command line plate solve not updating fits file

[Ken Mascola]

successful with dos command line to plate solve and used the following
CMDLINE="C:\Program Files\astap\astap_cli.exe" -f "F:\EAA\SeeStarS50\MyWorks\NGC 4884\IC 4040 sub 20240426\result\preprocessed_result_astap.fit" -r 3 -d "C:\Program Files\astap" -D d80 -o "F:\EAA\SeeStarS50\MyWorks\NGC 4884\IC 4040 sub 20240426\result\preprocessed_result_astap_solved.fit" -wcs -update

I received the wcs formatted file but the output file preprocessed_result_astap_solved.fit did not get created and as expected the input file did not change to reflect the successful platesolving. Its almost like I need to be able to manually add the wcs file to the fit header. Sorry for such a nub question but I would have thought running this command would have yielded a plate solved fit file but it did not. Any guidance would be helpful.

following is the ini file created. will include the wcs formated wcs file if required
PLTSOLVD=T
CRPIX1= 5.4050000000000000E+002
CRPIX2= 9.6050000000000000E+002
CRVAL1= 1.9519167829978565E+002
CRVAL2= 2.8013469906774905E+001
CDELT1= 6.6030173005414547E-004
CDELT2= 6.6035696713188962E-004
CROTA1= 1.2550580077329282E+002
CROTA2= 1.2551984500820033E+002
CD1_1=-3.8349358849748300E-004
CD1_2=-5.3752306210414890E-004
CD2_1= 5.3747400297148051E-004
CD2_2=-3.8365742553668963E-004
CMDLINE="C:\Program Files\astap\astap_cli.exe" -f "F:\EAA\SeeStarS50\MyWorks\NGC 4884\IC 4040 sub 20240426\result\preprocessed_result_astap.fit" -r 3 -d "C:\Program Files\astap" -D d80 -o "F:\EAA\SeeStarS50\MyWorks\NGC 4884\IC 4040 sub 20240426\result\preprocessed_result_astap_solved.fit" -wcs -update

the following is my dos command output

Using star database D80
ASTAP solver version CLI-2024.05.01
Search radius: 3 degrees,
Start position: 13: 01 56.0, +27d 54 46
Image height: 1.28 degrees
Binning: 1x1
Image dimensions: 1080x1920
Quad tolerance: 0.007
Minimum star size: 1.5"
Speed: normal
246 stars, 175 quads selected in the image. 437 database stars, 311 database quads required for the square search field of 1.3d. Search window at 100% based on the number of quads. Step size at 100% of image height

24 of 24 quads selected matching within 0.007 tolerance.
Solution["] x:=1.380320x+ 1.935266y+ -2601.606190, y:=1.934723x+ -1.381424y+ 281.674427
Solution found: 13: 00 46.0 +28d 00 48
Solved in 0.1 sec offset was 16.6'. Mount offsetRA=15.5', offsetDEC=-6.0'. Used stars down to magnitude: 16.6

[han.k]

The option -o to create a different output files was intended for the small solution files .ini and .wcs only. To create also a new FITS file at the -o location was not foreseen.

If you omit the -o option in your command line then the input file

"F:\EAA\SeeStarS50\MyWorks\NGC 4884\IC 4040 sub 20240426\result\preprocessed_result_astap.fit"

is updated.

There is code problem that -update and -o do not work together. I will change the code such that the your command line with produce both the .wcs and .ini files at the specified location but that also the input file is updated.

Han

[han.k]

Try this version:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/files/windows_installer/astap_command-line_version_win64.zip/download

Tell me if this works for you.

Han