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Tweaking PlateSolve2 settings
@macdonjh, thanks for the info. I don’t remember where the plate scale setting is in SGP v4.4, but in v4.5 it here:
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macdonjh, Platesolve3 can be found here: PlateSolve 3.80 5GB It’s 5.2GB but has the catalogs. Mike
View ArticleMoving line on SGP's taskbar entry
It is a mini-progress bar attached to the main windows progress bar on the lower left corner. You’re saying it gets stuck in a bad state?
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Moving line on SGP's taskbar entry
EricC: This morning the line was moving even when SGP wasn’t “doing” anything - the sequence it ran ended several hours ago. I would call this an “incorrect” state rather than a “bad” state. The...
View ArticleMoving line on SGP's taskbar entry
Not sure about the missing icon. I think it can happen in a condition where the windows taskbar “stacks” its child windows and one of the children doesn’t specify an icon. Have any child windows open?
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No child windows open. It happens as soon as SGP starts, before any equipment is connected.
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Moving line on SGP's taskbar entry
FYI, once I connect all equipment the FLI camera driver puts a small window on the screen and the taskbar has:
View ArticleAutofocus Filter change
Hello Although autofocus is specified when changing filters, when autofocusing manually, it always switches to the L filter. Although a filter for autofocus isn’t specified anywhere. Maybe I’m missing...
View ArticleCould SGP get SQM from ASTAP and store the value as a file name tag?
Hello, I would also like to have the actual measured SQM value in the file name. I have a SQM from TESS that provides the current mag. values on the following page....
View ArticleTweaking PlateSolve2 settings
EricC: thank you. A friend of mine suggested novaAstrometry.net for finding my image scale. I uploaded an image taken with my “revised” scope and was given an image scale I used to back-calculate my...
View ArticleSlave to Telescope toggle in observatory module not working
For some reason I cannot get the Slave to telescope toggle in the observatory module to work. I have to go to the control panel where it works everytime. I have a NexDome, using their ASCOM original...
View ArticleImporting a target into sgp: the camera rotation is ignored
hi When I import a target from an SGP sequence, only the coordinates are imported, but not the camera rotation/sky angle. This is very annoying, especially with a mosaic! Bug or feature - or am I...
View ArticleImporting a target into sgp: the camera rotation is ignored
A couple related requests: Importing target - doesn’t import events Bug: Import Targets/SGPro Sequence It would be really nice if it was possible to “import” a target from an SGP sequence and have it...
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SGPro 4.5.0.1456 Public Alpha Available for Test
Ken: e may be able to look at this again. It’s something we have considered before but previous attempts failed because “downloading” was not an official state of an ASCOM camera. As such SGPro did...
View ArticleCall for AutoFocus Data
I apologize. I enabled this after reading this post but quickly forgot about it. I now have 36 GB of data over 629 focus packages. Do you still want this information? If so, how much of it? Eric
View ArticleNew Sequence with Profile Misses Switches
Using V 1498, switch settings do not load. They do load when doing a new sequence and than applying the same equipment profile.
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Tweaking PlateSolve2 settings
I’ve got PlateSolve3.80 installed and the catalogs located and linked. I opened it, loaded a recent sub and it took all of 2.2s to plate solve the image. However, when I tried to add it to my...
View ArticleValue in upgrading from V3.x to 4.x
Hi All, I left Sequence generator a few years back as i’m not a fan of being forced to pay a subscription and i was frustrated by the software lacking features that i was seeing elsewhere in free...
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Equipment profile error
Hi Tonight I had all setup ready to go, but my dome wouldn’t slave to the scope. I checked a few things in SGP and assumed it was me, but using the ASCOM device hub the dome slaved to the scope no...
View ArticleEquipment profile error
perhaps I should add that the equipment seemed to connect successfully, I connected the camera, scope and dome. In the equipment profile manager, There was another message which appeared when I...
View ArticleResuming subscription
Hello, I didn’t renew my SGP subscription last time, months ago. Assuming I renew it now, will the new 1-year period start from now on, or from the expiration date of the previous period? Thanks in...
View ArticleAutofocus Filter change
I can take a look at your sequence if you want to post it. In general though: the two things you specify (trigger focus on filter change and use the L filter to auto focus are not related in any way)....
View ArticleCould SGP get SQM from ASTAP and store the value as a file name tag?
Understood. At present there is not, but I have added this to the backlog. It is not a huge amount of effort, but is also not nearly as simple as the others I added earlier.
View ArticleSlave to Telescope toggle in observatory module not working
Yep! Thanks, this has been corrected in the bat, I will release today.
View ArticleValue in upgrading from V3.x to 4.x
26 views and no replies… Guess i’ll try on main stream astro forums.
View ArticleImporting a target into sgp: the camera rotation is ignored
This has long been constrained by the import “contract” we apply to external apps for this purpose, but if, in the case of an SGPro import, we sidestep this contract we can essentially just do a...
View ArticleSGPro 4.5.0.1456 Public Alpha Available for Test
No updates on this except to say that it is indeed one of the items we have actively selected for implementation. Working on some other stuff atm, but we’ll get to it.
View ArticleCall for AutoFocus Data
Thanks! Yes please. It is directly related to the current dev effort (once and for all automating the “tuning” of autofocus. We can use this data to piecemeal together “tuning runs” for testing beyond...
View ArticleEquipment profile error
I’m not sure off hand. This error is related to the underlying framework ASCOM uses so it’s definitely related to that. The disappearance of the camera data might indicate it as the source of the...
View ArticleResuming subscription
The maintenance subscription is always good for one year from the date of renewal. For anyone else reading through, we always want to note that this is a maintenance subscription required for updates...
View ArticleValue in upgrading from V3.x to 4.x
Simply too many things to list. SGPro 3 is quite old at this point. Here is a list from 2023 Version 4 vs Version 3 - Sequence Generator - Main Sequence Software And many new things in SGPro 4.4 and...
View ArticleValue in upgrading from V3.x to 4.x
Hi Ken, thanks for sending that through. So if i can take a 12 month subscription and then just cancel the subscription and then continue using the product for a few years subscription free before i’m...
View ArticleEquipment profile error
ok thanks Ken, I’ll see how it goes tonight and if the error persists, I’ll find some logs. I have been having connection issues with my camera since I purchased it, so it would be unsurprising if it...
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Value in upgrading from V3.x to 4.x
ribuck: So if i can take a 12 month subscription and then just cancel the subscription and then continue using the product for a few years subscription free before i’m ready to upgrade again, then...
View ArticleImporting a target into sgp: the camera rotation is ignored
Ken, Will it be in the release after 1498? I agree a target chooser would be nice, but if it didn’t exist and importing a whole sequence included EVERYTHING related to each target, it would be much...
View ArticleValue in upgrading from V3.x to 4.x
Hi Ken, I think i just understood the license model. I’ve already taken out the new subscription. Many Thanks for your help.
View ArticleEquipment profile error
logs link below Ken, many thanks for taking a look. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pRCRAkYrAj1Qv27ZZ3B9ky2RruI3HB0U?usp=sharing Paul
View ArticleEquipment profile error
Also Ken, when running an autofocus routine last night, I noticed that in ‘focus information’ the current position didn’t change when I clicked coarse in / out on the UI. I could hear the focuser...
View ArticleNot starting after migration to windows11
*I migrated from windows10 enterprise to 11 enterprise. I am using v…1441. The app starts and while the screen “checking launch conditions” is showing the app vanishes from the screen. Repetitive...
View ArticleImporting a target into sgp: the camera rotation is ignored
It will be in the next beta release which I hope to make available today… still struggling with the last bits of our “signing certificate” security issue…
View ArticleNot starting after migration to windows11
It’s hard to tell sometimes, but it is often the result of file corruption. We’ve made a checklist of sorts to help troubleshoot in cases like this:...
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Importing a target into sgp: the camera rotation is ignored
Ken, Thank you for fixing the problem so quickly. That helps a lot. The detailed selection of destinations is, as mentioned, not so important, as unnecessary ones can simply be deleted. I am looking...
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Plate Solve 2 & Latest Version of SGP
Hi All, I just upgraded to SGP 4 - Latest version 4.4.1.1441 and when i try to select PlateSolve 2 i get the following error message Failed to open Plate Solve 2 options! - Plate Solve 2 is not...
View ArticlePlate Solve 2 & Latest Version of SGP
Scrap that, i found the “External Apps” tab to specify the exe location.
View ArticleProfiles problem
Hi, I transferred the profiles from my sgp v4.1 to another machine running sgp v 4.2 they’re in a folder c:\SGP Profiles. I set the location in tools > options. When I browse the folder from...
View ArticleNot starting after migration to windows11
Solved. I made a mess out of my windows11 installation. After a complete re-install problem solved.Thx
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