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#41
General Discussion / Re: Using w EAA and the ASIAir
Last post by Sander Berents - November 16, 2023, 07:33:52 PMI do not quite understand what you mean with your first request. You can drag and drop text into the tags field already if that is what you mean. But you will need to drag/drop each individual tag, because Observatory doesn't split the text into tags (it allows tags to contain spaces).
Right now Observatory only uses metadata stored in the image itself, but using the file creation date if there is no such metadata in the image is a good idea. I'll add it in the next update.
Your last request is something I indeed want to add, but I didn't have time for it yet. For now, please be aware that Observatory supports batch editing. You can select multiple images when editing the metadata.
Right now Observatory only uses metadata stored in the image itself, but using the file creation date if there is no such metadata in the image is a good idea. I'll add it in the next update.
Your last request is something I indeed want to add, but I didn't have time for it yet. For now, please be aware that Observatory supports batch editing. You can select multiple images when editing the metadata.
#42
General Discussion / Using w EAA and the ASIAir
Last post by jkmonroe - November 16, 2023, 09:31:09 AMI purchased Observatory to help catalog EAA images taken via an ASIAir. With the Air, I am saving a stacked FITS locally, but when I hit the save as viewed button it drops a full res capture, as seen on the screen, into my iPad Photos. This is the image I use, so now I copy out from Photos into my "SORT" folder (the names are IMG_xxx.JPG) and then have to go about the process of manually updating everything from my notes or memory.
A couple of questions ...
1) is it possible to allow us to drag and drop a "tag" from a plate solve into the name field instead of having to type?
2) since Observatory has access to file details of the JPG, is there a way to have it auto import the date based on the creation date in the file?
3) would it be possible to add a "Scope Setup" option where we can pre-configure our scope and cameras and instead of typing that information in manually, just select from a drop down option? Or configure a default so all images would get the same instrument information?
With EAA, you might observe 20 targets per session instead of a single target, so the nature of handling the catalog seems a little different to me. I think a few tweaks like above would be very beneficial to us EAA-ers.
But the software does seem quite capable and I think I can fit it into my workflow as-is, just with a lot of manual entry. I'll keep exploring what it can do.
Thanks!
A couple of questions ...
1) is it possible to allow us to drag and drop a "tag" from a plate solve into the name field instead of having to type?
2) since Observatory has access to file details of the JPG, is there a way to have it auto import the date based on the creation date in the file?
3) would it be possible to add a "Scope Setup" option where we can pre-configure our scope and cameras and instead of typing that information in manually, just select from a drop down option? Or configure a default so all images would get the same instrument information?
With EAA, you might observe 20 targets per session instead of a single target, so the nature of handling the catalog seems a little different to me. I think a few tweaks like above would be very beneficial to us EAA-ers.
But the software does seem quite capable and I think I can fit it into my workflow as-is, just with a lot of manual entry. I'll keep exploring what it can do.
Thanks!
#43
General Discussion / Re: Total Integration Time?
Last post by Sander Berents - November 02, 2023, 12:37:59 PMThat's a great idea! It currently can't do that, but I'll add it to the list for the next update.
#44
General Discussion / Total Integration Time?
Last post by Tailspin45 - November 02, 2023, 11:14:40 AMI have an album dedicated to M42.
In it I have 3, 10, 15, and 30 second subs.
Is there a feature that will display total integration time?
If not, a cool feature would be a read out for selected subs. Shift click two to all subs, right click or press a key combination, and total integration is displayed.
In it I have 3, 10, 15, and 30 second subs.
Is there a feature that will display total integration time?
If not, a cool feature would be a read out for selected subs. Shift click two to all subs, right click or press a key combination, and total integration is displayed.
#45
Announcements / Observatory 2.0.3
Last post by Sander Berents - November 01, 2023, 09:34:54 PM #46
General Discussion / Re: Observatory 2.0: PixInsigh...
Last post by avalondria2050 - October 07, 2023, 11:10:29 AMHi.
Yes, I have seen that now Observatory can use the latest PixInsight astrometric data. Thank you for implement it. The next "frontier" is to make Observatory to deal correctly with the "megastarry" images when solving internally.
Best
Yes, I have seen that now Observatory can use the latest PixInsight astrometric data. Thank you for implement it. The next "frontier" is to make Observatory to deal correctly with the "megastarry" images when solving internally.
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#47
General Discussion / Re: Observatory 2.0: Image thu...
Last post by avalondria2050 - October 07, 2023, 11:08:00 AMHi, Sanders. Yes, I have seen all the new options and they seem to work as expected. After Sonoma was released, I have made a fresh install, so don't have any previous cache. The thumbnails are rendered all the time without the Default STF when I select None. It keeps this option as the default after rebooting the computer.
Thank you for adding this new and needed feature.
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Thank you for adding this new and needed feature.
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#48
General Discussion / Re: Observatory 2.0: Image thu...
Last post by Sander Berents - October 05, 2023, 09:22:48 AMObservatory 2.0.2 adds the STF option to its Quick Look preview extension action menu. It is used by both the preview and thumbnails, but Quick Look thumbnails are cached by Finder, so changing it may not have any effect until you clear the Quick Look cache and relaunch Finder. I recommend to only use it to temporary change how the Quick Look preview is displayed, and then change it back to the default. It affects how XISF, FITS and SBIG images are displayed in Finder and Open/Save sheets (née dialogs, since Big Sur 
).
Hint: if you use the system Open/Save sheet in PixInsight, not only will it show you the thumbnails, but if you press the spacebar it will also show you the preview (with metadata and scale/orientation/grid overlays!). Also, its search field uses Spotlight, and because of Observatory's Spotlight plugin you can do metadata searches there.
).Hint: if you use the system Open/Save sheet in PixInsight, not only will it show you the thumbnails, but if you press the spacebar it will also show you the preview (with metadata and scale/orientation/grid overlays!). Also, its search field uses Spotlight, and because of Observatory's Spotlight plugin you can do metadata searches there.
#49
General Discussion / Re: Observatory 2.0: PixInsigh...
Last post by Sander Berents - October 05, 2023, 09:01:08 AMObservatory 2.0.2 supports linear astrometric solution XISF properties, so it and its Quick Look preview extension is able to render the overlays for XISF files written by PixInsight 1.8.9-2.
#50