Hi Everyone,
I had a strange issue last night with my setup that I have not experienced before:
I had polar aligned early in the evening and since the weather was cloudy until later in the night (and my target was obscured for the first hours), I programmed the ASIAir Pro to start the Plan later. I had slewed to the approximate orientation (but no centering as target was obscured) - as you can see below, it pointed quite close to the correct orientation. However when the plan started, it apparently could not control the mount anymore! Here are the first part of the log:
Log enabled at 2023/02/21 19:47:15
2023/02/21 19:47:15 Plan NGC 4889 Start
2023/02/21 19:47:15 [Autorun|Begin] NGC4889 Start
2023/02/21 19:47:15 Wait 3h12min45s
2023/02/21 23:00:00 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 1#
2023/02/21 23:00:00 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:00:17 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:00:24 Plate Solve
2023/02/21 23:00:25 Solve succeeded: RA:13h1m37s DEC:+27°45'39" Angle = 60.2073, Star number = 254
2023/02/21 23:00:29 [AutoCenter|End] Mount Sync failed
2023/02/21 23:00:31 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 2#
2023/02/21 23:00:31 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:02:01 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:02:08 Plate Solve
2023/02/21 23:02:10 Solve succeeded: RA:13h1m39s DEC:+27°45'41" Angle = 60.2015, Star number = 249
2023/02/21 23:02:14 [AutoCenter|End] Mount Sync failed
2023/02/21 23:02:16 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 3#
2023/02/21 23:02:16 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:03:37 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:03:44 Plate Solve
2023/02/21 23:03:46 Solve succeeded: RA:13h1m39s DEC:+27°45'41" Angle = 60.1982, Star number = 247
2023/02/21 23:03:50 [AutoCenter|End] Mount Sync failed
2023/02/21 23:03:52 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 4#
2023/02/21 23:03:52 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:05:22 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:05:28 Plate Solve
This continues all night and ends like this:
2023/02/22 05:55:07 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 20
2023/02/22 05:55:09 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 238#
2023/02/22 05:55:09 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/22 05:56:39 Exposure 20.0s
2023/02/22 05:57:01 Plate Solve
2023/02/22 05:57:02 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 7
2023/02/22 05:57:04 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 239#
2023/02/22 05:57:04 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/22 05:58:34 Exposure 20.0s
2023/02/22 05:58:56 Plate Solve
2023/02/22 05:58:57 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 7
2023/02/22 05:58:59 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 240#
2023/02/22 05:58:59 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/22 06:00:29 Exposure 20.0s
2023/02/22 06:00:51 Plate Solve
2023/02/22 06:00:52 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 7
2023/02/22 06:00:54 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 241#
2023/02/22 06:00:54 [AutoCenter|End] The target timeout
2023/02/22 06:00:55 [Autorun|End] Pause Autorun
2023/02/22 06:00:55 Pause Plan NGC 4889
2023/02/22 06:00:55 Turn Off Cooling
2023/02/22 06:00:55 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:00:57 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
2023/02/22 06:00:57 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:00:59 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
2023/02/22 06:02:29 Mount GoTo Home POS failed
2023/02/22 06:02:29 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:02:33 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
2023/02/22 06:02:33 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:02:35 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
Log disabled at 2023/02/22 06:02:35
It was cloudy by then, which is why almost no starts were detected in the end.
So it kept trying, and the the mount kept tracking until 06:00. The mount did stop tracking either here ore a little later, as it was stopped when I went out at 06:40. I could not go to home position and had to shut down and turn RA and DEC manually back to home. After restarting, it behaved as normal again, just like it had when I set it up in the evening.
My question is just: has anyone experienced anything similar? Is there a good procedure to avoid this, when the you don't start the plan immediately? I would like to be able to program this without having to get up and check if it then actually happens! Why would the ASIAir loose the connection to the mount while waiting to start the plan?
BR
Morsing
I had a strange issue last night with my setup that I have not experienced before:
I had polar aligned early in the evening and since the weather was cloudy until later in the night (and my target was obscured for the first hours), I programmed the ASIAir Pro to start the Plan later. I had slewed to the approximate orientation (but no centering as target was obscured) - as you can see below, it pointed quite close to the correct orientation. However when the plan started, it apparently could not control the mount anymore! Here are the first part of the log:
Log enabled at 2023/02/21 19:47:15
2023/02/21 19:47:15 Plan NGC 4889 Start
2023/02/21 19:47:15 [Autorun|Begin] NGC4889 Start
2023/02/21 19:47:15 Wait 3h12min45s
2023/02/21 23:00:00 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 1#
2023/02/21 23:00:00 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:00:17 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:00:24 Plate Solve
2023/02/21 23:00:25 Solve succeeded: RA:13h1m37s DEC:+27°45'39" Angle = 60.2073, Star number = 254
2023/02/21 23:00:29 [AutoCenter|End] Mount Sync failed
2023/02/21 23:00:31 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 2#
2023/02/21 23:00:31 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:02:01 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:02:08 Plate Solve
2023/02/21 23:02:10 Solve succeeded: RA:13h1m39s DEC:+27°45'41" Angle = 60.2015, Star number = 249
2023/02/21 23:02:14 [AutoCenter|End] Mount Sync failed
2023/02/21 23:02:16 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 3#
2023/02/21 23:02:16 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:03:37 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:03:44 Plate Solve
2023/02/21 23:03:46 Solve succeeded: RA:13h1m39s DEC:+27°45'41" Angle = 60.1982, Star number = 247
2023/02/21 23:03:50 [AutoCenter|End] Mount Sync failed
2023/02/21 23:03:52 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 4#
2023/02/21 23:03:52 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/21 23:05:22 Exposure 5.0s
2023/02/21 23:05:28 Plate Solve
This continues all night and ends like this:
2023/02/22 05:55:07 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 20
2023/02/22 05:55:09 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 238#
2023/02/22 05:55:09 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/22 05:56:39 Exposure 20.0s
2023/02/22 05:57:01 Plate Solve
2023/02/22 05:57:02 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 7
2023/02/22 05:57:04 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 239#
2023/02/22 05:57:04 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/22 05:58:34 Exposure 20.0s
2023/02/22 05:58:56 Plate Solve
2023/02/22 05:58:57 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 7
2023/02/22 05:58:59 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 240#
2023/02/22 05:58:59 Mount slews to target position: RA:13h1m15s DEC:+27°51'7"
2023/02/22 06:00:29 Exposure 20.0s
2023/02/22 06:00:51 Plate Solve
2023/02/22 06:00:52 [AutoCenter|End] Plate Solve failed, Star number = 7
2023/02/22 06:00:54 [AutoCenter|Begin] Auto-Center 241#
2023/02/22 06:00:54 [AutoCenter|End] The target timeout
2023/02/22 06:00:55 [Autorun|End] Pause Autorun
2023/02/22 06:00:55 Pause Plan NGC 4889
2023/02/22 06:00:55 Turn Off Cooling
2023/02/22 06:00:55 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:00:57 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
2023/02/22 06:00:57 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:00:59 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
2023/02/22 06:02:29 Mount GoTo Home POS failed
2023/02/22 06:02:29 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:02:33 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
2023/02/22 06:02:33 Stop Tracking
2023/02/22 06:02:35 [Guide] Stop Tracking failed
Log disabled at 2023/02/22 06:02:35
It was cloudy by then, which is why almost no starts were detected in the end.
So it kept trying, and the the mount kept tracking until 06:00. The mount did stop tracking either here ore a little later, as it was stopped when I went out at 06:40. I could not go to home position and had to shut down and turn RA and DEC manually back to home. After restarting, it behaved as normal again, just like it had when I set it up in the evening.
My question is just: has anyone experienced anything similar? Is there a good procedure to avoid this, when the you don't start the plan immediately? I would like to be able to program this without having to get up and check if it then actually happens! Why would the ASIAir loose the connection to the mount while waiting to start the plan?
BR
Morsing
