Stacking with old camera - Forums

Topic starter

Oct 2, 2023

Hello,
Does somebody know if it is possible to livestack images with a venerable Orion Star shoot pro V2 for Electronic Assisted Astronomy? If yes, with which soft?
Thanks for helping and good sky.
Astrarno

Guillermo (Guy) Yanez

Oct 22, 2023

Have you tried Sharpcap? https://www.sharpcap.co.uk/
I think it will work for you as long as you can install the Ascom driver as I do not see the Orion camera family in the native driver's list.

The following may be the driver you need:
https://stargazerslounge.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=569591&key=21a45e8570e1fdc8fcb33b816b3693d5

Good luck.

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Astrarno

Topic starter

Oct 22, 2023

Thanks a lot Guillermo. After a lot of weeks you are the first answering me.
I succeed to load Ascom for Orion on my PC and I will try to use Sharpcap.
Clear sky.
Astrarno

Astrarno

Topic starter

Oct 23, 2023

Hello Guillermo,

I progress : after having loaded the driver you adviced me, when I open Sharpcap the Starshoot camera now appears in the list of available camera.
But when I select Starshoot camera it doesn'nt work. A window named "Set up" opens . I tried to disconnect and reconnect the camera, to close and reopen Sharpcap but it doesn't work. Do you have an other advice? Did yourself succeed to use a Starshoot camera with Sharpcap? Or do you know somebody having succeed? Of course these questions are for Guillermo who began help me but also for eveybody.
Thanks and good sky.
Astrarno

Guillermo (Guy) Yanez

Oct 23, 2023

Hello again. I am not sure where everybody else is, so I can't help you with that one lol
I have used my starshoot autoguider and it works. Now, at least you are getting the camera listed in sharpcap which is good. When the setup menu pops up, did you select ascom and your camera from the dropdown menu?
If that does not help, maybe you should contact Orion using their support channel . My guess is that the starshoot cameras other than the autoguiders are discontinued but they could still assist you.

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Astrarno

Topic starter

Oct 23, 2023

Thanks Guillermo.

Yes, I selected ascom and starshoot in the menu.
You are right I will try to contact Orion.
Clear Sky.
Astrarno

Guillermo (Guy) Yanez

Oct 23, 2023

As a last resort, you could try the QHY ascom driver.

Well Written

Astrarno

Topic starter

Oct 28, 2023

Hello Guillermo,

I tried to ask Orion Company as you suggest but I got no answer!
So, thanks for your new idea. I went on the QHY site but I am a little lost. Could you send to me a link of the driver you suggest me to use as you did in your first message?
Thanks in advance.
Clear sky.
Astrarno

Guillermo (Guy) Yanez

Oct 28, 2023

I tried to ask Orion Company as you suggest but I got no answer!
So, thanks for your new idea. I went on the QHY site but I am a little lost

Sad to read that. Orion used to be a customer friendly company but I am talking more than a decade ago. I have been on your same spot, having perfectly operational gear but with no drivers which ends up pretty much as useless bits of equipment.
Try installing from qhy here: https://www.qhyccd.com/download/
Check if a qhy camera is available next time you open sharpcap and see if it works. Otherwise, I am sorry but you may have to consider buying a new camera.

Good luck. Guy

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Astrarno

Topic starter

Oct 30, 2023

Hello Guillermo,

I loaded the QHY Ascom driver and QHY camera appears in Sharpcap, but it doesn't still work.
I will make my first trial in color with the little color camera I use normally for guiding.
Thanks for all your advices.
Astrarno