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- 08 Jan 2023, 06:54
- Forum: General
- Topic: Star Atlas query
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1159
Re: Star Atlas query
Hi Fabio First off, I'd just like to say that AstroArt is an amazing piece of software and just gets better with every SP release. I have a query on the automatic reference stars Star Atlas option. There is a box titled "Astrometry". Could you advise what that is for and when should it be used. Reg...
- 08 Jan 2023, 01:41
- Forum: Instrumentation
- Topic: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1875
Re: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
Hi, I didn't understand "broke access", may you explain? what happened exactly? 32 bit or 64 bit? By the way it's possible that the first time v2.70 is used it's required to select again the camera from the ASCOM Chooser. The previous version is still available, you may switch between them without ...
- 08 Jan 2023, 00:35
- Forum: Instrumentation
- Topic: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1875
Re: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
Thank you for the report! Clear skies, Fabio. I installed AA Ascom V2.7 after AA SP3 and that seems to have broken the 64bit and 32 bit ASCOM camera connections. I uninstalled AA8, reinstalled it, reinstalled SP3 and I now have successful AA8 SP3 64 bit camera control on two separate installs. I wa...
- 07 Jan 2023, 00:37
- Forum: Instrumentation
- Topic: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1875
64bit Camera plugin - it works!
I have demonstrated AA8 SP3 64bit Camera control using ASCOM:
Orion SSPro camera
ASI 178MM guider camera
CEM120 mount control
Rigel Nfocus temperature compensation focus control.
Orion SSPro camera
ASI 178MM guider camera
CEM120 mount control
Rigel Nfocus temperature compensation focus control.
- 22 Dec 2022, 22:54
- Forum: Image processing and analysis
- Topic: Drizzle - now works well.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1291
Drizzle - now works well.
I recently drizzle stacked 17 x 15min subs using an Orion SS Pro camera with AA8 SP2 and the resulting image was excellent.
- 01 Nov 2022, 19:17
- Forum: Instrumentation
- Topic: Plate solving parameters in Telescope control Centering
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2381
Re: Plate solving parameters in Telescope control Centering
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...
- 20 Oct 2022, 16:40
- Forum: General
- Topic: Multiple simultaneous instances
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2320
Re: Multiple simultaneous instances
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...
- 15 Oct 2022, 15:29
- Forum: Instrumentation
- Topic: Selected guide star not showing in Guide Window
- Replies: 2
- Views: 996
Re: Selected guide star not showing in Guide Window
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...
- 30 Sep 2022, 19:35
- Forum: Scripts
- Topic: script for automatic goto, platesolve, sync, centre, and FF autoguide
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1699
Re: script for automatic goto, platesolve, sync, centre, and FF autoguide
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(...
- 30 Sep 2022, 15:41
- Forum: Scripts
- Topic: script for automatic goto, platesolve, sync, centre, and FF autoguide
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1699
Re: script for automatic goto, platesolve, sync, centre, and FF autoguide
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...
- 27 Sep 2022, 17:56
- Forum: Scripts
- Topic: script for automatic goto, platesolve, sync, centre, and FF autoguide
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1699
script for automatic goto, platesolve, sync, centre, and FF autoguide
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
I am helping a friend automate his AP Mach 2 mount and an 11in RA astrograph.
thanks
Duncan
- 20 Sep 2022, 18:43
- Forum: General
- Topic: Astroart 8 SP2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1917
Re: Astroart 8 SP2
Awesome! Astroart is getting better and better!