2021-08-02, 02:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 2021-08-02, 02:53 PM by theskyhound.)
Dennis,
I must admit that your message pains me. You talk about SkyTools doing mundane things that other software can do, such as confirming a position. But you make no mention at all of the calculations that SkyTools does to estimate which of these objects you can detect and help you choose exposure times to do it. I know that it works very well for this, because I use it myself for these very same things. SkyTools should be able to give you a very good idea of whether or not a minor planet can be detected. That's what its for.
So I am baffled as you why you aren't using SkyTools 4 fully. This is basic stuff that plays to SkyTools strengths. A minor planet has a well determined magnitude and color. Its not like a diffuse emission line object with poor data for the line strengths, which vary over the extent of object. What on earth has gone wrong that you aren't using it?
I must admit that your message pains me. You talk about SkyTools doing mundane things that other software can do, such as confirming a position. But you make no mention at all of the calculations that SkyTools does to estimate which of these objects you can detect and help you choose exposure times to do it. I know that it works very well for this, because I use it myself for these very same things. SkyTools should be able to give you a very good idea of whether or not a minor planet can be detected. That's what its for.
So I am baffled as you why you aren't using SkyTools 4 fully. This is basic stuff that plays to SkyTools strengths. A minor planet has a well determined magnitude and color. Its not like a diffuse emission line object with poor data for the line strengths, which vary over the extent of object. What on earth has gone wrong that you aren't using it?
Clear skies,
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound