{{ _('Bad Weather Mount Tester') }}

🌍 {{ _('Northern Hemisphere') }}
1. {{ _('Configure') }}
2. {{ _('Align') }}
3. {{ _('Calibrate') }}
4. {{ _('Velocity') }}
5. {{ _('Measure') }}

{{ _('Mount Configuration') }}

{{ _('Mount Geometry') }} i{{ _('Optional parameters used by the geometry visualisation tool (bwmt -g). Leave at defaults if unsure.') }}

{{ _('Guiding Camera') }}

{{ _('Resolution:') }}

-- arcsec/px

{{ _('Screen') }}

{{ _('Pixel Pitch:') }}

-- mm/px

-- arcsec/px

{{ _('Calculated Values') }}

{{ _('Effective FL for PHD2:') }} -- mm

{{ _('Measurement duration:') }} ~-- {{ _('minutes') }}

{{ _('Recommended Binning:') }} --x

{{ _('Area on Simulator:') }} -- x -- mm

{{ _('Dec target (90° - Lat):') }} --°

{{ _('Instructions') }}

  1. {{ _('Fill in your mount, camera and screen values above.') }}
  2. {{ _('In PHD2 create a new profile with the Effective FL and Binning shown above. Disable multi-star guiding.') }}
  3. {{ _('Use PHD2\'s Calibration Assistant to slew the mount to the screen: enter "Dec target" as Declination.') }}
  4. {{ _('Focus and locate the cross on the simulator display, following the arrows.') }}

{{ _('Then press "Next" to start aligning the mount.') }}

{{ _('Instructions') }}

{{ _('Using only rotations in RA, move the mount back and forth from left-hand-side to right-hand-side. Use the mount\'s Azimuth adjustment screws, so that the zero line will be crossed on left-hand- and right-hand-side.') }}

{{ _('If necessary, adjust Dec slightly.') }}

{{ _('Press "Next" when aligned, or "Back" to return to configuration.') }}

{{ _('Instructions') }}

  1. {{ _('Look at PHD2 to see where the white crosshair appears on the simulator screen.') }}
  2. {{ _('Click on the preview below at that location to record a point.') }}
  3. {{ _('Fine-tune the point position using keyboard: Arrow keys or S/E/D/F (left/up/down/right).') }}
  4. {{ _('Move the mount in RA a few pixels, then repeat steps 1-3.') }}
  5. {{ _('Continue until you have traced across the entire screen.') }}

{{ _('Keyboard:') }} {{ _('Arrows/S/E/D/F = move 1px | Q/PgUp = previous point | A/PgDn = next point') }}

{{ _('The selected point is shown in yellow. New points are auto-selected.') }}

{{ _('Calibration Preview') }}

{{ _('Points collected:') }} 0

{{ _('Instructions') }}

  1. {{ _('Three vertical stripes are now displayed on the simulator screen.') }}
  2. {{ _('Select a stripe below (Left, Middle, or Right).') }}
  3. {{ _('Choose a very short exposure for the camera. At best avoid saturation.') }}
  4. {{ _('Move the mount until the star is about to enter the stripe and enable tracking in the mount.') }}
  5. {{ _('Press Start when the star enters the stripe, Stop when it exits.') }}
  6. {{ _('Record the time for each stripe to measure on screen velocity.') }}

{{ _('This step verifies that the mount moves at the expected sidereal rate.') }}

{{ _('Stopwatch') }}

00:00.000

{{ _('Recorded Times') }}

{{ _('Left Stripe') }}

--:--
-- px/s

{{ _('Middle Stripe') }}

--:--
-- px/s

{{ _('Right Stripe') }}

--:--
-- px/s

{{ _('Stripe width:') }} -- px | {{ _('Expected:') }} --s

{{ _('Instructions') }}

  1. {{ _('Move the mount back to the starting position (left side of screen).') }}
  2. {{ _('In PHD2, center the simulated star and start guiding.') }}
  3. {{ _('Press "Start Simulation" below to begin the star movement.') }}
  4. {{ _('Wait until the simulation completes (the star crosses the screen).') }}
  5. {{ _('Stop guiding in PHD2 and analyze the log with PHD2 Log Viewer.') }}

{{ _('Simulation Control') }}

{{ _('Ready') }}
{{ _('Remaining:') }} --:--
0%

{{ _('Elapsed:') }} 0:00 | {{ _('Total:') }} --:--

{{ _('Velocity:') }} -- px/s (--)

{{ _('Current Config') }}