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Alignment platesolving fails after recent upgrade

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Kubuntu 14.04, After the latest package upgrade the alignment module is no longer working in Ekos or manually
e.g from command line
/usr/bin/solve-field -v fitsVu6380.tmp 
Reading input file 1 of 1: "fitsVu6380.tmp"...
Base: "./fitsVu6380", basefile "fitsVu6380.tmp", basedir ".", suffix "tmp"
Checking if file "fitsVu6380.tmp" is xylist or image: image
  (not xyls because: FITS file does not have any extensions)
Running: /usr/bin/image2pnm.py --sanitized-fits-outfile /tmp/tmp.sanitized.VgiMRi --fix-sdss --infile fitsVu6380.tmp --uncompressed-outfile /tmp/tmp.uncompressed.WSlEGR --outfile /tmp/tmp.ppm.zeIwvq --ppm
Header has 20 cards
  SIMPLE = T: not an SDSS idR file.
  fits
Running: pnmfile /tmp/tmp.ppm.zeIwvq
Looking for a WCS header in FITS input image /tmp/tmp.sanitized.VgiMRi
Failed to read a SIP or TAN header from FITS image.
  (reason: Failed to parse WCS header from file "/tmp/tmp.sanitized.VgiMRi" extension 0: SIP header: no key "CTYPE1")
Extracting sources...
Running image2xy: input=/tmp/tmp.sanitized.VgiMRi, output=/tmp/tmp.xyls.KrVeQK, ext=0
nhdus=1
Got naxis=2, na1=640, na2=512
simplexy: nx=640, ny=512
simplexy: dpsf=1.000000, plim=8.000000, dlim=1.000000, saddle=5.000000
simplexy: maxper=1000, maxnpeaks=10000, maxsize=2000, halfbox=100
simplexy: median smoothing...
Illegal instruction (core dumped)

kstars-bleeding 4:4.13+r4675.141~ubuntu14.04.1
astrometry 0.46+r12.141~ubuntu14.04.1
9 years 10 months ago #1086

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Yes I can confirm that. astrometry.net used to work fine with all my test images but for some reason it now fails. I updated to their latest SVN release but still the same issue. Dustin Lang suggested I add "downsample 2" to the solver options and that did the trick, I now added that option to Ekos solver options. Please update to latest kstars-bleeding (a package should be available tomorrow) and test.
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looks like it is working again. thanks.
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This mornings update/upgrade broke it again.
9 years 10 months ago #1115

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Can you use the astrometry solver to solve on the command line?
9 years 10 months ago #1121

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Command line fails with the same error as before.

I also downloaded astrometry.net-0.46 and installed that. This works from the command line. When I point Ekos to this version all is well and it solves.

This is on Kubuntu 14.04 32 bit
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I have just downloaded and installed the latest astrometry.net snapshot 24826 and this works.
It solves a canon 300D image with the following command

/usr/local/astrometry/bin/solve-field --guess-scale -v --no-plots --no-fits2fits --resort -O -L 30 -H 100 -u aw -3 6.5 -4 -72.3525 -5 30 --downsample 2 IMG_1273-R.fits
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Can you please email that image to me? I need to run some tests. I am also running the latest snapshot and it seems to solve simulator images just fine.

EDIT: I also noted that even without --downsample 2, all images are solvable now with the latest astrometry.net
Last edit: 9 years 10 months ago by Jasem Mutlaq.
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It fails on the astrometry.net examples as well
The latest astrometry.net compiled local does solve.
Just having problems getting it to fin netpbm but that does not appear to have an effect on solving
See below

cees@cees:~/examples$ /usr/bin/solve-field --scale-low 1 -O apod2.jpg
Reading input file 1 of 1: "apod2.jpg"...
jpegtopnm: WRITING PPM FILE
Read file stdin: 800 x 600 pixels x 1 color(s); maxval 255
Using 8-bit output
Extracting sources...
Illegal instruction (core dumped)

cees@cees:~/examples$ /usr/local/astrometry/bin/solve-field --scale-low 1 -O apod2.jpg
Reading input file 1 of 1: "apod2.jpg"...
jpegtopnm: WRITING PPM FILE
Read file stdin: 800 x 600 pixels x 1 color(s); maxval 255
Using 8-bit output
Extracting sources...
simplexy: found 1551 sources.
cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
libpng warning: Image width is zero in IHDR
libpng warning: Image height is zero in IHDR
libpng error: Invalid IHDR data
Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
Aborted (core dumped)
Solving...
Reading file "./apod2.axy"...
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4209.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4208.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
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Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
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Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
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Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-47.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-46.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-45.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-44.fits, field objects 1-10).
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Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-15.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-14.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-13.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-12.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-01.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-00.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-47.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-46.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-45.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-44.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-43.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-42.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-41.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-40.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-39.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-38.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-37.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-36.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-35.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-34.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-33.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-32.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-31.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-30.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-29.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-28.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-27.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-26.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-25.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-24.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-23.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-22.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-21.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-20.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-19.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-18.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-17.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-16.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-15.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-14.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-13.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-12.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-01.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-00.fits, field objects 1-10).
log-odds ratio 468.688 (3.53656e+203), 240 match, 86 conflict, 686 distractors, 270 index.
RA,Dec = (84.5767,-2.75357), pixel scale 20.2563 arcsec/pix.
Hit/miss: Hit/miss: +++++++-++--++++++++++++-+++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++++++-+++++++-+++++++++-++-++++++++-+--++++++-+
Field 1: solved with index index-4209.fits.
Field 1 solved: writing to file ./apod2.solved to indicate this.
Field: apod2.jpg
Field center: (RA,Dec) = (84.58, -2.755) deg.
Field center: (RA H:M:S, Dec D:M:S) = (05:38:18.514, -02:45:19.654).
Field size: 4.50144 x 3.37925 degrees
Field rotation angle: up is 90.1608 degrees E of N
Creating new FITS file "./apod2.new"...
solve-field.c:336:plot_source_overlay Plotting command was cancelled
solve-field.c:142:run_command Command was: "/usr/local/astrometry/bin/plotxy -I /tmp/tmp.ppm.A4fmXV -i ./apod2.axy -C red -w 2 -N 50 -x 1 -y 1 -P | /usr/local/astrometry/bin/plotxy -i ./apod2.axy -I - -w 2 -r 3 -C red -n 50 -N 200 -x 1 -y 1 > ./apod2-objs.png"

solve-field.c:141:run_command Command exited with exit status 134
Last edit: 9 years 10 months ago by Cees.
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Same problem here with two computers (up to date Kubuntu 14.04) :(
9 years 10 months ago #1177

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Everything is now working OK with the latest astrometry.net , please check astrometry.net package is updated.
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Tested astrometry.net examples/demos, fails :( Then compiled 0.46 manually: Works fine :) So there seems to be an issue in astrometry.net package.

Greetings,
Christian
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