Rotation icon does not show up

vschneck

Once a target is picked out I should able to pick a rotation for my camera to frame it properly. I don't see any icon to rotate the camera.

w7ay

vschneck Once a target is picked out I should able to pick a rotation for my camera to frame it properly. I don't see any icon to rotate the camera.

You can only electronically rotate the camera angle if you have a rotator like the Pyxis (whch an ASIAIR does not support anyway). The mount itself can only rotate the camera angle right at the two celestial poles.

OTA's that are meant as astrographs usually come with a physical camera angle rotator. Check the manual for your OTA.

You can then manually rotate the camera angle, check the angle through a plate solve, rinse and repeat until you are happy with the angle.

Chen

vschneck

w7ay Chen, I am speaking of a manual rotation. I would like to be able to determine the framing rotation then have the program tell me to rotate clockwise or counter clockwise once it take it's first shot. Then iterate until my manual rotations are within a tolerance.

w7ay

vschneck I would like to be able to determine the framing rotation then have the program tell me to rotate clockwise or counter clockwise once it take it's first shot. Then iterate until my manual rotations are within a tolerance.

Yep. As I mentioned earlier, do a manual plate solve from the ASIAIR Preview window. Look at the camera angle from the plate solution. Rotate the camera, take an image, and do another plate solve. Rinse and repeat until the camera angle is what you want.

Chen

erossi

vschneck are you referring to the framing assistant in the Sky Atlas? There should be buttons that will do exactly what you're asking for https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/asiair/new-features-of-asiair-v2-0-that-worth-all-asiair-users-taking-a-look-at.html