Been really suffering for my hobby over the last few nights.
I have a 'GoTo' mount permanantly set up on a pier in my garden and, when imaging, run the mount through a lap top.
The idea is that you sync the mount to a computer based sky atlas, click on a target and tell you mount to go get it.
My preferred atlas is Stellarium (
https://stellarium.org/ ) but I couldn't get it to tie into my mount with the control software I had (Green Swamp Server) so I had to use another one (Cartes du Ciel
https://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/start ) which does work with GSS.
I cast around for some tutorials for Stellarium and telescope control and found a couple so, I downloaded the relevant software and tutorials so I could run them away from the home wireless and set out a couple of nights ago to give it a try.
For two nights on the trot, I tried following the tutorials and it wouldn't work. I even deleted and re downloaded the software but no joy apart form frostbite.
Last night I thought I would give it one more go so i set up and started installing and configuring again. Computer/ mount both said no!
I left the gear outside and went in for a sulk and a warm. Mrs Fuzzy asked what was wrong and I explained. Apparently a few days ago, No.1 Son (our resident tech geek) had sorted out a problem for her by telling her that not all USB work the same. I went outside and swapped the lead to a different port......
The scope and kit was covered in ice by the time I got a result and my feet are still chuffing cold!
