stellarium: How to Star Align with EQMOD Alignment Tool
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2020
- This is a quick and basic guide on using EQMods built-in Star Alignment tool.
This guide is just to get you started.
Using EQmod's Multi point Star Alignment tool is a excellent and easy way of ensuring accurate alignment on your chosen object, especially if imaging.
The Tool uses an algorithm involving the use of triangles. The idea is that the object that you want to view or image is within three alignment points, a triangle.
Each time you slew to a star being used for alignment. you will need
to view it using a eyepiece (EP) if the star isn't central, slew the scope
until it is central, when done click on sync. You will need to do this
with all stars being used to create alignment points
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Outstanding video helped me a lot. Music was good to. I took notes to fall back on.
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That you for this very helpful video 👍
Awesome! Short, clear and straight to the point. Thank you.
Why thank you Xhani.
I have always been a big fan of K.I.S.S. I have never understood why a tutorial/guide needs to take, what seems forever just to show the basics on how to perform simple tasks?
There is no need to stake the long route to get to a solution. That will come in time, as a person progresses up the ladder. As the saying goes.. Learn to walk before running!
Thanks again. Very well presented with the instructions. nothing more nothing less and VERY easy to understand. Just steps required and no waffle. Not enough words to say how well this has been done. top stuff.
Thanks my friend. I'm like you. It is how I prefer guides to be. I don't understand why so many people produce movie length guides to explain something that can be done in a few minutes. That's why I produced these like they are. Short, Simple, and straight to the point!
Super appreciative for this instruction. I was looking for a 'sync' button in the EQMod software interface. lol. Thanks for pointing out the 'Sync' is below the 'Slew' button in Stellarium.
Most excellent, sir. Many thanks. Hours saved.
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You are most welcome! Thank you so much for the kind words
Thank you so much, on a excellent video . So helpful. And now I know how star align in stellarium, thanks to you . I was humming the music around the house .lol. cheers 🍻 .
Thank you for the kind comment.
Just make sure that if you move your mount you will need to do it again!
So if you do move it, try to put the mount back in the same position and all you will need to do is a polar alignment.
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Cheers for this, has cleared it up for me.
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Thank you Cyrus for your kind words.
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I've just connected everything using ASCOM/EQMOD to eliminate the Synscan controller on my HEQ5 Pro, and was looking for something like this. I have 2 questions:
1. do i need to do this alignment every observing session? (I will have physically moved the mount inside at the end of the night)
2. is this kind of alignment procedure necessary at all if using PHD2 guiding? In this case, do it just help with slewing to the imaging target?
Cheers, Dave
Hi Dave. Answers to your questions:
1. No.
But as you have to move your mount, what you can do is make some marks on the ground where the feet sit. Now when you set up the mount it will be near enough pointing in the right direction. So all you need do is a polar alignment and you are ready to go and your mount will use the existing saved points in EQmod.
2. Eqmod star alignment is used to get the target in the centre of view for imaging/viewing when slewed to the target.
PHD2 doesn't need the EQmod star alignment as it works off the polar alignment to track the target.
Hope this helps?
Hi - following polar alignment should sidereal tracking be 'on' in EQMOD when doing the star alignment or turn on sidereal tracking after star alignment? Appears to be off in your video (?). Great tutorial - appreciate the help!
A very good question.
It's entirely up to you. The reason why I have it turned off, is because the tracking is overridden when slewing to a target, so it's not needed. The only time you need tracking on, is when you are imaging or viewing a target.
Thanks for the video, but I do have a question. After doing the four star calibration, you picked M3. Does the telescope track M3, or do I have to tell the Stellarium program to track?
A good question.. Yes the telescope tracks M3. The use of M3 was only used just as a example, but as a general rule you use a star. If you have already set alignment points that allow you to centre on a specific object, it can be used as one of the 3 alignment points to create a triangle. If you use a object like M3 you need to be certain that it is in the centre.
When creating alignment points make sure that the object you want to view or image sits inside of the triangle.
Can u use EQMOD wirelessly?
Would this be very much the same using Cartes du Ciel (CDC) instead of using Stellarium?
Yes. I only did it using Stellarium as it's more popular due to its visuals.
Can anyone help? I bought a Heq5 Skywatcher mount, you cannot enter lat./long except in a format that I don't know, GPS coord will not work, this is in the hand controller, I have EQMod & Stellarium set up, I'm running into the same problem, when I punch in lat./long. it gives a wrong parameter error?
to get your coord's use google. The GPS in EQMod will only work if you have a GPS dongle connected. On the hand set you can't use the + and - symbols for Longitude E and W, so you use 00 and 01. For example My longitude is W: -1,53,59 so this is entered in the handset as W: 001,53,59
If the longitude is E then it would be entered E: 011,53,59. In EQMod make sure that you are not getting the Lat' and Long mixed up. Also don't enter the seconds. If for example If it's W: -1,53,59.12 don't enter the .12. Also make sure that you set your Longitude to E or W correctly. E= Europe, Asia, Middle East. W = UK, USA. Google will tell you which you are.
Hope this helps? If you are still having issues please join my FB group, so we can give you better assistance. If you do join make sure that you answer the Entry questions!
@@astronomyforbeginners-a4b-217 Wow! exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much my friend!
@@andjesussaid2343 A pleasure to have been of help to you
Is manual polar alignment still needed with technique?
It is, but doesn't need to be perfect!
Why not just use a wifi dongle, would it not be less hassle and easier?
Good question Dennis.
Not everyone has a mount that is compatible with a wifi dongle. Also if you are out in the field there may not be a wifi signal
Tried with simulator but didn't work... Is it ok ?
Luiz are you trying to use it to operate your mount?
@@astronomyforbeginners-a4b-217 yes... But o was trying to learn the software first... I believe with your tutorial and connected to mount it will be ok ... Very nice video 😁
It still shows me 0 Points :c
In the Tool settings, make sure that in Alignment/Sync the settings for User Interface is set on Append to Sync
@@astronomyforbeginners-a4b-217 kk, I will check it later:D
@@astronomyforbeginners-a4b-217 I checked it and it was turned to that in EQMOD
@@FisTheDucc In the same section make sure that the Point filter is set to 'All'
What does the music add to the video? Nothing ...