How to get plate solve working in AstroBin?

Rod avatar

I must be dumber than your average bear - how the heck do I get a plate solve to work in AstroBin? Ive been truing to solve the same image for some time now, and it keeps failing after a 10 min attempt.

Thinking a full-size image might help, I’ve uploaded both a PixInsight .xisf file, and a classic fits file versions. I’ve successfully solved the same image in PixInsight using GDR3/SP database, so I must be doing something wrong here. But I can’t figure out what.

Any suggestions?

[ edit: Never mind - I just read a notice that several websites are having the same plate-solving problem, stemming from some issue with the widely used Vizier servers. I’ll just have to be patient like everyone else. ]

Salvatore Iovene avatar

Hi Rod,

yeah, glad you found the notice. I also sent an email last night to all Ultimate subscribers:

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