public PlateSolve(string psfilepath)
//Creates a new instance of a plateImage and sets the filepath for storing it
{
plateImageName = psfilepath;
ImageLink tsx_il = new ImageLink();
tsx_il.pathToFITS = psfilepath;
try
{
tsx_il.execute();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string evx = ex.Message;
plateImageResult = ex.HResult;
return;
}
ImageLinkResults tsx_ilr = new ImageLinkResults();
plateImageRA = tsx_ilr.imageCenterRAJ2000;
plateImageDec = tsx_ilr.imageCenterDecJ2000;
plateImagePA = tsx_ilr.imagePositionAngle;
plateImageScale = tsx_ilr.imageScale;
tsx_il = null;
tsx_ilr = null;
GC.Collect();
return;
}
public static PlateSolution PlateSolve(string path)
{
ImageLink tsxl = new ImageLink
{
pathToFITS = path
};
try
{ tsxl.execute(); }
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
return(null);
}
ImageLinkResults tsxr = new ImageLinkResults();
ccdsoftCamera tcam = new ccdsoftCamera();
PlateSolution ipa = new PlateSolution
{
ImageRA = tsxr.imageCenterRAJ2000,
ImageDec = tsxr.imageCenterDecJ2000,
ImagePA = tsxr.imagePositionAngle,
ImageIsMirrored = Convert.ToBoolean(tsxr.imageIsMirrored)
};
return(ipa);
}
const int ifilter = 3; ///4nd filter slot, probably clear/lumenscent
public void ImageLinkerSample()
{
///Create camera object and connect
ImageLink tsx_il = new ImageLink();
ImageLinkResults tsx_ilr = new ImageLinkResults();
///Set path to file
tsx_il.pathToFITS = PathName;
///Run ImageLink
tsx_il.execute();
///Check on result
if (tsx_ilr.succeeded == 0)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error: " + tsx_ilr.errorCode.ToString() + " " + tsx_ilr.errorText);
return;
}
///Print the image center location
MessageBox.Show("RA: " + tsx_ilr.imageCenterRAJ2000.ToString() + " Dec: " + tsx_ilr.imageCenterDecJ2000.ToString());
return;
}
/// <summary>
/// Asks TSX for the star count in an image
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fPath"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static int CountStars(string fPath)
{
//Have TSX open the fits file fPath
ImageLink tsxil = new ImageLink();
tsxil.pathToFITS = fPath;
//Image Link the image, return 0 if it fails
try { tsxil.execute(); }
catch (Exception ex) { return(0); }
//return the count of stars
ImageLinkResults tsxilr = new ImageLinkResults();
return(tsxilr.imageStarCount);
}
private double PlateSolve()
{
//runs an image link on the current location to get PA data
//assume camera, mount etc are connected and properly configured.
ccdsoftCamera tsxcc = new ccdsoftCamera
{
Autoguider = 0,
Frame = ccdsoftImageFrame.cdLight,
ExposureTime = 10,
Delay = 0,
Asynchronous = 0,
AutoSaveOn = 1,
Subframe = 0
};
try { tsxcc.TakeImage(); }
catch (Exception ex)
{
WriteLog(ex.Message);
return(0);
}
ccdsoftImage tsxi = new ccdsoftImage();
ImageLink tsxil = new ImageLink
{
pathToFITS = tsxcc.LastImageFileName,
scale = 1.70
};
try { tsxil.execute(); }
catch (Exception ex)
{
return(0);
}
ImageLinkResults tsxir = new ImageLinkResults();
double iPA = tsxir.imagePositionAngle;
//Check for image link success, return 0 if not.
if (tsxir.succeeded == 1)
{
return(iPA);
}
else
{
return(0);
}
}
static double PlateSolve()
{
//runs an image link on the current location to get PA data
//assume camera, mount etc are connected and properly configured.
ccdsoftCamera tsxcc = new ccdsoftCamera
{
Autoguider = 0,
Frame = ccdsoftImageFrame.cdLight,
ExposureTime = 10,
Delay = 0,
Asynchronous = 0,
AutoSaveOn = 1
};
tsxcc.TakeImage();
ccdsoftImage tsxi = new ccdsoftImage();
ImageLink tsxil = new ImageLink
{
scale = TSXLink.FOVI.GetFOVScale(), //set Scale
pathToFITS = tsxcc.LastImageFileName
};
tsxil.execute();
ImageLinkResults tsxir = new ImageLinkResults();
double iPA = tsxir.imagePositionAngle;
//Check for image link success, return 0 if not.
if (tsxir.succeeded == 1)
{
return(iPA);
}
else
{
return(0);
}
}
public string Display(string galaxyName, double suspectRAhrs, double suspectDecdeg)
{
const int sampleSize = 20;
//Test code for PlateSolve2 Wrapper
//CancellationToken cToken;
TargetName = galaxyName;
TargetRAhrs = suspectRAhrs;
TargetDecdeg = suspectDecdeg;
string followUpfileName = FollowUpPath + "\\" + TargetName + ".fit";
TargetImageDir = ImageBankPath + "\\" + TargetName;
//Show suspect in astroimage form, if PlateSolve2 is installed
// if not, then an exception will be thrown
//
//test code
//fileName = "C:\\Users\\Rick McAlister\\Documents\\SuperScan\\Image Bank\\NGC 1023\\NGC 1023_2019-10-31-2138.fit";
//fileName = "C:\\Users\\Rick McAlister\\Documents\\SuperScan\\Image Bank\\NGC 1023\\CurrentImage.fit";
//
TargetFits = new FitsFile(followUpfileName, true);
double pixSize = 1;
if (TargetFits.FocalLength != 0)
{
pixSize = (206.265 / TargetFits.FocalLength) * TargetFits.XpixSz;
}
//
ccdsoftImage tsxim = new ccdsoftImage();
tsxim.Path = FollowUpPath + "\\" + galaxyName + ".fit";
tsxim.Open();
//Try to image link. If not successful, probably too few stars
// if so, just return out of this;
ImageLink tsxil = new ImageLink();
tsxil.pathToFITS = tsxim.Path;
try { tsxil.execute(); }
catch (Exception ex)
{
return("Image Link Error: " + ex.Message);
}
//Show pic on scrren
tsxim.Visible = 0;
ImageLinkResults tsxilr = new ImageLinkResults();
int rlt = tsxilr.succeeded;
string rltText = tsxilr.errorText;
try
{
//tsxim.InsertWCS(true);
tsxim.ShowInventory();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string evx = ex.Message;
return(evx);
}
//Look for a light source within 10 pixels of the target RA/Dec
//The developer is picking an arbitrary 10 pixel square box as "near"
int iLS = FindClosestLightSource(tsxim, TargetRAhrs, TargetDecdeg, 10);
if (iLS == -1)
{
return("No light source found at suspect location\r\n **Aborting check**");
}
//Success -- light source at target location. Get magnitude and X,Y coordinates for all light sources
var rMagArr = tsxim.InventoryArray((int)ccdsoftInventoryIndex.cdInventoryMagnitude);
var rXArr = tsxim.InventoryArray((int)ccdsoftInventoryIndex.cdInventoryX);
var rYArr = tsxim.InventoryArray((int)ccdsoftInventoryIndex.cdInventoryY);
double rMag;
string cName;
int starIndex = 0;
int starCount = 0;
int minStarCount = sampleSize;
double tMag = rMagArr[iLS];
//Collect a set of catalog stars that have positions that match up
// with reference light sources of similar intensity to the target
// light source.
//
// first, create data arrays for reference magnitudes and catalog magnitudes
double[] refMag = new double[sampleSize];
double[] catMag = new double[sampleSize];
double[] difMag = new double[sampleSize];
//double[] meanDev = new double[sampleSize];
// second, create TSX objects for the star chart and object information
sky6StarChart tsxsc = new sky6StarChart();
sky6ObjectInformation tsxoi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
//loop over all the stars in the light source magnitude array,
// or until a sufficient number of stars are found that match up
do
{
//Compare the reference light source magnitude to the target light source magnitude
// if within 1 magnitude of each other then look up the associated star, if any
rMag = (double)rMagArr[starIndex];
if (Math.Abs(tMag - rMag) <= 1.0)
{
//Get the RA/Dec location of the reference light source
tsxim.XYToRADec(rXArr[starIndex], rYArr[starIndex]);
double rRA = tsxim.XYToRADecResultRA();
double rDec = tsxim.XYToRADecResultDec();
//Center the star chart on the RA/Dec coordinates
tsxsc.RightAscension = rRA;
tsxsc.Declination = rDec;
int Xcen = tsxsc.WidthInPixels / 2;
int Ycen = tsxsc.HeightInPixels / 2;
//find the star at the center of the chart
tsxsc.ClickFind(Xcen, Ycen);
//get the name of the star, if any
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_SOURCE_CATALOG);
string cSrc = tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut;
//if there is a name, then get its properties
if (cSrc != "")
{
//Get the name of the star
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
cName = tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut;
//Get the catalog magnitude of the star
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAG);
catMag[starCount] = tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut;
refMag[starCount] = rMag;
starCount++;
}
}
starIndex++;
} while ((starCount < minStarCount) && (starIndex < rMagArr.Length));
//Compute the difference bewtween reference magnitude and catalog magnitude
for (int i = 0; i < starCount; i++)
{
difMag[i] = refMag[i] - catMag[i];
}
//Compute the average difference
double avgMagDif = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < starCount; i++)
{
avgMagDif += difMag[i];
}
avgMagDif = avgMagDif / starCount;
//Compute the mean square of the deviation
double avgMagDev = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < starCount; i++)
{
avgMagDev += Math.Pow((difMag[i] - avgMagDif), 2);
}
avgMagDev = Math.Sqrt(avgMagDev / starCount);
//Compute the adjusted magnitude for target
double avgTgtAdjMag = tMag - avgMagDif;
//Compute the adjusted magnitude error
double meanDevTgtAdjMag = avgMagDev;
//Return center of starchart to target location
//Set the center of view to the suspect//s RA/Dec and light up the target icon
//
//Recenter the star chart on the RA/Dec coordinates
tsxsc.RightAscension = TargetRAhrs;
tsxsc.Declination = TargetDecdeg;
int Xtcen = tsxsc.WidthInPixels / 2;
int Ytcen = tsxsc.HeightInPixels / 2;
//find the star at the center of the chart
tsxsc.ClickFind(Xtcen, Ytcen);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
string starName = tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut;
//Open astrodisplay form of follow up image
tsxim = null;
tsxoi = null;
tsxsc = null;
//Report on computed apparant magnitude
return("Nearest star: " + starName + "\r\n" +
"Adjusted apparent magnitude = " +
avgTgtAdjMag.ToString() + " +/- " +
meanDevTgtAdjMag.ToString());
}