GuLinux / AstroPhoto-Plus

A lightweight, web based astrophotography sequence generator and INDI client written in Python and React.
https://astrophotoplus.gulinux.net
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Polar Alignment assistant: DARV #187

Closed GuLinux closed 4 years ago

GuLinux commented 4 years ago

In its simplest form this is the easiest assistant to implement (also very precise). Based on https://www.cloudynights.com/articles/cat/articles/darv-drift-alignment-by-robert-vice-r2760 All we need to do is to create an interface capable of capturing an image of a certain exposure, and to guide first east, then west (or viceversa) for half the duration of the shot (each) minus 5 initial seconds. The user will manually review the results.

A successive implementation might automatically detect the drift angle and give suggestions (TBD). subtask of #31