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For the basic detection/matching all you have to do is load your image, select the desired catalogs and do detect/match as you can see bellow.


Load/Select your image...
Load/Select your image...


Select your catalogs...
Select your astronomical catalogs...


Detect light sources...
Detect light sources...


Match detected sources againt the selected catalogs...
Match detected sources againt the selected catalogs...


Image after matching
Image with astrometry data after matching/plate-solving


Image after applying grid and constellations artwork
Image after applying grid and constellations artwork


You can zoom drag the image to your point of interest
You can zoom drag the image to your point of interest


MATCHING USING A HINT

However, if your photo has been shot at a higher focal length, you can speed up the matching process by setting an image hint, like the name of any well known object in the photo and specify the instruments setup used. The software comes with a database with specifications for hundreds of cameras and telescopes to help you with that.


Set image hint (position/instruments)
Set image hint (position/instruments)

Select your camera
Select your camera

Select your lens system (telescope/camera lens/focal reducer/etc)
Select your lens system (telescope/camera lens/focal reducer/etc)


Matching process for M51 with catalog USNO B1.0 and image hint
Matching process for M51 with catalog USNO B1.0 and image hint


M51 after matching - not that the two supernova have been marked as well
M51 after matching - not that the two supernova have been marked as well


Detection of Lulin comet/path
Detection of Lulin comet/path


Asteroids/paths detection (Susilva)
Asteroids/paths detection (Susilva)


Artificial Eart Satellites (ISS) detection
Artificial Eart Satellites (ISS) detection


Other samples of astrophotography plate-solving:

  • Solving low quality images



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