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After a whole day of steady rain [Sat] it cleared in the early evening to
reveal a low, crescent moon. I went back out to image it but was
repeatedly thwarted by AWR-ASCOM error notices. The videos I managed to
capture failed to provide anything worthwhile. It was easily the worst
"seeing" or lack of it, I have ever witnessed. I'll try again in the
morning to discover which of the assorted programs ASCOM disliked so
much. I was running C-Du-C, SharpCap, HitechAstro focuser and PHD2
simultaneously.
Sunday: 50F, grey overcast with occasional rain. Back out to the obs. to try and get PHD2 to behave with AWR-ASCOM. Still getting error messages. I am photographing the error notices on the screen to avoid taxing my memory but could use Screen Capture, I suppose. I am using the distant 600 meter trees as a target. 
I managed to get PHD2 to work [for a while] with it set to ASCOM Hub. It refuses to connect to, or work with AWR-ASCOM. When I tried to open SharpCap I lost the camera in PHD2 and it would not return even when I closed all the other apps. I tried pulling the cable and connecting again with no luck.The problems with HitechAstro DC Focuser seem to have settle down after the latest [1.4] software download. Though I can't tell if it is doing anything behind the scenes.
I tried AsiCap and Guiding. It went crackers and slewed wildly all over the place. Interesting, while it lasted, but there seems to be no control settings. Two and a half hours wasted without obvious outcome or cures.
I hear that AS!3 can image and guide at the same time. I suppose that will have to be be my next parabolic learning curve.
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