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  1. Heads-up on ASTAP: New star databases for plate solving

    Mar 17, 2024 · Hello, just a quick heads-up on an update from Han K. - ASTAP got even better! I know a lot of you are using ASTAP for plate solving, for example in N.I.N.A., like I do. This has …

  2. ASTAP Plate Solving Fails in NINA - Forums - AstroBin

    Jun 7, 2025 · Last night, and tonight, Nina's advanced sequencer reports that Solve & Sync failed. But in both sessions, everything is proceeding as expected–focus,...

  3. Help! Plate Solving with ASTAP always fails. - O'Telescope

    May 5, 2021 · 3) ASTAP version 0.9.531 dated 2021-5-2 4) Telescope control: Celestron CPWI v2.4.0 (Beta) 5) Target coordinates via Cartes du Ciel v4.2.1 In this configuration plate solving …

  4. BackyardEOS 3.2.0 - BackyardEOS - O'Telescope

    Aug 6, 2020 · CHANGE: ASTAP plate solve JPG priority over RAW. CHANGE: Disabled enforceFIPSPolicy in .net config file. BUG FIX: Save to card on some model was not working …

  5. Plate solving problem - Forums - AstroBin

    Mar 26, 2025 · Hello, I am having a plate solving issue and I'm hoping someone has some ideas. I am using NINA with ASTAP the primary PS with astronomy.net as the backup. My equipment …

  6. ASTAP Installation and Use - BackyardEOS - O'Telescope

    Oct 19, 2020 · I have the Premium version of BYE and would like to start using ASTAP for plate solving and syncing the mount. I have ASTAP installed on my laptop and have successfully …

  7. ASTAP under BackyardNikon - Troubleshooting resources?

    May 30, 2022 · ASTAP under BackyardNikon - Troubleshooting resources? Asked by mcovington, May 30, 2022 Share Followers 1

  8. Plate Solving issues - Forums - AstroBin

    May 26, 2024 · My plate solving with ASTAP in Nina usually works without any problems on all of my 3 setups. If there are problems, it is always due to bad focus or bad contrast in the images. …

  9. Is this a backfocus issue, or is it too minor to even worry about?

    Jun 2, 2025 · On my laptop monitor I perceive left-right elongation in all 9 panels. Backspacing issues wouldn't cause that sort of uniform defect across the sensor. Or is there something else …

  10. Fixing the dreaded tilt and backspacing error in optical ... - AstroBin

    Jul 29, 2022 · I’ll describe ASTAP first, just to explain how this works, however at this time I generally recommend NINA Hocus Focus as it is a much simpler method. In addition to …