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Originally Posted by Starkler
The next chance I get I'll do another run or two and see if I get consistant results. Last night was my first time in trying it, with me running in and out between the scope and the pc to read instructions, so I was bound to mess something up.  |
It is normal for it to take two or three sessions to become familiar with,
however, from your initial posting, it sounds as if you are on the right track.
Drop me a line if you ever need assistance. I am looking forward to hearing
about your results from your next run.
Don't forget to try and get a good even distribution of sampled
stars in Alt and Az covering as much as the sky that is available to you.
Avoid double stars or stars whose identify of which you are uncertain.
I recommend computing and putting 'IN USE' a model after sampling every
few stars. This has the advantage that you start to benefit from better pointing
during the sampling run, thus minimizing the chance of misidentification.
Nothing will throw out your results more than a misidentified star.
This is where regular inspection of the residuals in the REVIEW DATA submenu
can assist in spotting any samples that have been obviously misidentified.
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
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