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Short-bus / pilomar

RaspberryPi based miniature observatory
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Add parameters for star selection magnitude for star lists. #34

Closed Short-bus closed 9 months ago

Short-bus commented 10 months ago

LocalStars and ConstellationStars lists of stars use hardcoded magnitude filter. This needs to change if different focal length lenses are chosen. Turn both magnitude values into parameters so it is more clear what to change. Magnitude 9 is a good value for 50mm lenses. Magnitude 7 is better for 16mm lenses.

Short-bus commented 10 months ago

Testing the 2 new parameters this week before committing the change.

Short-bus commented 9 months ago

LocalStarsMagnitude and ConstellationStarsMagnitude parameters added.

Short-bus commented 9 months ago

Added a new utility function "TrackingStatus()" on the Miscellaneous Tools Menu to show the tracking parameters in use.

TuningStatus

It's likely that individual telescopes will want to tune the parameters for the tracking system depending upon their skies. The new utility lists the relevant parameters and suggests how to adjust star counts. This is likely to evolve as it is tested more.