When submitting to AAVSO, they really want the center altitude or airmass in the header. Is there a way to easily get that after plate solving? It would be really ideal if ASTAP could add the OBJECTALT or AIRMASS to the header directly after solving.
I can always add it myself is either is calculated somewhere in ASTAP.
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In the table for the Lights, there are columns for CentAlt and CENTAZ, but they are never filled out. Is that what I need? How do I get them populated?
I also will point out the inconsistency in capitalization of those two column headings. Is that on purpose?
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I think CentAlt and CENTAZ are missing because your position is missing in the FITS headers. I have to look into the code but you could enter it at pulldown menu "asteroid & comet data as default. Your FITs files don't contain much keywords.
Capitalization should be consistent.
I will have a look tomorrow. no Problem to make the program better.
Han
Last edit: han.k 2022-08-04
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In the table for the Lights, there are columns for CentAlt and CENTAZ, but they are never filled >>out. Is that what I need? How do I get them populated?
The last two columns in tab light are configurable. The values CentAlt CentAz are read from the FITS header. If your FITS file don't contain these values then the values stay blank. Calculating in tab light is not done since it is less important for stacking.
CentAlt is or should be calculated in tab photometry. I will have a look now why it is missing using your files.
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Nice. After copying the stacking results to the photometry tab and pressing Analyse, I get both airmass and "centalt" filled in. Not a huge deal, but note that the capitalization of "centalt" is again inconsistent.
Thanks so much.
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Han,
When submitting to AAVSO, they really want the center altitude or airmass in the header. Is there a way to easily get that after plate solving? It would be really ideal if ASTAP could add the OBJECTALT or AIRMASS to the header directly after solving.
I can always add it myself is either is calculated somewhere in ASTAP.
In the table for the Lights, there are columns for CentAlt and CENTAZ, but they are never filled out. Is that what I need? How do I get them populated?
I also will point out the inconsistency in capitalization of those two column headings. Is that on purpose?
I think CentAlt and CENTAZ are missing because your position is missing in the FITS headers. I have to look into the code but you could enter it at pulldown menu "asteroid & comet data as default. Your FITs files don't contain much keywords.
Capitalization should be consistent.
I will have a look tomorrow. no Problem to make the program better.
Han
Last edit: han.k 2022-08-04
Here is what is in the header for all my subs:
DATE-OBS= '2022-07-30T04:12:04' / UTC date that FITS file was created
INSTRUME= 'ZWO ASI2600MM Pro #0' / instrument name
ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / Image row order
SITELAT = '40 08 25'
SITELONG= '-105 09 29'
OBJCTRA = '21 53 46'
OBJCTDEC= '45 25 55'
FILTER = 'B'
So I think my location is there.
The last two columns in tab light are configurable. The values CentAlt CentAz are read from the FITS header. If your FITS file don't contain these values then the values stay blank. Calculating in tab light is not done since it is less important for stacking.
CentAlt is or should be calculated in tab photometry. I will have a look now why it is missing using your files.
Fixed. New version will come the next hours.
Try version 2022-08-04
Han
Nice. After copying the stacking results to the photometry tab and pressing Analyse, I get both airmass and "centalt" filled in. Not a huge deal, but note that the capitalization of "centalt" is again inconsistent.
Thanks so much.
Next version. :)