APT Platesolve HELP

[Stu Wilson]

Last night setup the same as usual and running APT.

As normal clicked on blind solve and every where I pointed it just timed out.

I even brought up previous sessions images and still timed out.

Pulling my hair out as haven't got a clue what's gone wrong..

Help help help.

Thanks

 

Stu

[david_taurus83]

Do you have the correct focal length selected in APT? 

[teoria_del_big_bang]

What are your Point Craft Settings ?

I do not use APT anymore (only because I wanted to use a RPi mounted on scope because APT is a great bit of software and worked well for me) but my settings were as below:

Also make sure your focal length, ccd pixel size and ccd width and height are set correctly in APT.

Also why are you Blind solving anyway ?
Can you near solve okay if you transfer your mount positions over into the Point Craft then Near solve ?

Steve

 

[Stu Wilson]

20 minutes ago, david_taurus83 said:

Do you have the correct focal length selected in APT? 

Yes. I remember a couple of years ago when I started using it all I had a nightmare to get it to work but can't remember what I did.

I think back then I may of removed and reinstalled APT

[Stu Wilson]

2 minutes ago, teoria_del_big_bang said:

What are your Point Craft Settings ?

I do not use APT anymore (only because I wanted to use a RPi mounted on scope because APT is a great bit of software and worked well for me) but my settings were as below:

Also make sure your focal length, ccd pixel size and ccd width and height are set correctly in APT.

Also why are you Blind solving anyway ?
Can you near solve okay if you transfer your mount positions over into the Point Craft then Near solve ?

Steve

 

Hi Steve. I've always blind solved. It works or did work every time.

[teoria_del_big_bang]

1 minute ago, Stu Wilson said:

Hi Steve. I've always blind solved. It works or did work every time.

You mean it did, sorry I guess I did not digest your OP thoroughly and realise this was the first time it didn't work.

I just wondered it you had tried the near solve and that worked, might be a clue.

Steve

[teoria_del_big_bang]

Have you updated APT recently and maybe lost some settings ?

There is a bit of a discussion on the APT forum about issues with Blind Solving I don't know if it will help at all ?

APT Blind Solving Issues

Steve

[Stu Wilson]

I think later when I got time ill try reinstalling APT

[Stu Wilson]

Ive removed and reinstalled everything and now its working fine. However its doing it a different way.

In the platesolve section there is now another solving plugin abover the 2 that used to be there and that seems to be what its using.

Anyway i dont mind what its using as long as its working lol.

Cheers for your input guys

🙂

 

Stu