ModelCreator manage now Voyager ...10 Micron Users

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For 10Micron users , astromi.ch have released new version of ModelCreator with support for Voyager:
https://www.astromi.ch/2019/09/21/modelcreator-version-2-2-released/

Let me know if all work fine for you.

All the best
LO

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Hi LO,

Just start using ModelCreator and I have a question about filter selection; looks like there is no place in either MC or Voyager to specify the ā€œdefaultā€ filter? When I start building model with MC it just uses my first filter (which is Red) to do the exposure. How can I specify to use Lum here?

Thanks,
Yizhou

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ModelCreator use Voyager like client depends on ModelCreator to choose the filter.
But i think no one use the Voyager integration and just go directly alone with ModelCreator.

All the best
Leonardo

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Anyone knows how to choose the filter in ModelCreator?

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It uses whatever is selected in your imaging program - ModelCreator has no concept of filters that Iā€™m aware of. So when you ā€˜Connect to cameraā€™ that will open your imaging program (SkyX or whatever). Once opened then select the filter. You can use any program to select the filter itā€™s just that itā€™s usually done in the same program used to connect to the imaging camera.

I use TheSkyX for this (at the moment) so I would:

  1. ā€˜Connect to cameraā€™ in ModelCreator - this opens SkyX.
  2. In SkyX select the filter to use (nominally Luminance will give you nice short subs.
  3. etcā€¦

I always use bin2 for this and set my pixel scale appropriately. Subs are generally 1s with this setup. You can get plate scale from a blind allsky search (if using SkyX) itā€™s nice and fast.

HTH
Robert

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Right thatā€™s also how I figured, but I want to use Voyager to control the camera (I am having some issues where TheSkyX will hang during an exposure) and I canā€™t find a way in Voyager to change filter. It always go by default to #1 in my filterwheel which is not what I want to use. So when ModelCreator calls it, it goes to #1 filterā€¦

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I believe you should be able to set it in the Commands->Camera widget.

Robert

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ā€¦ For some reason I think I checked but didnā€™t find it so I thought itā€™s not available, but just checked now and itā€™s right there ā€œFilter setā€. Excellent! Thanks.

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I can set the filter in the camera widget to ā€œLumā€ in Voyager then start ModelCreator, but as soon as I started the modelling, MC exposes with ā€œRedā€ (#1 in FW) againā€¦ Looks like this is a question towards MC author thenā€¦

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Martin from Model Creator contact me, i answered to him with the solution.
Probably a new release of MC with adjustment will be released, depends on Martin.

All the best
Leonardo

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Sounds like the FW is being reset by something to default condition (slot 1). Use SkyX to connect to just to the FW (not sure whether Voyager allows that) then you can reset the filter when you wish.

Robert

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MC send always requesto to shot with the first filter in the FW (index 0) so this is the problem.

All the best
Leonardo

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Could you not use the ā€˜Goodnightā€™ Dragscript and deselect all check boxes except the one that changes the filter? That way you could then set the filter to the one of your choice without completing any of the other Goodnight actions.

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I am sure that Iā€™m missing something totally obviousā€¦

I am trying to use Voyager in ModelCreator, but donā€™t know how to connect it. I get the following error:

14:48:15: Error - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 127.0.0.1:5950

Not sure how to enable thisā€¦

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Hi Mark,

activate the Application server in Voyager:
https://wiki.starkeeper.it/index.php/CommonSetup#Application_Server

The first time allow firewall access to the server.

All the best
Leonardo