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PHD2 v2.6.9 Released
Head to Downloads for the installation files and release details.
macOS Catalina
PHD2 is now compatible with macOS Catalina. Download here
Polar Alignment tool video tutorials
Ken has put together some video tutorials on the new PHD2 polar alignment tools: Polar Drift Alignment (PDA) and Static Polar Alignment (SPA)
They can be viewed here: PHD2 polar alignment tutorials.
Tutorial: Off-axis guiding on comets with PHD2
A tutorial on using PHD2’s Comet Tracking tool for off-axis guiding on comets, by Lars Karlsson.
PHD2 Dither App
Bruce Waddington has contributed a new PHD2 dithering application. This handy utility can be used to dither PHD2 from applications like MaxIm that do not have built-in support for PHD dithering. Download: PHD_Dither 1b
Tutorial: Drift Alignment with PHD2
The drift align tool in PHD2 can be used to quickly obtain a precise polar alignment of your equatorial mount. The process takes a little bit of practice, but after doing it a few times, you should be able to obtain an accurate polar alignment in minutes.
Download PDF: English Italiano
View online: HTML
The tutorial was written by Andy and converted to PDF by Doug Duncan. Traduzione Italiano di Antonio Vecchini
Translators Needed…
We are looking for help translating PHD2. If this is something you could help with, please post on the open-phd-guiding google group or send me an email. We have a wiki page describing how to translate PHD2.