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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 ...

Thanks dunmonro for the quick reply. Yes I have the astroar8.DAT in the AA8 directory. I save and load my platesolving parameters as you described and both the platesolve or immediate platesolve work well. However, the platesolve in the telescope control (center platesolve) never works for me in AA8...

A few ideas for enhancing the usability from my limited perspective: 1. Setting the root directory for the parameter files: it is by default in "User/ <name>/ Astroart". For using the same parameters across different computers, it is helpful to set this root directory freely, e.g. to a network folde...

Bug: In AA8, the Local zoom jumps back 1 step from minimum magnification when performing any tasks (e.g. mask; filter, others) on the image. That didn't happen in AA7.

The new functions in the zoom (circle, annulus, print etc.) are very helpful!!
Thanks
Bernd

Bug: Drag and drop of image windows from the AA workdesk seems to work only for the Images box, not for the other ones (flat field, f. darks, dark frames). I typically hold my master darks and flats on the desktop during processing. Improvement request: Also, i would like to be able to sort the fil...

I wanted to share some observations on the data in the FITS header created with AstroArt (not necessarily version-specific). 1. Binning : binned images from RGB Demosaic (binning 2x2) still show the same PIXSZ as the original setting. This should be recalculated with the binning factor! e.g. 3.8µm t...

@dunmunro, thanks for the comprehensive summary on the plate solving centering function in the "telescope" function. I searched for the "platesolv.dat" file you mention in the program folders of Astorart, but couldn't locate it. I was using it happily in AA7 with 80-95% success rate. In AA8 however,...

Hello Fabio, As always, the new version is a major improvement and i really like what you did after 3 months of use. I am still far away from using all the capabilities but it is my major tool for my astrophotography endeavors, both at the scope and afterwards for preprocessing (a real powerful and ...

Logo annotation is a good hint.
Thanks Fabio

Hello, I can only comment on AA together with a CEM60 EC. That is a fantastic combination. I am 90% sure that I can move the mount from within AA. I am using both the hand controller and AA interchangeably. After aligning with the hand controller and then syncing AA to it, i can do goto and then pla...

Very nice and thanks for sharing it. No Photoshop, PixInsight or other fancy post processing needed. All within AA7. i am also working like this.
BTW, your links have expired.

I would like an image scale bar on Plate solved Images to show the scale (10”, 30’ or whatever makes sense).
Same design as the N-E marker, maybe in the lower left of the image.
Would this help others as well?
Sincerely
Bernd