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Fabio, Thank you for your rapid and fulsome response - very clear now. If one does a GOTO using Jnow coordinates it makes sense to me to plate solve to Jnow coordinates during the Centre process. In fact after a GOTO using Jnow coordinates, if Jnow is not selected at the Centre page a warning is gi...

Hi Fabio, I'm trying to run two instances of AstroArt 8 running different setups. I thought this was possible, but I keep getting an exception error (actually it repeats probably 100 times) and then one instance closes. Could be my computer, but wanted to check if I should be doing something else t...

I’m using a QHY5iii485 guider cam and trying to do auto guiding in AA 8 SP2 with the ASCOM camera setup. As shown below, when I select a star in the guide camera image it’s not showing up in the Guide Window. It used to show up as it should. Something has changed somewhere and I’m having no luck so...

Targetlist1.txt: "N7000" 20 58 49.3 +44 19 40 "M31" 00 42 44.9 +41 16 10 Script: n = Telescope.List.Count for i = 1 to n ra = Telescope.List.Ra(i) de = Telescope.List.Dec(i) name = Telescope.List.Name(i) Telescope.Goto(ra,de) Telescope.Wait Pause(1) Camera.Start(3) Camera.Wait Image.FindCoordinates(...

Hi, for the target list I suggest the first two examples in the paragraph "Automatic research script" (Telescope and camera script, and Autocenter script). For the autoguide I suggest the first section of this post: https://www.astroart-forum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=582 Eventually they will n...

I was wondering if anyone can share a sample script to goto targets on the target list, then do a platesolve assisted centring and then FF autoguide using AA7?

I am helping a friend automate his AP Mach 2 mount and an 11in RA astrograph.

thanks

Duncan

Awesome! Astroart is getting better and better!

Hallo Ich habe seit neusten astroart 8.0. Ich möchte gerne den focuser über Temperatur steuern. Geht das schon ? Wenn nicht .... Ab wann kann man es ? Gruß Frank Hi Since the latest astroart 8.0. I would like to control the focuser via temperature. Is that already possible? Unless .... When can you...

Hello, 1) I am familiar with the Bahtinov technique but am looking for descriptions of how to integrate this into Astroart processing? 2)Also looking for descriptions of how to integrate focusing on a spectral line into Astroart processing - especially finding the width of a line? Regards, Patrick....

Is it possible to make AA8 tell PHD2 to pause AG while AA8 does a Full Frame Auto Focus, FF AF, in a sequence? When using an OAG, PHD2 doesn’t like sudden the large FWHM changes on the guide stars, that occours when doping a FF AF. AA8's full frame, multistar AG is excellent and I find it better th...

Hello, I've tried to make AAVSO compatible file which I could upload (to AAVSO) of an RR Lyrae type star: https://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-786 So far no luch with my normal software I use (ASTAP). Haven't used AA much execpt some individual astrometry/photometry measurements with AA7. So ba...

I just tried to open an image from a friend that was stacked and saved with Pix Insight. This is how it looks and I opened the Fits header. Image stacked with Pix Insight.jpg Has anyone encountered this before? IIRC, PI is not conforming to the FITS standards. Also they use fractional values for pi...