I then blind solve on that, sync and then do another goto to the original target and most times it then pretty much spot on. I pick a target (a good distance from NCP) either in Objects or on stelarium, get that into Goto on the gear tab and let it go - it usually gets fairly close if my home position has been accurate. Except after plate solving I dont try to go Goto++. My guide camera plays no role at all in Goto++ or Stellarium, it's only used by PHD2 for guiding.Įdited by OhmEye, 29 April 2020 - 06:13 AM. When I click the Sync or Show button in Pointcraft after a Goto++, APT sends the coordinates to Stellarium and it displays the coordinates and framing rectangle of the camera FoV. I don't have APT set to automatically Sync the mount, so I do that myself to update the mount's coordinates. If guiding is in use, it's automatically started when the Goto++ is finished. I'm not sure I've ever seen it take 4 tries, I'd say it gets it centered on the second time 4 out of 5 times for me. Sometimes it is still off by a slight amount and does a third correction. It slews again using that offset and usually centers it the second time. APT slews the mount to the coordinates, takes a snapshot using the camera settings you configured and platesolves it to get the number of pixels off-center it is. I select an object in Stellarium (or from APTs own object browser) and use Pointcraft Goto++. Once APT and Stellarium are talking to each other it's been very straightforward for me. You know this is working when the APT log shows it's connected to Stellarium, and when you can select an object in Stellarium and shift-clicking an Objects button in APT grabs the coordinates from Stellarium. I have Stellarium set as the planetarium in APT. I have the server in Stellarium settings enabled, and set to start automatically when Stellarium starts. I use APT only for controlling the mount, I don't even have Stellarium configured to do that.
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