Any chance of getting some kind of indicator (would love a count-down overlay) on the image during the final "Refresh" stage? In the dark, huddled near the adjustment screws and peering sideways at the laptop I find it difficult to discern when a new image has arrived. Compounding this is quite often my adjustment has had no effect and I suffer longer than I'd like.
I just added something I hope will address this.
In the latest code (to be released in 3.5.7) there is an image counter on the polar-align refresh page.
It is incremented every time a new image is received, which will hopefully make things easier for you.
Here's a screenshot.
If you have suggestions for an improved UI, let me know.
Hy
Maybe next to 'done' a button 'go to home' to do a second/ verification run. Or maybe do an optional verification run on the return slew? (Capture & solve are extremely fast )
Also, i use a FoV of 66' x 44' and i have no trouble accurate polar aligning. However due to the newer restrictions i can't set the move direction or slew speed any more. Could this be made a 'non blocking' warning?
I use the PAA a lot and it is such a good tool now. Thanks a lot!
Bart
I don't understand what you mean by:
"due to the newer restrictions i can't set the move direction or slew speed any more."
I can set direction and slew speed on my setup.
Please explain further.
Hy
This is the message 'polar alignment is disavbled. FoV must be greater than x arcminutes'
Ok, it's not 'new', but in the past it wasn't there.
I can show a screenshot later today.
Even with my C8 & 1600mm (smaller FoV), it would do fine, although, this was a while ago.
How can I help you, by the way?
All i do now is suggest. I could test, Dutch weather permitting...
I've got the same issue and I am at a loss on how to fix this - I've moved to a new mac running it and now the issue appears, on my previous mac with Kstarts I didn't have the issue. Using a 533MC + GT71.
There was a bug fix for a "FOV too small" issue that was fixed around the end of September.
See invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/merge_requests/442
Many people who switched to the repaired software saw the issue was resolved for them.
The fix is in the 3.5.6 KStars release. I assume you are using a KStars version before 3.5.6.
If so, the fix would be to upgrade to that release. I'm not sure what version StellarMate currently uses.