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by Jean-Francois
Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation
Replies: 22
Views: 1883

Re: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation

Hello Hiroyuki, We are may be 12 hours apart ... it does not simplify the communication. One question to other user of my script ... around 15 downloads of the 1.4 version and 4 downloads of the test version ... Do you have similar problems ? Can you give me a feedback ? Hiroyuki, please try the fol...
by Jean-Francois
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Deep Sky Imaging
Topic: Horsehead Nebula and Lunt LS60 THa
Replies: 4
Views: 73

Re: Horsehead Nebula and Lunt LS60 THa

Hello Carl, The first question is ... is the Horsehead an emission nebula or a reflective nebula ? Other question ... can you dismount the etalon filter ? If the etalon is fixed ... then you will have the light at the Ha wavelength, but in addition thousand of other lines. The contrast will be very ...
by Jean-Francois
Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Deep Sky Imaging
Topic: Horsehead Nebula and Lunt LS60 THa
Replies: 4
Views: 73

Re: Horsehead Nebula and Lunt LS60 THa

Hello, If the Ha etalon stays in place then you will have the following ... here 3 images (with my Lunt 50 mm filter) and a spectrometer: - Sun spectrum (centred to the Ha line) - Sun spectrum after placing the Lunt 50 etalon in front of the spectrometer (without blocking filter, the image a little ...
by Jean-Francois
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation
Replies: 22
Views: 1883

Re: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation

Hello, The "one second" difference is more than annoying ... it works a little, but not completely. But that makes a big difference for the test of the string. One time is OK, other time it produces an error. I was thinking to add a function in the UCQC4_read.exe program ... If you open a ...
by Jean-Francois
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation
Replies: 22
Views: 1883

Re: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation

Hello Hiroyuki, That is odd. For testing ... I did 2 times the following ... I download the ZIP from the SharpCap forum. I unzip it and then copy the UCAC4_read.exe in my script directory. And then I did the sequence of the preceding message and I have 'Sat Apr 13 13:48:47 2024'. It exist 3 "ge...
by Jean-Francois
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation
Replies: 22
Views: 1883

Re: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation

Hello Hiroyuki, We are 2 steps further ... only 1 or 2 steps more :-) Please check that you have the "UCAC4_read.exe" program from this message: https://forums.sharpcap.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=42146#p42146 If you check the time (right click on the file in Explorer) ... the date shall be Satu...
by Jean-Francois
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation
Replies: 22
Views: 1883

Re: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation

oups ... It is from "z001" not from "z002".
by Jean-Francois
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation
Replies: 22
Views: 1883

Re: Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation

Hello Hiroyuki, Thanks for using my script. I tried to catch all possible file error (if the file or the directory does not exist). You have may be found one "test" that I forget to check (congratulation :-)) I can see that you change the variable UCAC4. But can you confirm that you have o...
by Jean-Francois
Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: My Python scripts broke between 4.1.11137.0 and 4.1.12025.0
Replies: 9
Views: 447

Re: My Python scripts broke between 4.1.11137.0 and 4.1.12025.0

Hello Robin, OK thanks to reinstalling the focuser Move() function. I test several scripts with the focuser ... all my scripts are "broken". The problem is ... I have several computers and several scripts. It is not easy to update all the computer/script ... at the end one change will be m...
by Jean-Francois
Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: My Python scripts broke between 4.1.11137.0 and 4.1.12025.0
Replies: 9
Views: 447

Re: My Python scripts broke between 4.1.11137.0 and 4.1.12025.0

Hello Robin,

OK, thanks to mention it. I will test all my script as soon as you have upload the next update.

Regards,
Jean-Francois