OnStep is a full featured telescope controller firmware that was created and maintained by Howard Dutton.
As of late 2021, it runs on several types of boards with a variety of microcontrollers, including the Teensy, ST's STM32F103, STM32F303, STM32F446 and Esspressif's ESP32.
In order to convert a mount to OnStep, one needs to fill out a spreadsheet created by Howard that accounts for various parameters, such as one or two stages of gear reduction, microstepping, an motor shaft RPM.
An often quoted misconception is that vaccination offers less protection than infection induced immunity.
An overlooked aspect here is that not vaccinating is actually an implied choice of taking higher risks, because the infection may cause complications and damage to various organs. Those include blood clots, lung damage, neurological complications (brain fog), anosmia (loss of smell), heart inflammation, and more.
But even if we overlook the obvious, evidence so far points to vaccines being more effective than infection induced immunity.
The province of Ontario, Canada, is heading for a third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020/2021, and the reason is a yet to be identified variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
As we all know by now, the Coronavirus that caused the 2020/2021 pandemic has not stayed with the same genetic sequence of the original wild type identified in Wuhan China. This is completely expected, because all living beings mutate, and viruses specially so.
This article provides an overview of virus mutations, the current variants from the UK and South Africa, how the immune system works on pathogen proteins, and whether all this has implications on the efficacy of the current vaccines.
Mutations
Mutations are a fact of life for all living beings. Viruses, due to many reasons (generation rate in hours, infecting millions of cells, ...), have a very fast mutation rate. That is just what goes on.
Users on social media have been sharing news that China is using Anal Swabs for detecting Coronavirus infections. While this is true, it seems that this will not be applied to everyone being tested.
These anal swabs are soaked in saline, and inserted into the anus and rotated.
In addition to ACE2, there are other receptors that either facilitate entry into cells (making the virus more infectious) or increase its pathogenicity (causing more severe symptoms).
Donald Trump does not care for science. Any science ...
When the California minister for the environment confronted him with some facts about Climate Change, he said "It will start getting cooler ... you just watch". The minister said: "I wish science agreed with you". Trump's response? "I don't think science knows, actually ..."
For those wondering what is QAnon, and why it is so nefarious, here is an overview.
What Is QAnon: A collection of bizarre claims
QAnon is an unfounded conspiracy theory claiming that a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles is running a global child sex-trafficking ring and plotting against Donald Trump.
Here are a few videos that demonstrate the board and what it can do:
FYSETC S6 version 1.2 basic setup, with only the RA and DEC axes connected, as well as a WeMos D1 Mini WiFi adapter. Demonstrated with the KStars planetarium.
