An internet connection is usually employed for this (see below). PinPoint 7 also has built-in all-sky plate solving, eliminating the requirement for approximate image centerpoint coordinates and plate scale at the cost of additional time. It is 70Gb for coverage down to magnitude 18 and 160 Gb for coverage down to magnitude 20. If you can afford the space, this is now the best catalog for all uses. This large, including Gaia stars and PanSTARRS/APASS magnitudes, has high quality magnitudes, it goes deep, and has proper motions. New with Version 7 is support for the ATLAS All-Sky Stellar Reference Catalog is now supported. A set of point-and-click tools (Visual PinPoint) for fast mass plate solving and survey-level asteroid and supernova hunting are included. Take your night back! Look at the stars, watch TV, even sleep… let SGPro take care of your rig and relax.Welcome to the web site for the PinPoint Astrometric Engine, a programmable engine that provides sensitive, robust, high-speed research-grade astrometric image processing for FITS files from any camera. Over the years it has become increasingly difficult to effectively convey what SGPro does for you, but here is a list of the highlights. Sequence Generator Lite, despite being free, is still more powerful than even some other paid versions of software. Even better, if you decide to just dabble in astrophotography, the free version of Sequence Generator (Lite) will likely meet all of your needs. You can be rest assured that you won’t need to purchase new software once you become an intermediate or expert level photographer. For the rest of it, SGPro will grow right alongside your new gear and skill level over time. If you are just starting out, don’t be intimidated by that list of gear! All you need to start using SGPro is a camera. It is perfect for beginners and it has enough power to suit even the most demanding photographers. SGPro will control your camera (CCD, CMOS, Canon, Nikon), filter wheel, focuser, mount, camera rotator, flatbox, dome or roll-off roof observatory, weather stations and more.

Those nights are rare enough as it is… no need to waste precious time fighting with gear.

With it, you can sequence and coordinate all of your gear in order to make the most of your time under dark skies. Sequence Generator Pro is best in class automation software for astrophotography.

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