How+to+plate+solve+an+image

Images are normally plates solved during an observing run with ACP (Pinpoint engine).

If the image needs to be plate solved follow the procedure below:-

Data about the image is containedwithin the FITS header. To se the FITS image data click on 'View' in the toptool bar.



Then click on FITS Header window part way down.



To plate solve an image click on 'Analyze' in thetop tool bar, and then 'Pintpoint Astrometry'.



Ensure the settings are as displyed below for the telescope set up required (1600mm focal length at the moment). Then click 'Process' at the bottoml eft of the pop up window. Pinpoint will then examin the image and return the focal length, plate scale and centroid position of the image.