APT help...

[paul mc c]

Hello would any one know how to set amount of subs i want to take using APT,ie can i set it to take say 30 2 min subs or can i only take one at a time.

Thanks Paul

[JamesF]

Last time I used APT you could set up a "plan" with the exposure details, number of exposures etc. and then you just need to run that plan.

James

[spillage]

No you can make a plan and have any number of subs and exposure times. If you have a usb filter wheel you can also select which filter to use.

[paul mc c]

Great,will give that a go,thanks.

[MarsG76]

You can setup a "Light" plan, there you can label the plan, set exposure time, ISO/Gain, pause time between exposures and the number of exposures you wish to do.

You can also set different times and gain levels, for example expose 20 2 min ISO 800 subs then 10 5 min ISO800 subs, then finish with 10 15 min ISO 400 subs followed by you scope parking it self at the end.

 

[Marci]

See https://www.ideiki.com/astro/UserGuide.pdf , bottom of page 62 onwards.

[kirkster501]

I like APT very much.  If it had better Platesolve, Blind solve and autofocus routines I'd use it instead of SGP.

You set the exposures and length/filter again the plan.

[spillage]

I have found the latest version is great on platesolving. I can load an image that solves in a few seconds. Then goto++ takes about three goes to get it within 10 pixels.