This is a fresh example of the detection of objects with a near-zero apparent motion in a series of CCD-frames in automated mode by the CoLiTec software. The series consists of 9 continuously frames with size of 8176 х 6132 pixels, the pixel scale is 1.25”/pix., the field of view of the telescope is 170 x 127 arcmin, the exposure time is 90 sec. As shown in the pictures below the quality of raw frames...
Read moreYou can perform the visual continuously GEO tracking in LookSky if you have a long series of the GEO frames processed by the CoLiTec software. That’s why the object’s inner id changing does not create any problems with trajectory confusion. But usually, GEO observations are several short series snapped with an interval of several hours… The observer has the opportunity to merge the object (trajectory segments from the different series) to the common object (common...
Read moreTo make analysis of a series more comfortable during blinking, use the feature to center frames (align geometry) of a series in LookSky. To center frames in LookSky do the following actions: Load the series (see https://www.colitec.space/open-series-in-looksky); Activate the “Adjust geometry of the frame” control in the “Image view” window; Start blinking to look at the results.
Read moreTo open (load) series in LookSky do the following actions: Start the LookSky program; Activate the “File” -> “Open series …” main menu item (or the “Open series …” control in the “Manager of Survey” window) and select the directory with the processed series; Look at the process of loading frames; Activate the first frame of series by confirmation; Inspect detected objects in the “Manager of Objects” window.
To merge the several trajectories of satellites into the one, select several objects in the «Manager of objects» window and press the «Merge objects» button. Next, you will be prompted to select a file with TLE-records of the investigated object for the initial approximation. Close this window or press «Cancel» button, if there is no such file. Wait for completion of the RMS calculation of a new merged trajectory and decide whether to create it Read more…
If you want to share information about your observation, you can use LookSky for the gif animation creation from your series of FITS frames. There are only four simple steps: Load your series of frames into LookSky; Set the “Image view” window parameters for the finding an interesting scene in the frame; Start blinking and check other frames in the series; Press the button “Save image as → GIF: region of window scene”. And here Read more…
Raw and processed by FrameSmooth frames, cross section of frames diagonally and brightness histogram of background pixels of the original and processed frames. Brightness RMS of background pixels is 111,37 ADU (raw frame) and 27,6 ADU (frame processed by FrameSmooth).
As you can see, FrameSmooth software works the same and even better than MaxIm DL. Frames processed by FrameSmooth and MaxIm DL, cross section of frames diagonally and brightness histogram of background pixels of the original and processed frames. Brightness RMS of background pixels is 31,68 ADU (MaxIm DL) and 27,6 ADU (FrameSmooth).