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Interesting. I messaged @PaulABS a few days ago but he may have been busy at the time, I don't know. I've also e-mailed the webmaster e-mail address, which I guess is Paul as well.
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I've just realised that if I use my Gibraltar Internet connection, it won't work but if I switch to my 4G+ on my phone, which uses Vodafone Spain, it does. Is Gibraltar blocked? 😯
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I seem to be getting a sign-in pop-up everytime I access the website, no matter which page I access. It's odd. I believe I remember my sign-in information but it won't work anyway. Is the website running anymore? Thank you.
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My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Readers please note that the website address for this tutorial is now: http://www.lightvortexastronomy.com/tutorial-setting-up-and-using-astrotortilla-for-plate-solving.html -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Hi Surinder, I replied to your problem in your thread. I hope it works! Best Regards, Kayron -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Hi, Thank you for your comments. Indeed a friend of mine recently upgraded to Nebulosity 4.0 and has the same issue with operating AstroTortilla. What he is doing, and what I would recommend doing, is selecting "File Open dialog" under "Camera". The workflow would be as follows: 1. Select "File Open dialog" as your camera in AstroTortilla. 2. Go to your intended target. 3. Use your software of choice to capture an exposure of whatever it is you're pointing at. Try to use an exposure time of 20 seconds or so, and bin 2x2 if you use a CCD camera that supports binning. If it's a monochrome camera, use your Luminance filter. 4. Click "Capture and Solve" on AstroTortilla and a window will open asking for an image file. Point it to your captured exposure from step 3. 5. Wait and enjoy! Naturally, AstroTortilla always captures a second exposure after the first one, to verify the correctness of the slew. As a result, another file open window will pop up once it has apparently done its job. You can close this window and ignore it if you don't want to verify the plate solve. If you do want to verify the plate solve, keep this window open, go back to your capture software, capture a new exposure and then point the file open window to this new exposure. It will plate solve that and most likely be happy and report "Solved". That's why you can skip on the verification stage - the vast majority of people will never need a second slew to get right on target. -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Hi Julian, It's great to hear you fixed it and with something so simple as well. Having changed EQMod to work "Dialog Based" means Sync commands are not adding alignment points and therefore do not function as star alignment. It's not really an issue at all. After all, you go to your target, you plate solve on it and you're 100% centred on your target. You then just guide and image. No need to do star alignment at all and so having EQMod in "Dialog Based" mode is not a disadvantage. Best Regards, Kayron -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Hi Julian, I've replied to you on my tutorial comments. I hope it helps you out - I feel it will fix your re-centering failure issue! Best Regards, Kayron -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Hi Julian, You can take 1.79° to be your "maximum FOV" and 1.20° to be your "minimum FOV". To give some leeway both ways, you can choose the following astrometric index files: Narrowest level: Index 4206, 313MB, 16-22 arcmin Widest level: Index 4212, 4.0MB, 2-2.83 deg (120-170 arcmin) That will download those two plus all the astrometric index files in-between them. It will have everything it needs to work! Best Regards, Kayron -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
I'm glad you got this sorted. Indeed, the objs command must be followed by two dashes (--objs) with no space, and then followed by a number after a space, e.g. --objs 100. They are quite fiddly, yes, but ultimately that's the way it works because those are the commands it accepts. What would be excellent is if AstroTortilla was updated to have a proper Settings menu system whereby users select stuff and enter numbers in. AstroTortilla can then use these user-set settings to produce the relevant commands automatically. This is extremely simple to program as an update to AstroTortilla. Moreover, another feature I think would be immensely useful, is if AstroTortilla keeps a record in a file of the index files that successfully plate solved the images. Each time it plate solves, it can then check this file and use those specific index files first and foremost, as most probably they will succeed. If they don't, then AstroTortilla should check the rest in the folder. This way it avoids the user having to check which ones are successful and move the others out of the way. It's also a fail-safe that it would later check the rest, just in case. If another is found successful, it can then add that index file to the list as well. Again, very easy to program this in! -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Just a note to everyone. I updated my tutorial with the following: - Added a new Step 4 to further optimise plate solving speed. This is done by identification of useful astrometric index files and moving the not useful ones out of the folder they are stored in. - Edited the text and screenshots to be more up-to-date and informative. This comes from the fact that this tutorial is my most popular, with a whopping 10,695 views to date. -
My tutorial for installing, setting up and using AstroTortilla
Gib007 replied to Gib007's topic in Discussions - Software
Good to hear it was helpful to you! -
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Hello all! I wasn't sure what forum to post this under so hopefully this one's ok. I've received the Borg 77EDII F4.6 telescope and with it came an adapter for the focuser to accept a T2 connection. On the OAG, I've got a thin adapter ring to go from 2" (M48) to T2. Unfortunately I think I may have over-tightened the connection from the focuser to the OAG and these two adapter rings are pretty tightly fit and I can't separate them! I've nearly broken my hands trying... The following is a photograph of the two rings together: The one highlighted in red is the one that needs removing. It's a thin ring that has an internal and external thread, basically. I can't seem to get enough grip to remove it. Thank you in advance for any tips! I'm sure something similar has happened many a time to many of us!