ASTAP no star database found

[MarciAstro]

Hello!

First, let me say that I'm new to this forum. Also this may be a silly question that a lot of people have already asked, but I can't seem to find any information on it.

I've had this issue multiple times even though I tried a lot of things. When I start ASTAP platesolving (standalone or N.I.N.A) ASTAP tells me that I don't have any star databases installed. I installed H18 as the tutorial on their website told me. 

I put the database in a folder that has 2 other folders in it. The one is the database the other is the ASTAP folder that has the astap.exe file in it. I tried putting the database in the folder of the .exe file but had the same result.

Should I not use a folder for the database and put it's individual files in the .exe's folder? 

Thanks, Marci.

[scotty38]

Mine extracted into the astap directory itself and works fine:

Edited February 6, 2022 by scotty38

[teoria_del_big_bang]

Firstly the plate solver is looking for the database in the directory C:\ZWOASI\ASTAPPlateSolve\astap_solver but you are saying you put the download in C:\Program Files\astap 

So in NINA you need to point it to the correct directory in the box ringed in red below:

Then in that directory make sure you have unzipped the database and have lots of files like below:

Steve.

 

[MarciAstro]

Haven't tried that yet. Thanks, I'll try it out. Also the NINA part (as for the exe path) is ok.

Edited February 6, 2022 by MarciAstro

[MarciAstro]

Final: Got home, it works! 

Thanks a lot! 🙂