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The Astro & AP Software Primer -- Wading Through The Disarray Of Titles

Last post by Baskevo « Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:54 pm
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by JayTee » Tue May 21, 2019 11:21 pm

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Before we begin, this material was developed by me for a class I have taught a number of times. This is only a discussion on AP software titles. I do...

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JT this is awesome! Thank you for this! I have a lot to experiment with now :D

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Last post by Baskevo
Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:54 pm
APT Platesolving

Last post by JeffBevan « Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:27 pm
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by jrm_astro » Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:00 am

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Hello All,

I'm getting a little tired of lying on my driveway and stretching my neck to align, so i'm diving into the world of platesolving.

I...

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What is APT?

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Last post by JeffBevan
Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:27 pm
PHD2 problem with hot pixels!

Last post by UlteriorModem « Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:43 pm
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by UlteriorModem » Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:29 pm

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Recently I started imaging with a narrow band filter. Now all of a sudden occasionally the guider will sometimes lock onto a hot pixel because of the...

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The bad pixel map is shot just like dark calibration frames, with the cameral or tube covered.

The last one I shot by running the BPM app in PHD2...

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Last post by UlteriorModem
Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:43 pm
SGP "Try the Beta they said!"

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:31 pm
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by UlteriorModem » Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:07 pm

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Sequence Generator Pro.. Try the Beta they said, it will be fun they said! Well read on!

I had asked for a feature to be added to be able to copy...

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One of these should correct the issue.
UC3069.jpg

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:31 pm
Add a comet to Stellarium

Last post by jazzin « Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:32 pm
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by jazzin » Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:40 am

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Can you add Comet 21/Borisov to Stellarium? And if so how do you do it? I see it's in the list of observable comets

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Borisov has discovered a few comets. I do see the others listed, but not our particular interstellar interloper. I also see asteroid Borisov.

I do...

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Last post by jazzin
Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:32 pm
Sharing My Imaging Location In Stellarium

Last post by UlteriorModem « Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:19 pm
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by fatboy1271 » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:11 pm

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I thought I'd share my backyard imaging location with anyone that wants to pull it into Stellarium 🤘 I've wanted to make a custom landscape for, oh,...

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Yea I could not work without my 'custom horizon' that shows me the 'rise and set' times of objects out of and into the trees. I did it in Starry...

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Last post by UlteriorModem
Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:19 pm
APT (Astrophotography Tool) 3.80 Released Today

Last post by Juno16 « Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:46 am
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by JayTee » Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:46 am

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As the title implies. The major new feature is the support of all the ZWO cameras. Or as Ivo says it, adding native support for ZWO cameras and...

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Thanks JT!

Actually, APT sent me an email a couple of days ago about the new version.

Installed 3.80 this afternoon and looking forward to giving...

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Last post by Juno16
Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:46 am
No active target in SGP

Last post by jazzin « Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:36 am
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by jazzin » Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:05 am

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When I try to slew to an object by manually clicking the 'Slew' button in SGP, I get the message, 'There are no active targets', even though I have...

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Thanks for the reply KathyNS

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Last post by jazzin
Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:36 am
Using the Polemaster

Last post by bladekeeper « Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:15 am
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by jazzin » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:08 pm

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I've been using the Polemaster and it is amazing for PA but I have a question about the process.

When you get to the part where it says, 'Move the...

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While I do not use a Polemaster, I do use SharpCap's polar alignment routine. I do this first thing before I even turn the mount on. I simply unlock...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:15 am
Starnet in PixInsight?

Last post by KathyNS « Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:18 pm
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by KathyNS » Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:40 pm

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I've been hearing a lot about the Starnet module for removing stars from an image. I downloaded and installed it, and it works beautifully as a...

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For those just hearing about Starnet for the first time, here us my first experiment with it. I took the image you've already seen, NGC 1333, the...

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Last post by KathyNS
Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:18 pm
QHY Polemaster

Last post by Aidi « Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:30 pm
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by lostone » Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:51 am

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Does anyone know if SharpCap polar alignment works with the QHY Polemaster or do we have to use the Polemaster software for the polar alignment....

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Likewise with polemaster. Start PM software, do PA, shut it down & forget it..

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Last post by Aidi
Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:30 pm
SkySafari 6 settings lost with iPhone change

Last post by bladekeeper « Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:48 pm
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by rocdoc » Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:47 pm

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Hi everyone,
Long time no post. But I finally got excited about going back out and found myself in a SkySafari predicament. I backed up my old phone...

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I figured it out!! I just had to log into my livesky account. Backup is automatic with the pro version. All is well with the world :)

Yay! Glad...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:48 pm
SGP and focuser backlash

Last post by KathyNS « Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:21 pm

by KathyNS » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:21 pm

I was having trouble getting good autofocus in SGP. I tightened up the focus motor gearing as much as I dared, but was still getting a lot of out-of...

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Last post by KathyNS
Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:21 pm
Just bought me a QHY Polemaster

Last post by jazzin « Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:37 pm
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by jazzin » Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:49 pm

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I'm so excited to get out there and use this thing. It's a new gadget in my repertoire and it's always fun when you get the opportunity to learn new...

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Thanks Star Dad

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Last post by jazzin
Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:37 pm
SGP Plate Solving - More Reliable Solving - ASTAP

Last post by OhNo « Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:28 am
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by Aidi » Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:20 pm

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Many of you i know use SGP.. and probably the default Platesolve2 software for Platesolving. I have always found mostly reliable, but on quite a few...

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Ah!!!!! That's better! I had almost given up on SGP. Endless failures to plate solve had me wondering IF I'd wasted my money. Seeing it wasn't...

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Last post by OhNo
Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:28 am
SGP: repeat a session multiple times

Last post by yobbo89 « Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:25 pm
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by DEnc » Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:33 am

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Hi, I haven’t seen this option, is it in the software somewhere?

For photometry I’d like to run a sequence with the filters V,V,V,R, and repeat it...

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Well done, it seems you beat us to the answer haha.

Firecapture also dose this too, which is great for repeated rgb subs.

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Last post by yobbo89
Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:25 pm
New (to me) weather site - metcheck

Last post by pakarinen « Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:48 am

by pakarinen » Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:48 am

Not sure this is the right subforum, but...

In my unending search for a good weather forecast, I ran across metcheck.com yesterday.

Nice...

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Last post by pakarinen
Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:48 am
Nebulosity question

Last post by Star Dad « Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:46 pm
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by PapaFox » Mon Sep 23, 2019 5:36 am

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Trying to get my AP set up going, but I've had another snag. I have 2 zwo cameras, one for guiding and one for imaging. Each in a different USB port...

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:banana-dance: YAY! :banana-dance:

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Last post by Star Dad
Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:46 pm
SGP aborts (rant)

Last post by Star Dad « Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:24 pm
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by KathyNS » Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:00 am

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Does anyone else find SGP's abort message really, REALLY annoying? Something terrible has happened ??? Really?? How is that supposed to help me? Give...

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:shock: Meaningless error messages? Yep - part of a software engineer's toolbag to piss off the client. I particularly like the ones that say...

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Last post by Star Dad
Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:24 pm
Auto polar alignment?

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:51 pm
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by Gordon » Mon Sep 23, 2019 7:12 pm

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Since I have moved, I no longer am using a pier mount. So it's back to having to do a polar alignment for a while.

It's been years since I had to do...

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My telescope is in the garden on a brick patio and I've countersunk three indentations in the brick in the hope that the tripod feet will be in...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:51 pm
A New Stellarium Landscape - My Backyard!

Last post by bladekeeper « Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:11 am
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by JayTee » Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:21 am

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Just finished getting my observing site panorama image situated to work with Stellarium. If you are the least bit interested here is the .zip file....

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That's pretty awesome, JT!

I never did finish mine up a few years ago. I may have another go at it now that neighborhood construction has largely...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:11 am
APT control Skywatcher mount with Starsense?

Last post by Larry 1969 « Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:42 am
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by Larry 1969 » Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:50 pm

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Hello all!
Like the title says.... I'm trying to use the plate solving feature in APT. Up until now I have only used APT for camera control.
I've...

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Thanks JayTee!
I was fooling around in the basement and actually got the mount connected and slewed to a target.
I just wasn't sure if I needed to...

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Last post by Larry 1969
Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:42 am
Online deep sky atlas with Sloan DSS?

Last post by pakarinen « Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:49 pm

by pakarinen » Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:49 pm

Switching browsers, I managed to delete my bookmark for an online atlas that would show charts or Sloan Digital Sky Survey fields.
I'm pretty sure...

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Last post by pakarinen
Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:49 pm
To all SkySafari users

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:38 pm
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by Bigzmey » Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:09 pm

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In the past if you hit 'Update Minor Body Orbit Data' under Solar System tub in Settings it would hum a while and then return the report. Some thing...

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So, SSPro support team thinks that it might be Android 4 issue, which they can fix in the next update. Fingers crossed. :)

My phone is 4 years old....

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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:38 pm
Excel spreadsheet "upper culmination" of object?

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:55 pm
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by TSS_ASTRO » Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:43 pm

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Hi All,
I'm wondering if someone has already done the work of creating an Excel sheet that calculates the upper culmination ALT/AZ position of an...

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There's a very excellent Android app called Whereisit that will tell you the alt az coordinates of a hugh database of objects based on time, date,...

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Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:55 pm

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