Hi everyone,
I'm trying to connect my Wanderer ETA Tilt Corrector to N.I.N.A. and I have a specific question about the expected behaviour in the software.
Several AI assistants (and some online sources) have told me that the N.I.N.A. connection button for the Wanderer ETA should turn green once communication between N.I.N.A. and the device is established. However, when I contacted WandererAstro support directly, Frank Wang told me that the button never turns green under any circumstances.
My question: Has anyone here successfully connected the Wanderer ETA Tilt Corrector to N.I.N.A.? If so — does the button turn green, or is there another visual indicator that confirms the connection is active?
Any real-world experience would be very much appreciated!
Clear skies,
Wanderer ETA Tilt Corrector N.I.N.A. connection button behavior
When you connect in NINA does the usual “connection successful” window open up? I would certainly take the developer’s advice over AI’s.
Why not ask Wanderer directly? They created the NINA plugin for the tilt corrector.
Dear,
Wanderer already approached 2 times and gave no solution.
Well that the button does not turn green.
Where you can see if the connection was successful in, for example, NINA is not indicated.
The switch from ASIAIR to NINA only makes sense to me if the automatic tilt correction is carried out in the Wanderer ETA.
Incidentally, the reaction of the Wanderer software builder was that your AI products are not always right! I believe so, but where can you go?
I don’t have a Wanderer tilt corrector but I do have a Wanderer flat panel (which is OK, not great).
When connecting this device, or any other, the connection button in NINA does not turn green. Rather, when a device connects you will get a message in the lower right of the NINA window that has a green checkmark, like this:
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If it fails to connect, the green check is a red X. This is likely what the AI assistant meant: a “green button.” If you see this appear in the lower right, it connected.
For the Wanderer flat panel, NINA calls the Wanderer Empire software, which is what controls the equipment. I believe this is also true of the tilt corrector. If you don’t have that installed, it may not connect:
https://www.wandererastro.com/en/h-col-106.html
If you have not installed, or Wanderer Empire is not running when you try to connect, I recommend doing that.
Dale Ghent · Apr 27, 2026, 01:19 AM
Why not ask Wanderer directly? They created the NINA plugin for the tilt corrector.
That's exactly what he did 😁
Jozef Bodden · Apr 26, 2026, 03:55 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to connect my Wanderer ETA Tilt Corrector to N.I.N.A. and I have a specific question about the expected behaviour in the software.
Several AI assistants (and some online sources) have told me that the N.I.N.A. connection button for the Wanderer ETA should turn green once communication between N.I.N.A. and the device is established. However, when I contacted WandererAstro support directly, Frank Wang told me that the button never turns green under any circumstances.
My question: Has anyone here successfully connected the Wanderer ETA Tilt Corrector to N.I.N.A.? If so — does the button turn green, or is there another visual indicator that confirms the connection is active?
Any real-world experience would be very much appreciated!
Clear skies,
The connection in NINA is actually made through Wanderer Empire, their software. In NINA, you will see the pop up signaling the connection has been made. In Wanderer Empire you will see the Connect button change to Disconnect (but it will not turn green).
Fabrice Lamidey · Apr 28, 2026, 03:08 AM
Dale Ghent · Apr 27, 2026, 01:19 AM
Why not ask Wanderer directly? They created the NINA plugin for the tilt corrector.
That's exactly what he did 😁
Why he would ask here and an AI when the vendor already gave him the answer is a bit strange, isn’t it?
Dale Ghent · Apr 28, 2026, 03:22 AM
Fabrice Lamidey · Apr 28, 2026, 03:08 AM
Dale Ghent · Apr 27, 2026, 01:19 AM
Why not ask Wanderer directly? They created the NINA plugin for the tilt corrector.
That's exactly what he did 😁
Why he would ask here and an AI when the vendor already gave him the answer is a bit strange, isn’t it?
Trust issues maybe 😁
Dear,
I think that in NINA I should use the best ETA automatically in a Tilt sequence. I also asked Perplexity AI and it makes an example of this. Maybe or certainly I chose the wrong approach. I'm going to try this way tonight.
In addition, I am actually familiar with ASIAIR and unfortunately not yet with NINA. Still a bit hesitant to switch.
Also in NINA, if it is connected the icon for it in the equipment tab will have a little power button next to it (indicating it can be turned off since it is turned on and connected).
Jeffery Richards · Apr 29, 2026, 08:53 AM
Also in NINA, if it is connected the icon for it in the equipment tab will have a little power button next to it (indicating it can be turned off since it is turned on and connected).
But is there an equipment tab for the tilt adjuster ?
Dear,
Started yesterday via NINA's advances sequencer together with the Wanderer ETA. Successful in itself. After 3 iterations you will receive a table (not like in the YouTube videos) where you process the data in the Wanderer ETA with possibly a correction of your back focus.
So yes it works but also takes a lot of time
Dear,
Unfortunately, different AI programs also give different answers.
NINA and the Wanderer ETA work together (automatically) to correct the Tilt deviation. I found it strange that I had to generate a folder with Attemps between Autorun and Attemp01! Then it worked.
Furthermore, it is not possible to visually get the tilt deviation in the aberation inspector NINA. By the way, a window.
I don't understand that.
Can someone confirm me below or show me the right way in NINA PLEASE?
An AI proposal was:
• In NINA > Hocus Focus you turn on Save.
• For example, you choose as storage path: C:\HocusFocus\ .
• The Wanderer ETA must then use exactly the same path, so also C:\HocusFocus\ .
If your sequence works with subfolders per attempt, it may look like this:
C:\HocusFocus\Autofocus\Attemps\Attemp01
C:\HocusFocus\Autofocus\Attemps\Attemp02
The ETA does not expect “Attempts” as a magical NINA map, but that the output of Hocus Focus ends up there and can be found again in the same place by Wanderer. The setup instructions explicitly state that the Hocus Focus save path in NINA must match the save directory you set in WandererEmpire. As a result, the automatic tilt correction then works by itself, because the ETA can read the measurement data from that path.