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What are some good tactics for figuring out why ASTAP plate solving sometimes works and sometimes doesn't? All I see on the screen is "Plate solve failed" and all I see in the BackyardNikon log looks like what I quote at the end of this message, with no further error message.
- Does ASTAP write a further log somewhere else, in which it can tell me what's going on?
- Does ASTAP need to be already open on my computer in order for BackyardNikon to use it?
- When BackyardNikon calls ASTAP, is ASTAP affected by settings in the copy of it that is or was open by itself?
- I know ASTAP can solve blind, but is it supposed to know the focal length or field of view of my telescope? If so, how does BackyardNikon pass this along to it?
My situation: When I use my 200-mm f/4 telephoto lens, in order to get successful plate solves I had to change the plate solve exposure from ISO 1600 5 seconds to ISO 1600 30 seconds. Then it worked like a charm. Using my telescope at 1400 mm f.l. f/7, I cannot get successful plate solves even with ISO 3200 30 seconds. But the plate solve exposures show plenty of stars, and similar exposures (NEF files) are plate solved successfully in ASTAP running by itself.
My real question here is, how I can get ASTAP to tell me more about why it's failing? Are there ASTAP error messages on another log somewhere, or a way to enable them?
BTW, this is with the April version of ASTAP. I downloaded last night's new version of ASTAP but have not tried it yet. I have star catalog 17. Should I switch to 18?
Extract from log:
2022-05-29 22:08:01,069 [5] INFO - PlateSolve (attempt #1)
2022-05-29 22:08:01,170 [3] INFO - Loading image with GdRawImageProvider: C:\Users\Michael\Documents\BackyardNikon\TEMP\Download\PLATESOLVE_ra(12.63281)_dec(13.04141)_20220529-22h08m01s020ms.NEF
2022-05-29 22:08:01,174 [3] INFO - DCRaw.exe -c -e -T "C:\Users\Michael\Documents\BackyardNikon\TEMP\Download\PLATESOLVE_ra(12.63281)_dec(13.04141)_20220529-22h08m01s020ms.NEF"
2022-05-29 22:08:01,306 [3] INFO - Image resized to : Width 3896 Height 2596 Factor 1.54083204930663
2022-05-29 22:08:09,281 [ReadWeatherCenter(Normal)] DEBUG - No weather provider configured.
2022-05-29 22:08:19,316 [6] ERROR - ERROR in method MoveNext
2022-05-29 22:08:19,317 [6] ERROR - PlateSolve FAILED: ASTAP failed to solve PLATESOLVE_ra(12.63281)_dec(13.04141)_20220529-22h08m01s020ms.NEF
2022-05-29 22:08:19,317 [6] ERROR - at BinaryRivers.Orchestrator.MaestroInstance.PlateSolver.<Solve>d__0.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()
at BinaryRivers.Orchestrator.MaestroInstance.Telescope.<Center>d__3.MoveNext()
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SUCCESS. What is crucial is that, before using BackyardNikon or at any time while using it, I must open the ASTAP app, go to its "Stack" menu (strange name), and tell it the field of view of the came
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Here are my tentative notes on how to get ASTAP working with BackyardNikon (and presumably BackyardEOS). If no one here tells me I've made a mistake, I plan to put them in my blog and also contribute
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