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You have to download and install:
3. The H18 database for ASTAP
Once you have these things installed there are two simple steps every time you want to make a simulation:
1. Start "ASCOM Sky Simulator" application and click on Start Simulation button
2. Start the APT Simulation icon
You are ready to experiment with the
auto-focusing,
PointCraft and
SessionCraft. Also, you can tweak the camera/scope parameters in
Tools tab, to load old images from your scope via
Img Tab and experiment solving them in
PointCraft. All settings changes will not affect the real-imaging profiles. If you want to reset this special profile, stop APT and delete the folder "Simulation Profile" located in the Documents->APT_Data folder. On the next start the profile will be re-created.
If you have created an imaging plan that you want to use it in the reals situation you can use the Export/Import feature of the
Plan Editor.