PIERSIDE in FITS headers

[castor]

It might be nice to have the ASCOM SideOfPier\
https://ascom-standards.org/Help/Platfo ... OfPier.htm

saved in the FITS headers. It looks like the information is available in python scripting as SharpCap.Mounts.Current.SideOfPier

Thank you for a wonderful program!

[admin]

Hi,

do you happen to know what values other applications use for this? I'd like to be compatible if possilbe.

ASCOM reports 'Normal' and 'ThroughThePole', I convert that into EastSideLookingWest and WestSideLooking East (which is hopefully correct in southern hemisphere as well as northern). However, I suspect other apps may have already set a convention that doesn't match either of those.

cheers,

Robin

[turfpit]

Robin

I have seen

PIERSIDE.JPG (7.63 KiB) Viewed 2128 times

in data captured by RoboScopes kit located in Spain. No info on the southern hemisphere notation.

Dave

[admin]

Thanks Dave - that's helpful.

cheers,

Robin