[Kstars-devel] New Alignment module in Ekos

[Jasem Mutlaq]

wow that was fast :-)

Sure, all those issues are now resolved. Thanks for reporting them!

Regards,
Jasem



On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Yuri Chornoivan <yurchor at ukr.net> wrote:

> 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<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
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Best Regards,
Jasem Mutlaq
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