I would like to try ASTAP. I have it installed in /opt/astap. I have G16 and G17 installed. I can bring up the program from the command line ./astap once in the subdirectory, and Ekos invokes it when I have it checked. But it cannot solve. Obviously, something is setup wrong.

I am using "simulators" at present and am trying to solve a pic I took earlier this month using my C8 w/6.3 focal reducer. Telescope should be 203mm, fl=1260mm. Guide scope is 30mm, fl=120mm. Camera is a Nikon D5100, 4.78u pixels, 4,928 × 3,264. All these parameters are plugged into the simulator.

When I click "Load and Solve", ASTAP opens a small window upper left of the screen, goes through the motions, then times out after 180 seconds without solution. Something is amiss.

Have I included enough info, or do I need logs for ASTAP, too? If so, where would the ASTAP logs be?

Thanks.

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