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- 22 Jul 2022, 19:10
- Forum: Image processing and analysis
- Topic: Making photometry measurements in AA8 (and do a AAVSO file)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1188
Re: Making photometry measurements in AA8 (and do a AAVSO file)
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...
- 18 Jul 2022, 18:00
- Forum: Image processing and analysis
- Topic: Can't open image stacked with Pix Insight
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1015
Re: Can't open image stacked with Pix Insight
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...
- 06 May 2022, 18:15
- Forum: General
- Topic: Plate Solving - No Luck
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2694
Re: Plate Solving - No Luck
Thanks, Dunmuro. I have had little luck with AA8 controlling the mount or plate solving off-line with no telescope hooked up. Things are just... weird. For instance, it did successfully plate solve for an image of M51 if I told it to look for M51. On the same image if I give the center search regio...
- 06 May 2022, 03:27
- Forum: General
- Topic: Plate Solving - No Luck
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2694
Re: Plate Solving - No Luck
Re: AA8 SP1: In another post I asked about installing a catalog for plate solving. Bill kindly explained how to install GaiaComp, which I did. I not longer get an error message when loading the star atlas. But plate solving nearly never works. I've been banging my head against this for months. I to...
- 29 Apr 2022, 18:06
- Forum: General
- Topic: AA8 and UCAC4 cat installation?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1846
Re: AA8 and UCAC4 cat installation?
Just downloaded AA v8 and currently going through the various set-ups. I've hit a snag in that I can't get UCAC4 and comet.txt into the catalogue folder. I've followed the instructions and have the MPCORB.DAT (which has a .GZ file extension) and Comet.txt downloads. How do I get them into the catal...
- 15 Apr 2022, 19:11
- Forum: Image processing and analysis
- Topic: Help with image processing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1048
Re: Help with image processing
Been getting good results with image processing but having problems with the Cat's Eye Nebula, the surface of the nebula is very dim despite stacking 20 ten minute exposures. Any suggestions for bringing out the colors? Happy to provide a link to the flats, darks, flat darks and all the images. Sta...
- 04 Apr 2022, 22:02
- Forum: Image processing and analysis
- Topic: Strange behavior with display
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1151
Re: Strange behavior with display
Hi I took some images with SharpCap of the sun in Ca light. I processed them with AutoStakkert. A PNG file was produced. When displayed with Microsoft Photo, a nice sharp solar edge can be seen. When I open it same image in Astro Art, I cannot see the edge of the sun. I there any explanation for th...
- 04 Apr 2022, 21:59
- Forum: Instrumentation
- Topic: Binning CMOS ASI2900MC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1358
Re: Binning CMOS ASI2900MC
When I select 2x2 binning is AA8 doing "software binning" for CMOS cameras? I noticed a check box for "Hardware binning" in the ASCOM driver. I am about to go out to my dark site to image some galaxies and I don't want to waste "sky time" trying to figure this out. Thanks in advance. Use hardware b...
- 18 Mar 2022, 21:57
- Forum: General
- Topic: Astroart 8 SP1
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2768
Re: Astroart 8 SP1
Thanks for the improvements.
Alas I won't be back at my observatory until the Fall...
I will be testing the improved drizzle stacking ASAP.
Alas I won't be back at my observatory until the Fall...
I will be testing the improved drizzle stacking ASAP.
- 28 Feb 2022, 23:06
- Forum: General
- Topic: Error message "Not Found - GSC..."
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1141
Re: Error message "Not Found - GSC..."
Which version of Astroart?
- 27 Feb 2022, 00:54
- Forum: Images, research, events
- Topic: Two recent images from the Serpens Observatory
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1660
Two recent images from the Serpens Observatory
https://photos.app.goo.gl/397RHsTFh4Zj51CbA Jones-Emberson 1 (PK 164+31.1) from Feb 24/25 + 25/26 2022. Taken through a 10in SCT F6.3 OTA @ F5 using a Starizona .75X SCT reducer atop a CEM60. I used an Orion Star Shoot Pro V2 ( APSC 6MP OSC sensor) camera and 31 x 900sec subs for a total integration...
- 26 Feb 2022, 09:08
- Forum: Scripts
- Topic: Single star AF and Multistar autoguiding?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1797