Hello-

I am a recent new comer to this excellent program. I am testing my installation of a local astrometry solver on linux by implementing a simulated telescope/mount and CCD system. I used values for the telescope and CCD that are in the PAA video used I believe by the author of this program, iee 3326x2504 resolution and 5.4 um pixel size. I am using the same 900 FL scope as well. This generates a FOV of 68.6' x 51.7'.

I am trying to do a polar alignment.

The problem I'm having is that the mount does not seem to be rotating under command after acquiring an image and plate solving (successfully). In fact, it appears that the RA is changing at the rate of the planet's rotation, so after about 2 hours I believe, it does complete the 30 deg rotation and continue to the next image acquisition and plate solve.

I've attached a partial log file with debugging enabled. This log includes the start of Kstars, the unparking of the simulated mount, the slewing to a star near Polaris, and the initiation of the PAA routine. The PAA performs an image capture, successfully solves it, then commands a 30 deg rotation. At this point the program just sits there as the mount is not moving. Rather than uploading a full log of all three such sequences I just uploaded at that point. But I do have at least one large sequence where it did complete the rotations after several hours of running.

The odd thing is I believe I had this working initially, and I was seeing automated 30-deg rotations, but I must have changed some setting that is now interfering with the functionality of the PAA routine.

Thanks in advance,
Eric

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P.S. - even though I created a new profile for this simulation test, I see in the log file a reference to my Nikon D5300 DSLR which I used in a different profile. Not sure why that is carrying over.

P.P.S - my physical system consists of an F10 203mm aperature Orion 8" scope and the Nikon. This gives a FOV of only 39.74' x 26.38', well below the stated requirement of 1 deg of FOV. Is this doomed to failure if I try to do solving in the PAA or other modules?

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