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INDI Library v2.0.7 is Released (01 Apr 2024)

Bi-monthly release with minor bug fixes and improvements

Announcing Polar Alignment Changes

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Thanks for your reply!

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indilib.org/forum/general/11826-nexstar-11-alignment.html#83567
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1 year 9 months ago #83934

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Thanks for this great new addition to the PAA.

I had the opportunity to test the "Plate Solve" mode yesterday as my PA was off by more ( > 2 degrees ) than my CCD field of view but the "Updated Err:" stop updating/refreshing after a few iterations and even disappeared. Any clue as to why this happened?

Thanks in advance.
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"Note that, since knobs may be moved during exposures, some images may have large star trails and plate solves may fail. Be patient and allow the system to capture a clean image before relying on the error estimate."
Here's a thought. Stellar Solver is capable of running parallel plate solving operations on the same image with different parameters. But given already established parameters, image scale and location, it might instead be possible to use parallel solvers on different images as the refreshes come in. This way if there is a bad frame, it can automatically be aborted if a more recent frame solves first. Just update the position with the most current successful solution.
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Happy to look at a debug log. Other than that, all I can say is that shouldn't happen.
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1 year 9 months ago #83950

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Given that this is a semi-permanent installation I don't need to PA often, but whenever I feel like doing a PA again, I will gladly generate debug logs.

I also made sure that I gave enough time (I hope) between alt-az mount motion before relying on the plate solve results but then. that may not have been enough.

Thanks again.
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I don't think this alt-az movement thing is a big deal. It just means one plate solve may fail due to scope movement, but the next plate-solve comes automatically soon after and will likely succeed.
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It is a great update for the PA in kstars

I can't help to try it
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This is a pretty good feature. I used it last night.
Plate solving went off into the weeds a few times, but that may have been due to some high-altitude clouds coming in (and the one time my scope was pointed at a tree!).
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Hi, first of all i'd like to thak you for this great software. Without it i would never ever had the chance to spend so many sleepless nights :).I've been using Kstars 2.5.7 for about a year and just installed the 3.6.3 version . Only had short time to test the PA and i'd like the window to behave similar to the older version - the left side had fixed width and the right side with the picture was variable.
Is there a way to change it in the current version ?
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Hi Janek,
good idea! I added a splitter to the UI such that users can change the width on their own. The corresponding merge request is MR!852 .

Cheers
Wolfgang
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Done, will be released with 3.6.4.
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Hi Wolfgang,
about a half a year ago I posted a similar issue in the whish list: indilib.org/forum/wish-list/12432-partit...indows-in-3-6-1.html

Would it be a great thing to implement such a splitter also in the Guiding Tab and in the Align tab?
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