Hello Herbert I use Maxim, and it saves files as 16-bit integer files according to the settings. The camera is the SXV-H9C and the image was converted to...
... You can use the 'View - FITS Header' command in MaxIm to display the information stored in the file header. Among those lines, you will probably find the...
... Especially if you use version 3.x which has a bug and shows BITPIX = -32 even if you have a 16-bit signed integer file ;-) So don't rely on this info,...
My problem, reported earlier, about reading colour images from the SXV-H9C should not be a significant one for me. I shall routinely do binned images for...
Herbert In my astrometry of comets, I have a directory for each comet. For the numbered comets, to get the directories ordered by number in various software...
Dave, althoug I was unable to creat a folder names " 9P Tempel" with Windows Explorer (Explorer removed any leading blanks - I had to do that using the...
Folks, ... There is *no* need to create folder names with leading blanks. The current Windows versions will sort folders like "9P", "37P", "51P", 100P" etc. as...
I know its OK in Astrometrica. But in some other programs...... Dave Herald Canberra, Australia ... From: Reiner M. Stoss To: Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com ...
Thanks for this. I don't quite understand what is happening. If I have a single leading space, all works well. But if I have a double leading space, on closer...
Does the MPC need to know when you are binning pixels..? I haven't found any guidance in the Observational Details pages that suggests that you should include...
We aren't required to report pixel scale so I can't see how reporting Binning could be of any use to them! Cheers David ... From: Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com...
I was thinking we provided enough information that the scale could be determined but that's not the case since we don't state any specifics about the camera....
From a purely practical point of view I do not think that MPC is ready to modify their automated observation report handling software anytime soon. They are...
... I could be wrong but I'd wager that a lot of folks including myself are not using a scale of 1-2 arcseconds. My seeing is around 6" on a very good night...
Exactly my point. 'Scale' (arcsecs per pixel) is almost certainly related to the accuracy of our observations. The rule of the thumb of 2" per pixel (the one I...
Brand new Losmandy G-11 with Gemini. Huge improvement compared to Celestron CG-5. At a cost, of course. It follows an asteroid as I write this in my house - my...
Hi Herbert, If ever in the future these were possible..... The ability to enter RA and Dec coodinates into Astrometrica, and have a 'cross' or mark of some...
I would particularly like to support the 3rd suggestion - the ability to delete a measurement. You can do it by using the 'File / Load Text File' menu option,...
Just to clarify what I meant for point 3: I meant to delete the little circles on the screen not the line from the MPC report (although, as Dave says, that...
I concur. I usually 'accept' more observations than I want to send to MPC. It would be nice to edit (delete a line would do in most cases) the report ...
Hi Ladislav, looks like you will get a great view of Mars from your location. I just recently finished a remote setup too. I get that carried away in the house...
So I misunderstood a bit. I am in favor of the line editing. LN ... From: Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
... You've made a good point here. The relevant information should rather be: - the aperture and the focal length of the scope (FOCALLEN) - the pixel...
... Ladislav, I think that rule of thumb has been overused and is now obsolete.. Astrometry Guide: What equipment do I need? Almost any type of telescope will...
Scott, I read about the obsolescence of the 2" per pixel 'rule of thumb'. I have a practical attitude towards it. It just happens that my equipment (C-11 f/10 ...
Yes, Mars is high in the skies shining brilliantly. I'll write more details privately. Just the basics: The weight capacity of Losmandy G-11 is 60 lbs. My OTA...
Yes kind of what I was thinking but It appears that the MPC sees this level of information to be superfluous. Regarding your example, You could just include...
Go take a look at the new format before you decide that some information is of no interest. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/info/TechInfo.html on link "Details...
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