INSTALLING ELBRUS
FIRST STEP:
Installation to learn operation using the sample image:
To install Elbrus in your computer:
1.- Create a folder
c:\Elbrus
2.- Create a folder
c:\Elbrus\Database
3.- Create a folder
c:\Elbrus\Images
4.- Copy into c:\Elbrus the following files:
elbrus.exe
elbrus.dll
param.txt
5.- Copy into c:\Elbrus\Database the following files:
ani105.bin ( 234 KB long)
est.bin ( 63 KB long)
pgc.bin
6.- Copy into c:\Elbrus\Images the file:
m74r.fit
7.- In order to use Elbrus:
Run elbrus.exe
Click on the 'Analyze' button. The sample image m74r.fit will be analyzed and the results displayed on the screen.
8.- It is a good idea to play with the sample image while reading the Help.doc file.
9.- Once you are familiar with Elbrus operation, you can move to the next step: analyzing your own images.
SECOND STEP:
Installation for your own images:
You have just to add the database files covering the full sky, or at least those covering the sky you are imaging.
10.- In the folder c:\Elbrus\Database delete the files:
ani105.bin ( 234 KB long)
est.bin ( 63 KB long)
Don't delete the file pgc.bin
11.- Copy to the folder c:\Elbrus\Database the following files:
ani000.bin to ani179.bin
pole000.bin and pole179.bin
est.bin ( 95.574 KB long)
12.- The full installation is now finiched. Don't forget to calibrate the program for the pixel size and orientation of your images.
NOTES:
Note 1: The file ani105.bin ( 234 KB long ) that comes in the pack.zip is merely an extract containing the distances of the M74 neighborhood. You must copy to the c:\Elbrus\Database folder the 180 files ani000.bin ..... ani179.bin in order to analyse images from any part of the sky.
But you can work with just a part of the database. Of course the images must belong to that part of the database. Each aniNNN.bin file contains the distances relative to one declination degree.
Note 2: The file est.bin ( 63 KB long) that comes in the pack.zip is merely an extract containing the stars for the M74 neighborhood. You must copy the est.bin (95.574 KB long) file to the c:\Elbrus\Database folder.
Note 3: We supposed here that you are installing in the c: hard disc. Of course you can use any other unit. Folder's names may be different too. For example d:\Astronomy\programs\elbrus or any thing else.
Nevertheless don't forget to edit the folder's names in the option 'Others', 'Edit parameters'
Note 4: The extract database files:
ani105.bin ( 234 KB long) and
est.bin ( 63 KB long)
are contained in the pack.zip file.
Consult the readme.txt file for adresses where you can download the full database distance files
ani000.bin ... ani179.bin and the full star's file est.bin (de 95.574 KB ).
Alfonso Pulido