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Maybe I am using Astroart and ASCOM wrong then? When using FireCapture, I can download 1 to 2 FPS in full resolution with my ZWO ASI1600MM, but Astroart take 2-3 seconds to download an image from the camera. There's no compression in the FireCapture images. Are there some settings in ASCOM and/or As...

Ok thanks Fabio. Don’t know what “ EXTENSION” means. Just wanted to try fiddling with Hubble data.

I am trying to open a FITS file from the Hubble Space Telescope, and get this error: --------------------------- Open --------------------------- Incompatible file format C:\Users\rbr\Dropbox\Main\astro\2022\0105\Hubble\HST_11080_02_NIC_NIC3_F190N_sci.fits --------------------------- OK ------------...

Just tested Gradient Removal on my Lenovo X1, and yes, AA8 engage all logivcal processors

I accuired this image last night, when the moon was 100% full and very close to Horse Head nebula ;-) About 90x120 sec H-alpha with a ASI1600MM Pro on a 10" f/5 newton. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ehgpsl0d3jsom0m/Hest_86x120s_Ha_s.jpg?raw=1 And heres what came out of very basic usage of the Starnet++ ...

"sky background" is the average ADU value of the background in the image.

Nice Morten !!!

It’s perhaps “cheating”

It’s a brand new Lenovo X1 laptop

And the stacking is extremely fast.
Here 79 images from a ASI1600MM, aligned, rotated, calibrated and Sigma+Sum stacked in ca 33 seconds !!!

https://youtu.be/yF4Ir6BlYso

Yes - what a great update and a lot of very cool new features. I have been testing AA8 now for some weeks, and I know that Fabio has been working really hard on this update. Good job Fabio!!!!

Dunmunro wrote: ↑

27 May 2021, 15:21

Thanks. I checked the help menu, and found nothing. I now realize that I hadn't installed SP6 yet...

- do You know where to download it from?
http://www.msb-astroart.com/down_en.htm

From the help: Dome functions Dome.Connect Dome.Disconnect Dome.Connected These functions are intended for connection with the ASCOM hubs, for example "POTH" or "DeviceHub", where the movement of the dome is controlled by ASCOM. Your scripts will just open or close the window, or park the dome. Exam...