Teslar Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Well I set to work with objective of getting this to work on my HEQ6 tonight and I might get some viewing in as well ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I'd say Stellarium is a must, and linked to a mount is excellent. I don't link it to my mount but I saw Red Dwalf using it a Kelling and SGL6 very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 That looks awesome, never seen Stelarium control a scope before (I knew it could) though. Need a decent mount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Have to say I'm well impressed. The stellariumscope utility really works well. Only problem is the sky is to patchy outside. Stars are only out randomly as the clouds scud about. Such is the life of an amateur astronomer ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I'm sure it won't be long before you have clear skies. I have family in Elgin so am up a fair bit, the skies in Elgin are fantastic so I know you do get some good nights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 i used it in the field for the first time at sgl 7 and it works very well, the biggest problem is the data in eqmod and stellarium need to be the same. otherwise stellarium and the coordinates in eqmod will be thinking they are looking at different points in the sky and you`ll have trouble finding stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Stellarium drives my CPC very nicely in alt/az mode - not tried EQ mode yet but no reason to believe it won't work. I've also had it drive a CG5GT Goto with no probs. I have yet to try it on the NEQ6 Pro but others have, and they say it's fine. Not bad for a free bit of software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sharpie78 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Hi guys, sorry to hijack your stellariumscope thread but I have a quick question......If I have Stellarium v 0.12.4 installed to I still need to install the stellariumscope add on ? There's already a section in plug-ins for telescope control. cheers in advance Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Yeah you do so that stellarium can interface with your mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sharpie78 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 ok cool. will install it then. cheers. is cartes du ciel any good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Yup - Cartes du Ciel is a cracking bit of software with more of an emphasis on the techie side than the flashy front end side that Stellarium provides. And it has all the same functionality for controlling telescope mounts too. It's free so deffo worth downloading and trying out to see how you get on with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sharpie78 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 cool. I'll play about with both programs and see which i like the best. cheers for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I use skymap pro to run my setups, works nicely with nexremote and the heq5 direct. It has a very accurate synch function and its just so cool to click on an object and watch the scope slew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I sometimes hookup the neq6 to stellarium and I agree Phil it is cool to watch the scope fly across the screen toward the object. Being a bit if a marvel/DC geek when I was younger (well more than now!) I did one night rename the scope on stellarium to superman and watch it fly across the screen much to my amusement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Whats even cooler is using the wirelss gamepad for manual controls, nexremote did this way before eqmod was a twinkle in someones eye and ive been using it for years. Lets face itvwe are just geeks getting kicks out of this stuff :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Yeah can't argue with that Phil-we are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sharpie78 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Nowt wrong with being a geek. They say it's the new cool !! I've had my HEQ5 connected to stellarium via serial cable already and that was ok but I'm looking forward to getting my EQ MOD up and running. Have installed stellariumscope so will soon have more control........with the gamepad too......simple pleasures :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sharpie78 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Had the first night with my eq mod over the weekend. worked very well with stellarium once i'd installed stellariumscope. thanks for your help guys :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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