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Originally Posted by OzRob
ACP uses Aquire Star to select an appropriate star and then everything else to do with focusing is handled by Focusmax. I even thing it slews the scope back to the target.
I think that for a remote setup ACP is the way to go. I am just trialing it at the moment but due to various issues it is a lot more robust than CCD Commander that I was originally using. Although CCDC quite happily would run a 6 hour multiple target run with no problems, albeit without guiding.
For my setup in the back yard I think I will continue to use CCDC. I like the way that you can set up every step. It is a bit of a pain to set up but it is more efficient than ACP. The thing I really like about CCDC is that I can change anything in the run (other than what is currently being executed) without stopping the run. You can even pause the run if you like. With ACP these things are not possible and you have to kill the run if you want to change something.
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I should have said that ccdap does not use aquire star as it has its own routine.
CCdap5 parameters can be changed on the fly, without having to start over on the imaging run.
As I mentioned to Paul privately, it depends what you are after. As far as my computers skills, I'm no IT expert, thus I find the interface of ccdap5 simple and has the options for what I need. ACP scripting/plans was beyond my skills/patience.
CCdap does have the ability to run scripts, if I ever get the knowledge to use it!
Brett