I downloaded trial versions of APCC-Pro and PinPoint from DC3. In the process of testing these, it appears that
PinPoint can only use FIT files for plate solving. As I image mostly with a DSLR, this presents a barrier, since
APPM links to PinPoint in order to build a sky-model.

If your camera does not have an ASCOM driver then you will need an intermediary camera control application like MaximDL, SkyX Pro (with Camera add on), or Sequence Generator Pro. MaximDL and SkyX both have excellent automation interfaces and work with many different cameras including DSLRs. Sequence Generator Pro also works but its automation interface is not as rich.

-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/software/apcc/apcc
Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com
Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver

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I downloaded trial versions of APCC-Pro and PinPoint from DC3. In the process of testing these, it appears that
PinPoint can only use FIT files for plate solving. As I image mostly with a DSLR, this presents a barrier, since
APPM links to PinPoint in order to build a sky-model.

While I can convert the Raw images to FIT manually, this obviously negates the advantages of automatic mapping.

Have I missed something? Is PinPoint (and therefore APPM) capable of reading Raw or even JPG files?

Before I go through the process of downloading, installing, and tinkering with SGP, does it allow the use of DSLR
Raw or JPG files for PlateSolve2? SGP can capture images from a DSLR, but I cannot tell if it can use Raw
images for PlateSolve2.

I use AstroTortilla now for platesolving vias ANSVR. Is it possible for APPM to connect directly to ANSVR? rather
than go through PinPpoint or PlateSolve2?

Bryan

Thanks.

Bryan