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3838
Hi Peter and all, the same is for me, and it's good to know that Herbert found the problem... And I've also noticed that faint or very faint sources are much...
Luca Buzzi
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Aug 9, 2008
9:26 pm
3839
Dear Herbert, I use also to stack images. The error of float.... is now very frequent with last astrometrica revision. I can confirm that it appears almost...
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fabrolone
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Aug 9, 2008
9:27 pm
3840
Since yesterday (08 Aug 2008 UT), I've been having trouble accessing the MPC Vizier server (CfA, Harvard, USA). Other Vizier servers seem to work okay. Has...
Gerald McKeegan
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Aug 9, 2008
11:16 pm
3841
... The Server in Harvard seems to be down. If you try to access the URL http://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/vizier/ you will not get any response. Cheers, Herbert...
Herbert Raab
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Aug 9, 2008
11:44 pm
3842
... I have often had a problem with earlier versions (not tried the new one) in crowded fields of not being able to centroid on a very clear but faint image....
Robert McNaught
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Aug 10, 2008
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3843
Herbert - I'm not sure that the problem you have identified is the cause of what I (& I suspect others) are seeing. I get the divide-by-zero error immediately...
Dave Herald
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Aug 10, 2008
2:59 am
3844
It would seem to me that Astrometrica would need to know which filter was used to make an image to perform the photometry. And I see that the cfg file has a...
michael.kran
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Aug 10, 2008
5:39 am
3845
... No. The software still need to know if it should take the B, V or R magnitudes from the star catalogue for comparison with your un- filtered images. So if...
Herbert Raab
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Aug 10, 2008
7:30 am
3846
... This seems to be another problem. However, this was not reported by any other user, nor did I ever get that error. So it's a bit hard for me to fix that....
Herbert Raab
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Aug 10, 2008
7:30 am
3847
... I already started to work on that. There will be a option to manually position a small window to get a centroid, quite silimar to what was done in the DOS...
Herbert Raab
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Aug 10, 2008
7:30 am
3848
Thank you, Herbert. _____ From: Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Herbert Raab Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008...
Michael Kran
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Aug 10, 2008
3:00 pm
3849
When I re-load previously solved images the RA and Dec show up as I move the cursor around, yet "Object Verification" won't work until I plate solve again. Is...
michael.kran
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Aug 11, 2008
6:43 am
3850
... the MPC ... work okay. I don't know where the Vizier servers are located physically here, but I will remark that the power was shut down at one of August 9...
grunwalder2002
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Aug 11, 2008
7:16 pm
3851
... When you load a image that has WCS information, Astrometrica will calculate approximat epositions when you move the corsor over the image. This can be...
Herbert Raab
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Aug 11, 2008
8:19 pm
3852
... Two lines got omitted here: the buildings at an off-site location in Cambridge (so I guess the servers are located there...) on ... Gareth...
grunwalder2002
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Aug 13, 2008
3:56 am
3853
I could be losing my mind, but... I generated a MPC report with version 4.5.0.372, and the report contained these three lines: K08J35T C2008 08 11.22254722 40...
michael.kran
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Aug 14, 2008
4:46 am
3854
Check the time precision setting on the CCD tab of your settings. ... From: Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
Gerald McKeegan
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Aug 14, 2008
5:40 am
3855
Thank you, Gerald. The precision setting on the CCD tab is: 0.10 Seconds. Michael _____ From: Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com...
Michael Kran
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Aug 14, 2008
5:45 am
3856
Unless you have an ironclad method of timing your images that precisely, you should use 1.00 sec. See "DATE OF OBSERVATIONS" on the MPC Guide at ...
Gerald McKeegan
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Aug 14, 2008
5:57 am
3857
Thanks, Gerald. Since I am just a "measurer" I will check with the observatory. Michael _____ From: Astrometrica@yahoogroups.com...
Michael Kran
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Aug 14, 2008
6:01 am
3858
It seems clear to me from the information on the URL that you have sent me, Gerald, that the current output format is completely correct the way it is. And...
Michael Kran
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Aug 14, 2008
6:33 am
3859
... But note the "Where such precision is justified" condition for using the extra decimal point. This phrase is in italics on the MPC's site, so evidently...
John Mahony
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Aug 14, 2008
8:09 am
3860
Thanks, John. Since my role is measurer, not observer, I have a word in to find out the accuracy that can be justified. Nothing has been submitted to MPC yet,...
Michael Kran
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Aug 14, 2008
3:58 pm
3861
I thought I would share some info & leaning obtained over the last couple of days concerning these two catalogues. I suspect the issues with Hipparcos will not...
Dave Herald
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Aug 15, 2008
6:14 am
3862
Hello everybody, here is a new test version ot Astrometrica (EXE file only) for those who got the floating point error with the last version: ...
Herbert Raab
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Aug 19, 2008
8:11 pm
3863
I found it's necessary to set a uplimit for Search Radius when i use the Moving Object Detection to search for asteroid.Sometimes the software will recognize...
pulsaryoung
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Aug 20, 2008
1:19 pm
3864
... Just to avoid mixing up two things, I want to note that the 'search radius' is the radius in which a fixed star need to be to be detected as a fixed star....
Herbert Raab
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Aug 20, 2008
2:05 pm
3865
Dear Herbert: I am pulsaryoung of the Astrometrica Mailgroup, let me describe the "SearchRadius" problem in detail.There is a red-color-marked point in the...
yangrui
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Aug 20, 2008
3:24 pm
3866
Hello "pulsaryoung", note that attachments will be removed in this mailing list (for reasons of security) so we were not able to see your images. If the...
Herbert Raab
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Aug 20, 2008
7:34 pm
3867
Hello Herbert,i have upload my images to flickr http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2782539371_5f8d384677_m.jpg ("6.JPG") ...
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