Using Sequence Generator Pro and Friends

Alex McConahay grew up as America was preparing to send a man to the moon. However, he did not take up astronomy as a hobby in earnest until 1995. He joined the Riverside Astronomical Society and over the course of many years served in various capacities, including president. He is also very active in outreach with the club. He helped establish the Riverside Astro Imaging Group, the Riverside AstroImaging Workshop, and the Nightfall Imaging Workshop and is an active member of the Astro Imaging Channel on YouTube. He has built several telescopes and earned an RTMC Merit Award. For many years, he was a member of the Board of Trustees and is still an active volunteer of RTMC, a large conference of astronomers held annually in Big Bear, California. He has presented at various clubs, workshops, star parties, and in the national parks. He is recognized by the Astronomical League as a "Master Observer." Alex holds a Masters in Education, with majors or minors in Business, History, English, and Administration. He was a high school English teacher for six years or so around 1980, moved into school administration in 1985, became principal of a high school for nine years, and then served as district-wide director of student services until his retirement in 2000. He likes to travel and has been to all 50 states and more than 100 countries. He has two grown sons and lives with his wife Judy in Moreno Valley, California.

Preface.- Chapter 1: Why Do I Need Sequence Generator Pro?.- Chapter 2: Can SGP Run My Equipment?.- Chapter 3: How Do I Set up My Equipment?.- Chapter 4: How do I Get Started with SGP?.- Chapter 5: How Do I Communicate With SGP?.- Chapter 6: How Do I Use Profiles?.- Chapter 7: How Do I Squeeze the Most out of Sequences?.- Chapter 8: What Handy Tools Does SGP Have for Me?.- Chapter 9: Wizards and Such.- Chapter 10: SGP Administration and Help.- Chapter 11: Target Data: What Do I Want To Shoot Tonight?.- Chapter 12: Framing and Mosaic Wizard.- Chapter 13: Bringing Things into Focus.- Chapter 14: The Meridian Flip.- Chapter 15: How Do I Get SGP to Take Over While I Sleep?.- Chapter 16: AutoGuiding Basics.- Chapter 17: A Ph.D in PHD2 Guiding.- Chapter 18: Plate Solving: Where Am I?.- Chapter 19: How Does a Planetarium Program Help Me Image?.- Chapter 20: Using AstroPlanner .- Chapter 21: Deep-Sky Planner 7.- Chapter 22: Deep Sky Object Browser.- Index.

"The author has written a great deal of on-line material about sgp and he clearly has a lot of experience with the program and what can go wrong. There is much here which will help new and experienced users alike." (Nick James, The Observatory, Vol. 141 (1280), February, 2021)