Sequence Generator Pro…tips

[photosinferno (John)]

Hi,

Anybody messing about with SGP on a mobile set-up?
Would love to know your thoughts/pitfalls/advice on this SW.
I'm trying to incorporate it into my EQMOD Set-up routine as a workflow, so if anybody has a workflow for this already set-up would appreciate a heads up.

I've got Plate-solving working under 'lab' conditions- via Astrometry.net to any image i input, just need work out the set-up routine now.

John

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Hi John. I have SGP/Eqmod as my setup and I'm mobile. The workflow I use is:
1. Set up and polar align
2. Slew to approximate area of object I'm interested in and do a blind plate solve and sync
3. Re-solve using Elbrus (only to speed up subsequent solves)
3. Slew again to object
4. Use centre-here to frame

Peter

[photosinferno (John)]

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Hi John. I have SGP/Eqmod as my setup and I'm mobile. The workflow I use is:
1. Set up and polar align
2. Slew to approximate area of object I'm interested in and do a blind plate solve and sync
3. Re-solve using Elbrus (only to speed up subsequent solves)
3. Slew again to object
4. Use centre-here to frame

Peter

Peter,
That sounds like a pretty straight forward workflow - the sort that'd I'd like to emulate
Will give it a go tonight - if the weather holds out.
Thanks for the info

john

[photosinferno (John)]

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Hi John. I have SGP/Eqmod as my setup and I'm mobile. The workflow I use is:
1. Set up and polar align
2. Slew to approximate area of object I'm interested in and do a blind plate solve and sync
3. Re-solve using Elbrus (only to speed up subsequent solves)
3. Slew again to object
4. Use centre-here to frame

Peter

Peter,
Tried SGP last night, followed the set-up routine as you suggested, and bam everything worked!
Thanks again for your 'overview'

John

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

now you have that working the next project is to get a stepper motor on your focuser so you can autofocus.

[rmuhlack (Richard)]

For some reason I can't get Elbrus to reliably plate solve my images, despite fine tuning of the image scale. In the end I gave up trying, and now I just have SGPro set up to solve using Astrometry.net right from the start of the plate solve procedure, which plate solves successfully every time.

[photosinferno (John)]

Originally Posted by peter_4059

now you have that working the next project is to get a stepper motor on your focuser so you can autofocus.

Yes fair point, Before I throw out my DC motor focus however, i'm going to try Bahtinov Grabber and see if that works ok/better.
However if not then yes I fear the autofocus stepper motor maybe the next step -gulp

[photosinferno (John)]

Originally Posted by rmuhlack

For some reason I can't get Elbrus to reliably plate solve my images, despite fine tuning of the image scale. In the end I gave up trying, and now I just have SGPro set up to solve using Astrometry.net right from the start of the plate solve procedure, which plate solves successfully every time.

I had the same problem with Astro-tortilla, and also the locally stored files for astrometry as well. I think I was setting the wrong image scale maybe? , however Astrometry.net works ok - so all i need to do is make sure i've always got internet access wherever I am imaging!!

John

[vlazg (George)]

You do not need internet access, set up astrometry. net as a local solver

adgsoftware.com/ansvr/

George

[photosinferno (John)]

Originally Posted by vlazg

You do not need internet access, set up astrometry. net as a local solver

adgsoftware.com/ansvr/

George

George,
I tried that however it wouldn't solve with the local files
Maybe I need to delete them and try again.

John

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Did you follow the process here:
http://www.adgsoftware.com/ansvr/

[photosinferno (John)]

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Did you follow the process here:
http://www.adgsoftware.com/ansvr/

Peter,
Yep that's the one- I think i'll delete the files and re-download, looks like i may have just done something wrong maybe in the set-up. Not sure what though- so i'll just try the 'ultimate -turning it off and on again' lol

John