Plate solving problem

Processing Deep Sky M17 Help Needed Messier Objects
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ed bat avatar
ed bat avatar
Hello all,

I cannot plate solve this master image of M17. Trying all inputs, but it does not work. Help needed thanks.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/17suvnRndA8O5DFQysIVCsAlthYH3nBMZ/view?usp=sharing
andrea tasselli avatar
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What about telling that it is M17  you got there? Because now the intial seed is blank and therefore PI starts searching from RA: 0:0:0 and Dec: 0:0:0. It is *NOT* a blind solver.
ed bat avatar
ed bat avatar
andrea tasselli:
What about telling that it is M17  you got there? Because now the intial seed is blank and therefore PI starts searching from RA: 0:0:0 and Dec: 0:0:0. It is *NOT* a blind solver.
ed bat avatar
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ed bat:
andrea tasselli:
What about telling that it is M17  you got there? Because now the intial seed is blank and therefore PI starts searching from RA: 0:0:0 and Dec: 0:0:0. It is *NOT* a blind solver.

. My bad. This image of M17 could not be solved?
andrea tasselli avatar
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Of course it can, and I did. Just tell the ImageSolver where to start. Click on the <<Search>> button to the left in the form and type "M17" and click search. There likely be 3 options to choose from. Select "Messier 017" and click <OK> and you're done with the intial seed.
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