Extra Controls


This control panel contains extra astronomy and remote related functions which don't fit on the main panel. It will also change for different cameras.

It will probably be renamed when I think of something suitable.

The controls are split into three main areas,

Remote control

Observation

Filter


Remote

The two buttons REMOTE / LOCAL select whether the next sequence will run under remote control or directly. This can be used to switch to local mode temporarily to take a test exposure.

The text box and the cancel button are for network debugging purposes and should be ignored.

Observation

These buttons select the observation type keyword in the FITS file they do not affect the camera setup selected.

Other special modes for testing may be set in the configuration file but are not displayed by the control box.

Filter

Typing a number in the edit box or using the up/down buttons selects the filter. The filter name which will go into the fits file appears in the box. This name cannot be edited inside the program. See the configuration options.


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