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"I must be missing something simple! Any thoughts? Thanks in advance"

After you make a change in the parameters
settings do you click on "Save Parameters"?

AA needs a hint at where the scope is pointing. Click on the small icon next to the search region window to load the Ra and Dec from the image. As I mentioned in your original post plate solve data is separate from the Sky Atlas data. For more info read this thread. https://www.astroart-forum.net/fo...

Hi Jack, AA plate solve data is included with ver. 8
It does not need to be downloaded separately. In the Instrumentation section there is a plate solving with AA8 thread that my be helpful.

John if you want to select software binning use the camera control panel and click on the wrench icon. You can select software binning from the image tab.
Clear skies for your outing.

Hi John, this is a script from the demo scripts section of AA help.

Imaging and stacking in realtime

expo = 3.0
for i = 1 to 10
if i = 1 then
Camera.Start(expo)
else
Camera.StartAndStack(expo)
end if
Camera.Wait
next i

Which stacking method did you use?

I've always applied the stretch to the combined image. Would there be anything to gain by stretching the individual subs ?

Maybe this is more what you wanted.

Guider.FullFrameAutoguide
pause (10) ' (this is where you would insert image sequence)
Guider.StopAutoguide
Camera.Start (1)
Camera.Wait
Camera.Autofocus
Guider.FullFrameAutoguide

Camera.Autofocus

Guider.FullFrameAutoguide

Once you load the images you want to stack go to options. Next select either Auto align or Manual align. Auto align will allow you to select multiple options, manual align will open an image that you select the star to align on. Hope this helps.

Could it be your technique? Tap touch pad and drag does not work. Tap release tap and drag works. At least for me.

Hi ,after you fill in the solve parameters be sure to press the "Save Parameters" button. Is your scope connected to AA so the Ra and Dec are written to the fits. header? There are two plate solve options "Plate Solve" and "Plate Solve immediate" if you are using the "Plate Solve" be sure to click t...