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jhart
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New Tools

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Hi Robin,

Could you outline what the new items under the Tools tab do or are planned to do in version 4.0?

Thanks,
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Re: New Tools

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Hi,

* Plate Solve (Solve Only) - this is just a rename of the old plate solve option from the tools menu to make it clear that all it does is run a plate solve - it will do nothing with the results
* Plate Solve and Resync - this is a different way to get to the plate solving functionality built into the mount control area - it does exactly the same as the plate solve button described here : https://docs.sharpcap.co.uk/3.2/#Mount%20Control
* ADC Alignment - helps align an atmospheric dispersion corrector - see viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3300&p=17672#p17672
* Pixel value readout - see the brightness of any individual pixel on the image by clicking on it
* Pixel Position/Click to recenter - shows the RA/Dec of any pixel (after plate solving). Allows you to double click to place the clicked on location in the center of view (using a GOTO mount). This now also shows the +/- RA and Dec directions on the image. viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3846

Hope this helps,

Robin
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