Hello everybody,
I have been trying to upload the transform coefficients of my new scope (150 mm f/5 Newtonian telescope). I have created the corresponding ini file as usual, but when I try to upload it to VPhot, this app erases all the data previously captured in the form and does not upload the data contained in the ini file. Have tried two ways:
1. Capture the data of the new scope and upload the file
2. Capture the data of the new scope, save it without transform coefficients, wait for a moment, reload the data of the new scope and upload the ini file
Both ways do not work. Maybe I am doing something wrong, or maybe VPhot is having issues with this procedure.
P.S. Cannot attach files in the "File Upload" section of this post...
Best regards,
Enrique Boeneker (BETB)
I could not upload the ini file (because of format and because the upload button is greyed out and you are not able to upload any kind of file.
But I will copy paste the content of my ini file as follows:
[Setup]
description= Tycho - Version 11.0, Telescope= Las Aguilas MX1, Time created (UT) = 2024_04_20_15:51:04
[Coefficients]
Tbv= 1.449
Tb_bv= 0.260
Tv_bv= -0.050
Tvr= 0.876
Tv_vr= -0.202
Tr_vr= -0.061
Tvi= 1.028
Ti_vi= -0.056
Tv_vi= -0.028
Tr_vi= 0.004
Tri= 1.262
Tr_ri= 0.196
Ti_ri= -0.012
[Error]
Tbv= 0.018
Tb_bv= 0.032
Tv_bv= 0.022
Tvr= 0.016
Tv_vr= 0.023
Tr_vr= 0.027
Tvi= 0.015
Ti_vi= 0.027
Tv_vi= 0.020
Tr_vi= 0.022
Tri= 0.018
Tr_ri= 0.032
Ti_ri= 0.038
[R Squared Values]
Tbv= 0.998
Tb_bv= 0.988
Tv_bv= 0.962
Tvr= 0.999
Tv_vr= 0.970
Tr_vr= 0.999
Tvi= 1.000
Ti_vi= 0.917
Tv_vi= 0.888
Tr_vi= 0.715
Tri= 0.997
Tr_ri= 0.957
Ti_ri= 1.000
The upload window is letting you browse for a *.ini file. But you can always click on the drop-down in the lower right hand corner and ask it to show you All files (*.*)
What kind of camera are these coefficients for? The Tbv at 1.449 seems very high.
Does Tycho produce the coefficient ini file?
George
Hello George,
Thanks for the uploading option tip.
My camera is an ASI533MM-PRO (3.76 um), and yes I am producing the coefficient ini file with Tycho Tracker.
Enrique
Hello again,
Though I tried to upload a txt file instead of the transforms shown at the beginning of this thread, still VPhot is uncapable to upload them (not in ini or txt format, I repeat). But let me try with another browser (using Chrome right now), and lets see if it works... I'll keep you posted.
Enrique
Nope. It doesn't work, neither with Chrome nor with Edge or Firefox...
Enrique,
Send the file to me at gsilvis@aavso.org.
I'll find out what is going on.
George
George Silvis gave me meanwhile a workaround to upload transform files to VPhot, which is the following:
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Enrique,
There is some problem in the loading sequence which I need to sort out.
Can't load a new ini file when there are coefficients there?
workaround:
Copy one of the telescope profiles (checkbox at the top and select the profile)
Give it new Header and Display names. It will not have the transform coefficients
Save
Reopen the new profile and now you can upload an ini file of coefficients.
Onward,
George
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