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Sol 2-12-2025 Ha by Steve Ibbotson

General problem-solving for equipment and software issues.

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Nexstar hand controller firmware update failed, display showing odd squares Equatorial Mount Help Needed Troubleshooting Barry ZioberFrequent contributor Last post: bigCatAstro	13	47	3 days ago
ZWO 2600 MC 2025 Version Troubleshooting - Missing frames and exposure failures ZWO ASI2600MC Pro ZWO ASIAIR Plus Troubleshooting AdAstraAnimadverto Last post: AdAstraAnimadverto	11	276	7 days ago
Error in pixlnsight Help Needed Troubleshooting astrojuanan Last post: astrojuanan	5	106	7 days ago
CDK14 telescope having color splitting issues on stars Planewave CDK14 ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Troubleshooting Anthony Grillo Last post: Rick Krejci	9	246	10 days ago
Looking for advice on removing vertical streaks in my Blue channel (M45) Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Calibration Artifacts +2 Miles B Last post: andrea tasselli	3	59	10 days ago
Guiding help Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Guiding Help Needed +1 John Nelson Last post: SonnyE	23	399	11 days ago
ZWO ASI 2600MC producing doughnut artifact in center of images ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Artifacts Help Needed +1 Konrad Krebs Last post: SonnyE	10	255	11 days ago
Altitude Axis Clamp on HAE43B‑EC — Needs Extreme Tightening Equatorial Mount Equipment Guiding +3 Tom Utendorf	0	10	11 days ago
Seestar S30 images too red compared to S50, equipment issue? ZWO Seestar S30 Color Calibration Light Pollution +1 Michael Last post: SonnyE	1	25	11 days ago
Halo artifact troubleshooting on Esprit ED80 and lens cleaning safety Equipment Refractors Optics +4 lucasjacobson Last post: lucasjacobson	5	61	12 days ago
No way to correct this with flats Calibration Processing Artifacts +2 Frank "Voloire" Last post: Nico Gärtner	5	91	13 days ago
Help - Vertical bands - Flats is the culprit - Can someone help me understand what's happening ? Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Takahashi Epsilon-160ED Takahashi Epsilon-180ED +2 Deepan Vishal Last post: Daemon de Chaeney	12	224	15 days ago
TS Optics 115/805 Photoline with 0.8 reducer - elongated star issues? TS-Optics Photoline 115mm f/7 Reducer Refractors +2 Harald Becher Last post: Harald Becher	3	120	16 days ago
Strange artifact in images with Askar 120 APO setup Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro LRGB Artifacts +2 Juan Pablo De la Cruz Last post: Juan Pablo De la Cruz	4	171	18 days ago
Mysterious star trailing solved: a cautionary tale of fan vibration with a fan cooled (especially ZWO) camera. ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Equipment Cooling +2 Rick Veregin Last post: Arnie	26	601	20 days ago
ASI294MC Pro amp glow persists after dark frame calibration ZWO ASI294MC Pro CMOS Amp Glow +5 Girish Last post: Girish	8	233	21 days ago
EQstar double motor system won't connect to iPhone with SynScan pro Sky-Watcher SynScan Pro Equatorial Mount Beginner +2 Kees Bijker	0	14	21 days ago
PC power failure caused the mount not to connect in Sharpcap The ASCOM Initiative ASCOM Troubleshooting Gary Warnes Last post: Gary Warnes	11	177	25 days ago
Looking for a 2600 to repair. ZWO ASI2600MM Pro ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Equipment +3 Alejandro Navarro	0	76	28 days ago
extreme offset vignetting in flats and lights Filters Help Needed Troubleshooting +1 Anthony Grillo Last post: Matias Svenningsson	11	237	Nov 9, 2025
Missing COM Port After Changing Mount Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)Troubleshooting Mossyback Last post: Brian Puhl	1	30	Nov 7, 2025
Secondary mirror coating issue or possible light leak problem? Equipment Reflectors Help Needed +1 Anthony Grillo Last post: andrea tasselli	7	112	Nov 3, 2025
Blue halos around stars after LRGB combining in PixInsight Artifacts Troubleshooting Georg N. Nyman Last post: Brian Puhl	7	152	Oct 30, 2025
Rotation shift after meridian flip (no electronic rotator) Meridian Flip Help Needed Troubleshooting ValeryL Last post: ValeryL	5	130	Oct 28, 2025
Focal Reducer / Camera Fogging Issue Troubleshooting Jeff Watts Last post: Jeff Watts	3	88	Oct 25, 2025
Hypergraph 6 (Sharpstar 150) : Position of comacorrector Equipment Collimation Help Needed +1 Georg N. Nyman Last post: Georg N. Nyman	2	58	Oct 23, 2025
Crossing My Fingers - Player One Service Player One Uranus-M Pro CMOS Equipment +1 Astro Jeep Last post: Astro Jeep	5	291	Oct 22, 2025
Diagnostic help, please Filters Filter Wheel Calibration +5 Michael Urvina Last post: Grigory2020	13	235	Oct 19, 2025
Starting a sequence in Benro Polaris Benro Polaris Equipment Star Tracker Beginner +1 Grigory2020	0	39	Oct 18, 2025
NexStar Evolution 6 — Strange Motor Behavior After PC Disconnect Celestron NexStar Evolution Equipment Troubleshooting Jean-David Gadina	0	35	Oct 17, 2025
Help with odd QHY268M images QHYCCD QHY268 M Help Needed Troubleshooting Jeffery Richards Last post: Willem Jan Drijfhout	8	180	Oct 17, 2025
Soft images from remote observatory - clouds or dew on optics? Remote Astrophotography Seeing Conditions Weather +2 Roger Renberg Last post: Scott Badger	2	84	Oct 16, 2025
Drivers Question QHYCCD QHY600PH M SBFL (Short back-focal length)Equipment Help Needed +1 Deepan Vishal Last post: Noah Tingey	2	68	Oct 13, 2025
ASIAIR Mini and ASI2600MC exposure failures despite troubleshooting attempts Help Needed Troubleshooting Andrew Murrell Last post: RobPettengill	14	134	Oct 11, 2025
Skywatcher experience needed - seeking user feedback and recommendations Equatorial Mount Equipment GoTo +3 Gerhard Geipel Last post: Gerhard Geipel	2	94	Oct 9, 2025
Help with skywave models Reflectors Collimation Help Needed +1 Anthony Grillo Last post: Gaston Baudat	2	56	Oct 8, 2025
CAA requires 4 attempts to move each evening before working normally ZWO CAA Camera Angle Adjuster Troubleshooting Niels_L Last post: DavesView	3	104	Oct 8, 2025
Bayer-like checkered pattern on mono subs ZWO ASI1600MM CMOS Monochrome +3 André Moleiro Last post: Ani Shastry	4	202	Oct 5, 2025
Circular artifact in WBPP processed image, suspect flat frame issue Calibration Artifacts Help Needed +1 Catalin Iordache Last post: Catalin Iordache	7	99	Sep 29, 2025
Are these halos caused by good seeing and diffraction patterns? Planewave CDK14 Seeing Conditions Optics +2 Anthony Grillo Last post: John Hayes	11	378	Sep 29, 2025
WBPP experiencing "Unknown exception" errors during "Measurements" Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Stacking Troubleshooting Anthony Quintile Last post: Anthony Quintile	6	96	Sep 28, 2025
Weird artifact in CLSCCD images that won't calibrate away Filters Filter Wheel Calibration +5 Vin Last post: Scott Badger	8	131	Sep 24, 2025
EQ6R-Pro disaster Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO ASIAIR Plus Equatorial Mount +2 John Walsh Last post: John Walsh	22	724	Sep 23, 2025
BlurX, StarX, NoiseX and ROCM 7.x Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator +1 Scott Stirling	0	129	Sep 22, 2025
CEM25EC Woes iOptron CEM25EC Equipment Help Needed +1 AstroArg Last post: Georg N. Nyman	5	84	Sep 19, 2025
Seti Astro Suite Pro - Windows11 with Norton 360 SetiAstro Editing Suite Processing Help Needed +1 Georg N. Nyman Last post: Paul H	14	260	Sep 18, 2025
New mini PC won't boot after remote imaging session Remote Astrophotography Help Needed Troubleshooting Jerry Gerber Last post: Jerry Gerber	34	693	Sep 17, 2025
Stellarium no longer shows deep sky surveys Fabien Chéreau et al. Stellarium Acquisition Deep Sky +2 Derek Morf Last post: Derek Morf	14	332	Sep 15, 2025
Strange star trails? Acquisition Guiding Artifacts +1 Karel Schel Last post: Karel Schel	3	58	Sep 9, 2025
MixSHO AIP: what to use? Acquisition Processing H-alpha +4 Gordon Pegue Last post: Gordon Pegue	12	148	Sep 9, 2025

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