Poschinger Konstantin v. Apr 15, 2008
> Hello Lawrence,[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> > I have now edited this line in - but as well as the correct guider
> FOV above the
> > main chip, there is also now a second 'guider' somewhat displaced
> from the real
> > one. I can ignore it but.......?
>
> but wasn't that what you want? A second guider chip field
> independent from the
> original one? Or was there a misunderstanding?
>
> Clear skies
> Bernd
>
> > >> Do we already have - or could we have a second CCD camera frame
> available and
> > >> offset? I want to set up a guide camera frame near to the main
> CCD frame to
> > >> anticipate an guide star finding difficulties - of which I have
> a lot!
> > >
> > >do you mean a guider chip with a fixed separation and orientation
> (as many of the
> > >SBIG cameras have) or a second independant camera? For the first
> case your
> > >problem is solved. The CCD guider chip frames are included in
> Guide.
> > >
> > >For the second case it is more complicated but doable. Look at
> the file
> > >CCDS.NAM in the guide directory. There you can see how a second
> ccd chip
> > >is handled.
> > >
> > >The details how to add a second guider chip are explained here:
> > >http://www.projectpluto.com/update7.htm#guider_chips
> > >and here are "Guider rings" explained:
> > >http://www.projectpluto.com/update8.htm#ccd_range
> > >
> > >But all this only applies, if the offset of the guider chip is
> constant and not
> > >movable as in a seperate guider scope with adjustable ring
> brackets.
>
> Bernd Brinkmann
>
> Sternwarte Herne, MPC code A18
> Herne, Germany
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