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"Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

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"Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me [Solved] was created by Ron Clanton

I'm using 3.6.0 and it is working very well for me! However, I can not get this feature to work. I've set it for 20 frames with to verify that it is within 30 arc seconds.

Am I missing a setting or check box?

Thanks,

Ron
Last edit: 1 year 8 months ago by Ron Clanton.
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Replied by ALESSANDRO PENSATO on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Where is located this control?
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Replied by Chris Kuethe on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me



Configure Kstars > Ekos > Scheduler

This only works if you're using the scheduler.. If you just run a sequence (even with guiding) this position check is not performed.
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Replied by ALESSANDRO PENSATO on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

ah ok.
When I use the sceduler i create a squequence with few subs and add multiple times this one.
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Replied by Chris Kuethe on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Maybe it only works within a job? My sequences are all 8-12hrs long.
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Replied by Ron Clanton on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Yes, I'm using it with Scheduler. I notice that you have the four boxes located below checked. I have none of them checked. I wonder if that has anything to do with it?

Thanks,

Ron
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Replied by Chris Kuethe on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Eh, try it and see, but I wouldn't think so. I'm doing that as a workaround for my AZ-GTi which sometimes gets very confused and unable to get close enough to a desired location.
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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Ron,

I wouldn't think you'd need the other checkboxes.
If you are running the scheduler, then you should see lines like this (assuming you have verbose logging to file, and scheduler checked in the Logs Menu).

[2022-08-10T05:07:21.203 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Target Distance: 11\" Target (RA: 308° 50' 39\" DE: 60° 13' 55\") Current (RA: 308° 50' 37\" DE: 60° 14' 06\") solved in 1.23s"

I run it after every capture (e.g. set it to "every 1 frames" and "1.5 arcminutes").
Try "every 1" and see what the target distance lines says for you.
It may turn out that your solver is failing, I suppose. Then the check could not be performed.

Hy
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Replied by Ron Clanton on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me


Thanks Hy,

I'll check the log tomorrow, as I ran them all verbose. I don't think the solver is failing, as it performed successfully at the beginning of the session and after the meridian flip.

Thanks,

Ron
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Replied by Ron Clanton on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Hy,

Okay... I viewed the log and it looks like it is correctly evaluating the alignment as requested. Interesting that there is no message produced in the Alignment tab when it completes. Maybe an enhancement for the future?

Next, I noticed that it should have realigned based on the calculated error. Then I realized that the unit of measure for the error in EKOS Scheduler Configuration is arc-minutes! I had entered "30" thinking that it was arc-seconds. So I'll change it to 0.5 and test again.

Thanks for your help!

Ron
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Replied by Chris Kuethe on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Check your log levels?

I'm running with verbose logs and I see this in scheduler output (with the expected spew in the alignment tab)
2022-08-15T21:23:52 Job 'sh2-28' capture is in progress...
2022-08-15T21:23:52 Job 'sh2-28' guiding is in progress.
2022-08-15T21:23:48 Starting guiding procedure for sh2-28 ...
2022-08-15T21:23:47 Job 'sh2-28' repositioning is complete.
2022-08-15T21:23:47 Job 'sh2-28' alignment is complete.
2022-08-15T21:22:06 Job 'sh2-28' is capturing and plate solving.
2022-08-15T21:22:06 Captured frame is 1.6 arcminutes away from target, re-aligning...
2022-08-15T20:53:24 Job 'sh2-28' capture is in progress...
2022-08-15T20:53:24 Job 'sh2-28' guiding is in progress.
2022-08-15T20:53:20 Starting guiding procedure for sh2-28 ...
2022-08-15T20:53:19 Job 'sh2-28' repositioning is complete.
2022-08-15T20:53:18 Job 'sh2-28' alignment is complete.
2022-08-15T20:52:53 Job 'sh2-28' is capturing and plate solving.
2022-08-15T20:52:52 Job 'sh2-28' slew is complete.
2022-08-15T20:52:25 Job 'sh2-28' is slewing to target.
...

With some corresponding info in the statistics tab.
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Replied by Ron Clanton on topic "Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

Yes, I got the messages in the log. It would also be good to have it show in the Alignment Tab comments at the bottom

Also, it doesn't show in the statistics tab unless the error causes a realignment.

Thanks,

Ron
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