2022-12-24, 05:27 PM
Thank you for the detailed response Greg, it's much appreciated. I usually operate in two modes when doing EAA. The first is a planned night where I have an object list and pretty much know exactly what I'm going to do. The second is the unplanned night where I have a general idea where to start and use the planetarium application to go from there.
It sounds like SkyTools 4 Visual Pro is well suited to the first approach and it can be used with a planetarium application for the second approach, with SkyTools providing the telescope control for both methods. Reliable telescope control is a must when running an EAA session and I'm looking to improve on what Stellarium provides with telescope control. I'm running two different mount configurations, one with Gemini Telescope.NET and the other with CPWI. Both mounts run with ASCOM, mount control (Gemini Telescope.NET or CPWI), SharpCap, PHD2 and ASTAP.
It sounds like you will be adding some of the features from SkyTools Imaging to the 4.1 Visual update. I've scanned through the features of SkyTools Imaging and although some are way beyond what is necessary for EAA, there are some very applicable features. I would be very interested in a more detailed summary of the "EAA" features for the 4.1 Visual update when they become available. Do you plan on adding a SkyHound Forum discussion topic for the EAA aspects of the 4.1 Visual update?
It sounds like SkyTools 4 Visual Pro is well suited to the first approach and it can be used with a planetarium application for the second approach, with SkyTools providing the telescope control for both methods. Reliable telescope control is a must when running an EAA session and I'm looking to improve on what Stellarium provides with telescope control. I'm running two different mount configurations, one with Gemini Telescope.NET and the other with CPWI. Both mounts run with ASCOM, mount control (Gemini Telescope.NET or CPWI), SharpCap, PHD2 and ASTAP.
It sounds like you will be adding some of the features from SkyTools Imaging to the 4.1 Visual update. I've scanned through the features of SkyTools Imaging and although some are way beyond what is necessary for EAA, there are some very applicable features. I would be very interested in a more detailed summary of the "EAA" features for the 4.1 Visual update when they become available. Do you plan on adding a SkyHound Forum discussion topic for the EAA aspects of the 4.1 Visual update?