Open CCDSoft Autoguiding Log command (File menu)

Use this command to select the autoguiding or imaging log that holds the periodic error data.

Note that the name of the log file generated by CCDSoft is dependent upon which detector is used to acquire the tracking data. If you use the imaging detector, CCDSoft names the file Imager.log. Log files created by the autoguiding detector are named Autoguider.log.

Use CCDSoft Version 5 to automatically generate this ASCII text file with the extension .LOG.  See Getting Started for details on how to generate this log file.

The sample required format is shown below. Note that the X-Axis and Y-Axis parameters are marked "Not Enabled," and that the exposure time is very short (0.11 seconds).

CCDSoft Tracking Report

Camera: SBIG ST-9E/9XE

X Axis: Not Enabled

Y Axis: Not Enabled

ExposureTime = 0.11        

Aggressiveness Factor = 10

Calibration Time X = 5.00        

Calibration Time Y = 5.00        

Calibration declination = 0.00        

Declination now = 0.41        

Minimum Move = 0.01        

Maximum Move = 1.00        

Backlash X = 0.00        

Backlash Y = 0.00        

Delay After Move = 0.00        

Autoguide using DirectGuide

Calibration Determined Velocity Vectors (pixels/sec)

Calibration Determined Velocity Vectors (pixels/sec)

 XPlus  Speed=     1.00000 (XPlus  X=     1.00000, XPlus  Y=     0.00000) Angle=     0.00000

 XMinus Speed=     1.00000 (XMinus X=    -1.00000, XMinus Y=     0.00000) Angle=   180.00000

 YPlus  Speed=     1.00000 (YPlus  X=     0.00000, YPlus  Y=     1.00000) Angle=    90.00000

 YMinus Speed=     1.00000 (YMinus X=     0.00000, YMinus Y=    -1.00000) Angle=   270.00000