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FITS Keywords
When Standard Keywords is checked on the Settings page, generally accepted keywords for frame types are applied to each frame. Additionally, standard keywords for TELESCOP, INSTRUME, OBSERVER and OBSERVAT are also applied, according to their entries on the Settings page.
World Coordinate System
When Insert WCS is checked on the Settings page, apprpriate WCS data is inserted into the FIT header. Enabling this feature will add some time to the overall session and should be determined by the user. Once determined, it can be accounted for in session planning by entering an appropriate value in the other delay box on the Setting page, Options.
Spectroscopy
When the camera control program is appropriately set for spectroscopy, CCDAutoPilot provides suitable binning alternatives. Due to differences in camera control programs, there are two separate behaviors:
CCDSoft: Setting the Vertical N binning on the imager setting window will provide 1xN, 2xN and 3xN binning choices, in addition to the standard binnings provided by the camera.
Maxim: When a suitable camera driver is selected for the spectroscope and spectroscopy binning is specified in the Advanced window of camera setup, a window will appear, giving the user a chance to enter the desired vertical binning upon hitting the CCDAutoPilot Connect button as shown below:
The vertical binning mode may be set here. If Cancel is hit, no spectroscopy binning options will be added to the binning choices. Hitting OK will add those choices. With the binning mode set to 4, the following binning choices are available:
