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by Wayne Hawley
13 Feb 2026, 19:02
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Processing History from images changed using a script
Replies: 1
Views: 1699

Re: Processing History from images changed using a script

I have found the reason in the "Option" the "save processing history into FITS Header" was not selected.
by Wayne Hawley
13 Feb 2026, 13:26
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Processing History from images changed using a script
Replies: 1
Views: 1699

Processing History from images changed using a script

I have written a script that uses a macro to subtract the dark frame and divide by the flat frame but the saved images do not have any processing history and there is nothing in the FITS Header to say they have been changed from the raw images. Is this something I would have to write into the FITS h...
by Wayne Hawley
06 Feb 2026, 09:38
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Automated script
Replies: 0
Views: 1629

Automated script

' From a list of objects in a text file (C:\Users\Public\Documents\Astroart\Script\ARPS 2026 Asteroid list.txt) ' check if they are within within limits then GoTo object ' Fabio is creating some new commands for the Star ATLAS and some of these are used in this ' script these open the ATLAS and also...
by Wayne Hawley
27 Apr 2024, 11:29
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: ASCOM weather station
Replies: 0
Views: 9493

ASCOM weather station

I am looking to get a weather station, and am seeking advice from anyone who has already set one up. Thanks in advance. Wayne Hawley Z09
by Wayne Hawley
09 Dec 2023, 19:54
Forum: Image processing and analysis
Topic: Automating stacking and reduction in sets of 5 images
Replies: 2
Views: 6596

Automating stacking and reduction in sets of 5 images

I take say 300 images of an object and want to increase the SNR by stacking them in sets of 5, I know I can do this manually in preprocessing by changing the set each time but is there a way to automate it so that it will grab five images, align, dark and flat correct them and save that image then d...
by Wayne Hawley
05 Jul 2022, 18:34
Forum: Image processing and analysis
Topic: Image after Plate solving
Replies: 0
Views: 2851

Image after Plate solving

After using either the find co-ordinates option in AA7 or the Plate Sole option in AA* the FITS image becomes mostly black with only a few brighter objects visible, if I open the FITS image in other software eg CCDCiel it appears normal. Does anyone else get this behaviour?
by Wayne Hawley
31 Dec 2020, 17:17
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Default directory and asteroid target list
Replies: 4
Views: 5859

Re: Default directory and asteroid target list

Many thanks,

I will give these a try, it’s great that there is a way to pick things up from MPCOrb..

Wayne
by Wayne Hawley
30 Dec 2020, 19:14
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Default directory and asteroid target list
Replies: 4
Views: 5859

Default directory and asteroid target list

I’m trying to save images to a new directory that I create in the script using the date$() and create.directory functions. It creates the directory fine But I cannot see how to select this as the default directory to save the images into or how to automatically write the new directory into the save....
by Wayne Hawley
01 Nov 2020, 22:52
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: ZWO ASI120MM ASCOM
Replies: 2
Views: 3616

ZWO ASI120MM ASCOM

I cannot get this camera to work on my Windows Vista laptop it does not appear under the ASCOM camera chooser section of the Camera Control menu option nor does it appear as a selectable option in the Non ASCOM cameras. It does work on this laptop with both SharpCap and PHD2 so it’s not a hardware o...
by Wayne Hawley
14 Aug 2020, 20:32
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: ZWO mini filter wheel
Replies: 3
Views: 4697

Re: ZWO mini filter wheel

That was exactly the problem Iver thanks, I should have played a little longer before I posted the issue.
by Wayne Hawley
14 Aug 2020, 20:30
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: ZWO mini filter wheel
Replies: 3
Views: 4697

Re: ZWO mini filter wheel

I’ve now worked out what I was doing wrong
by Wayne Hawley
14 Aug 2020, 15:48
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: ZWO mini filter wheel
Replies: 3
Views: 4697

ZWO mini filter wheel

I’ve got the filter wheel working correctly using SharpCap but it does not drive to the correct filter when using sequencer in AstroArt 7, what am I doing wrong?