Super niche #astrophotography question: for test and debugging I would like to use #phd2 in simulator mode. I've created a new profile with indi_simulator_telescope for the mount and the camera simulator for the guiding cam in phd2. I start the calibration, but it fails (not enough movement in W iirc?). Is there a doc somewhere about that? haven't found in phd2 doc or wiki, about to write an issue.

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Yesterday's guiding. Never had this good guiding before! The whole night was between this and 0.45". This is with the 6" Newtonian on the HEQ5 (belt modded) and an off axis guider (0.88"/px). No wind and exceptionally good seeing for this corner of the world.

#astrophotography #phd2 #phd2guiding

This is a #WorkInProgress of the Seagull Nebula (IC 2177).

A little over 2 hours exposure time in Ha and Sii, so it’s hard to pull the signal out much more.

But my stars are so much more round/sharp than before, thanks to my new OAG (now that I’ve removed the plastic film from the prism 😅), and with PHD2’s multi-star guiding.

#Astrodon #WIP #Seagull #SeagullNebula #Nebula #IC2177 #HaFilter #SiiFilter #HSS #SkyWatcher #ED80 #Telescope #EQ6R #QHY #OAG #PHD2 #PHD2Guiding