[Kstars-devel] New Alignment module in Ekos

[Yuri Chornoivan]

написане Sat, 12 Oct 2013 04:05:16 +0300, Jasem Mutlaq  
<mutlaqja at ikarustech.com>:

> Hello all,
>
> Ekos now can use astrometry.net to solve for images and determine the
> central RA & DEC of the field, among other parameters. The new Alignment
> module will aid users in achieving very accurate GOTO since the true
> pointing of the telescope can be determined. After a solution is found,  
> the
> user can either sync to the new coordinates, or slew to the desired  
> target.
>
> In addition to accurate GOTO, the alignment module will help users
> determine polar axis misalignment, and this is done by measuring errors  
> in
> Az and Alt that the user then can correct for. It is also pretty fast
> compared to the traditional drift method, no need to wait when you can
> capture a couple of images from particular locations in the sky and  
> figure
> out any polar axis misalignments.
>
> The GOTO part of the alignment module is complete, but requires some  
> field
> testing. The polar alignment part is still TODO. The code was committed  
> to
> 'bleeding-edge' until all the functionality is well tested.
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Jasem Mutlaq

Hi,

First of all, thanks for your work.

Just a few comments from a translator.

1. Screenshot:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55247264/ekos1.png

Labels "Solution Coordinates" and "Telescope Coordinates" are trimmed. Can  
the height be tweaked somehow?

2. ekos/align.ui:216
ekos/align.ui:229
ekos/align.ui:429:

"Sync the scope to the solution coordinates"

It was agreed that "telescope" will be more understandable for  
translators. What do you think?

3. "E of N" in align.ui

Can the comment like this:

-              <string>E of N</string>
+              <string comment="East of North">E of N</string>

be added?

Thanks in advance for fixing these issues.

Best regards,
Yuri