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Hello, I search a little bit deeper ... I found the "^" character. Add a line in the script: UCAC4_script_path = UCAC4_script_path.Replace(" ", "^ ") # Test UCAC4_read.exe progam, if exists and which version if os.path.exists(UCAC4_script_path + "\\UCAC4_read.exe&q...

Hello Hiroyuki, Maybe the best news of the day ... I think that I found the reason of the problem. In fact .. all is working properly ... except that you have a blank in your directory :-) I remark that you saved the script in a subfolder of "SharpCap Captures" ... that is the error. The r...

Hello Hiroyuki, In the case that something is wrong with the "z001" file. I search in the internet a description for the download of the UCAC4 catalogue ... I found this: https://forums.dc3.com/showthread.php?4694-Downloading-and-Using-PinPoint-Reference-Catalogs-(Updated-Oct-2023) If you ...

Hello Hiroyuki, OK, the UCAC4_read.exe works ... at least it shows the version. For the UCAC4 catalogue ... it must be the original version (I mentioned it several times). I use the C-code from the DVD to read the binary data from the files. The UCAC4 catalogue is used by other planetarium software....

Hello Hiroyuki, Oh nooooo ! what is now next ? You can do the following (as song as your antivirus does not delete the file after a warning that he found a virus). Open a DOS window and then change the root directory to the location of the UCAC4_read.exe file. Start the UCAC4_read program with the p...

Robin, !!! URGENT !!! Please delete the file "Test_version_1.5.zip" from my preceding message. I wanted do a test, so I download it again for installing on my computer. My Defender antivirus gives a virus warning and delete the file after download. I will generate a new file and upload aga...

Hello Hiroyuki, OK, it seems that is all fine. From your question " I tested it without starting the simulation camera, but was it correct? " No, that is absolute not correct ! ... you need an image ! ... the script perform a Plate Solve. No image => no Plate Solve ... and you will have pr...

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...

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 ...

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 ...