Problems with plate solving
Hi Pete, your first solve was just after SGP unparked the mount, with the scope looking at Polaris. This is a very difficult area to handle properly. Fortunately, there is an easy cure for this: in...
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In addition to reversing the order, a very good suggestion, I would advise to default both to on when new targets are created. Ken had mentioned he thought this was a good idea in an earlier topic....
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Problems with plate solving
Thanks guys, this will also let me use my non-standard park position of the scope in the horizontal position I've amended these options (center was already ticked) on my saved sequences so I'll give...
View ArticleCan I turn off checking for updates?
I can't seem to locate an option for this. My installation of SGP has a network connection but no access to the internet.So when SGP starts, I have a long timeout wait before the application starts up.
View ArticleM3 - acquired with Betas!
That is very good.Can I ask. Just out of interest. What imager you use?
View ArticleHow to sync SGP by visually centering 3 stars in telescope eyepiece without...
I would like to sync my mount manually by slewing my telescope to 3 stars in succession and pressing a "sync" button in SGP each time I've centered a star in the telescope's eyepiece. I'm not...
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I think what you're really asking about is building a mount model. That'snot really something SGP is designed to do and I don't think that there isa sync option like what you are asking. I might...
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Pete, To do that in SGP you'd need to enter the RA and Dec very precisely where you want to sync (what a plate solver does). I would think this would be very difficult and tedious from an end user...
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Currently there is no option to do this. I'll move this to the feature requests. Thanks,Jared
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Problems with plate solving
Horia: I would like to suggest to just reverse the order of the two option on the “Target Settings” window. This should make the relationship between the two options clearer. This has been changed for...
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Thanks Jared and Joel, I just watched your video on plate solving and the process looks easier than I had thought so I'll use that method instead. All the best!Pete
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When using FMW I find it annoying that it requires at least one of these two options (slew or center here) be checked. I prefer to create targets with neither option so that I can manually acquire the...
View ArticleSGP-generated fits files from canon DSLRs
by the way, i did some experiments. first, i am making the assumption that you are calling dcraw as follows: dcraw -4 -o 0 -r 1 1 1 1 -d -t 0 -c little d being the key here, which causes the scaling...
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Would it be possible at some stage to use the Copy and Paste from Stellarium into the Framing and Mosaic Wizard?
View ArticleSGP-generated fits files from canon DSLRs
Hi Rob, from the log file (Version 2.5.1.14): [19.05.2016 23:59:09] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Canon Camera: Saving FITS file...[19.05.2016 23:59:09] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Created full file name...
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M3 - acquired with Betas!
Hi Paul - I'm using a QSI 683 wsg - cooled to -10C. LRGB 33x300 seconds each. 10" GSO truss RCT on a Paramount MX, TPoint/ProTrack but with autoguiding every 10 seconds. Oh yes and using a different...
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Nigel, It already does, you get the whole line pasted which Stellarium calls 'Catalogue Number' though Examples: A star from Ursa Major - F & M will get - 'Dubhe (α UMa - 50 UMa) - HIP 54061 A'If...
View ArticleSigning off
By all means, take a well-earned rest and reconnect with your family. It's obvious this software has been a labor of love, and I continue to be amazed by the quality of the functionality and the...
View ArticleSelect DSLR camera when running two instances of SGP
I also have 2 Canon DSLRs, both 6Ds. SGP does not currently support having both connected. When I have both of them powered up and connected, I can't use either one, the program gets confused. So I...
View ArticleSGP-generated fits files from canon DSLRs
thanks for the logfile... i was too lazy to hook up my 50d to SGP (i can't find the battery anymore) so my analysis is garbage. given that it uses -D, SGP itself must be scaling the data, which if...
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