sasp homography distortion alignment

 If Frank's Settings fail and it doesn't warp the stars onto each other, try Steve's sigma 10, or Frank's alternative settings...

Frank's original

Steve's interim

Frank's alternative

Oh, and the latest stacking suite. 36 aps-c frames in under 3 minutes.

h264 kubuntu

multiverse ppa

sudo apt update

 sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras kubuntu-restricted-extras gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad x264

sudo apt install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra

eqmod baud rate

Handset ports / EQDIR cables:   9600
USB port on mount:            115200

Otherwise. you can't connect.

krdp certificates

openssl req -nodes -new -x509 -keyout krdp.key -out krdp.crt -days 1 -batch

 then copy the krdp.crt and krdp.key files to: 

~/.local/share/krdpserver

rustdesk dongle external screen

 

access via <META (windows) key + P>

Plug iun the HDMI dongle and choose this to use the external screen.

install phd2 kubuntu 26.04

installation
To install from Patrick's ppa, we need a few libraries, so best to have the indilib ppa on hand too:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pch/phd2

sudo apt updatesudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install phd2

Details for the rest of the kstars and indi install at:
https://indilib.org/download/ubuntu/category/3-ubuntu.html
BUT... best to use the kstars flatpak these days. Get it here:
https://kstars.kde.org/download/linux/

dark library

The dark libray is at:

~/.phd2/darks_defects/

logviewer
sudo apt install phdlogview

transition session

 In between galaxies and the milky way, so a bit of each. Sharp edged vignette toward the corners. Solution: a bigger secondary, but for now, a big hammer in SASP will be fine...

ngc4631 and ngc4656 in canes venatici
veTEC571 on gso203    36x4min @ hcg100

 

ngc6819 foxhead in cygnus
veTEC571 on gso203    36x3min @ hcg100

m29 in cygnus
veTEC571 on gso203    20x3min @ hcg100