Astrophotography Pre-Install (Windows) Part 2 - Plate Solving
Channel: Southern Cross Amateur Astro
Date: 28/11/2023

Part 2 of a short series about software & drivers required to be installed on a Windows PC if you want to be able to use most of the popular capture programs such as N.I.N.A. or Astro Photography Tool (APT).

This video deals with installing & configuring 4 different plate solving programs that are compatible with most popular imaging software.

00:00 Intro
00:57 ASTAP
04:05 PlateSolve2 (v2.28)
07:39 Platesolve3 (v3.80)
11:35 All Sky Plate Solver

ASTAP:
https://www.hnsky.org/astap
(requires at least program + a database)

PS2 (v2.28):
Program - https://planewave.com/download/platesolve2/
APM Catalogue - https://planewave.com/download/apm-catalog-installer-2/
UCAC3 Catalogue - https://planewave.com/download/ucac3-catalog/

PS3:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rn4uzqbs9q91q1z/AADmFhSzI_LsQUIHNCKSbm4xa?dl=1
(WARNING - over 5GB download)

All Sky Plate Solver:
https://www.astrogb.com/astrogb/All_Sky_Plate_Solver.html

Astro Photography Tool (APT) - my imaging software of choice.
https://astrophotography.app/