ELBRUS CALIBRATING TUTORIAL

Now I can solve my images


We have calibrated. It's the moment to verify that everything works ok. Let us solve our image.


Go to the File menu, then to 'A-Image path...' and select your image.

The image is loaded.

If your image is a FITS file with the coordinates of the image in the header then go to the 'Coordinates' menu and select the ' - from the FITS header' option.
If your image is a FITS file without the coordinates in the header, or if the image is a BMP file or a JPG file, then go to the 'Coordinates' menu and select the ' - manually selected...' option.

In the second case you have to select the approximate coordinates.

Go to the Search Field menu, select '- 5x5 degrees field with fixed image angle'

Now press the 'Analyze' button.

The image is solved !!!

You can see at -A- the coordinates of the image center (blue color means you can believe the solution ).
The number of sides in the solution-polygone is shown at -B-.
Some objects are identified and their catalog number, type, magnitude and size are given. Here NGC 4627 and NGC 4631.
Catalog numbers are given for the stars belonging to the solution-polygone.
When moving the mouse over the image, the point coordinates are shown (- C -).


If your image is not solved. Please, just try asking for help at the yahoo group StarLocatorElbrus.
You can move back to: Determining my parameters

Or to the begening: Introduction

(Updated November 15, 2008 Alfonso Pulido)