Scripts created by TheSky

Using TheSky's Data | Export command you can create sophisticated Orchestrate scripts easily and automatically.  These scripts can be of when galaxies looking for Supernovas, Mosaics of large fields of TheSky when looking for Minor Planets or when imaging large objects like the Andromeda Galaxy.  Click here for examples of Mosaic Scripts and how to use them.

If you wish to create a simple script to image all of the objects in the field displayed in TheSky you can use the Data>Export command to create the script for you.  Or you can image all minor planets in the field, nebula, clusters, etc.

Let's say we want all the galaxies in the Virgo Cluster that are between 9th and 15th magnitude.  In order to limit the galaxies to just these zoom into the field in TheSky centered in the area and then use the Data> Export command to export the Non-Stellar objects that are visible in the Virtual Sky Display.  Let's say we want to Sort them by the shortest telescope motion and take a two minute exposure with a 10 second delay between images.  Use the Data>Export feature as follows,

Orchestrate Script

Non-Stellar Objects

Virtual Sky Display

Destination Clipboard

SlewToObject command

Add any commands you want

TheSky shows the path to be taken

Based on Sort Criteria

The Script is ready

All the slewing and imaging
commands have been added

It is that easy.  You can also create scripts of all minor planets in a field, nebula, clusters, or any combination of non-stellar objects, etc.

Sample Scripts

Example 1

All Extended Minor Planets in the field

Sorted by RA and shortest telescope movement

Example 2

If you have your own data from another source you can create Orchestrate Scripts that use your own compile SDB files by adding the following statement to the data before compiling.  The first line of the text file needs to be >EXPORT.  This means that the data can be Exported in TheSky for the purpose of scripting.  In addition to adding the >Export command you will need to use the option for

Select Databases (SDBs)
from the Export menu

Export your own data
for Orchestrate

Exporting User Data

If you have your own set of objects in an SDB file like the Herschell Objects, Abell Galaxies, Caldwell objects, etc. by adding the >EXPORT command this data can be included in Orchestrate scripts.  Imagine imaging all the Messier objects or hundreds of Herschel objects in one night of imaging, while you sleep!

Sample Text file of user objects with the >EXPORT command added.  This file will allow you to slew to all the stars in the Trapezium in an Orchestrate Script.

5.58768889 -5.38730556  6.73 A 0.03 Pe
5.58777778 -5.38508333  7.94 B 0.00 O
5.58787778 -5.38983333  5.15 C 0.03 O6
5.58810556 -5.38800000  6.70 D 0.10 BO
5.58794722 -5.39044444 11.00 F
5.58767222 -5.38594444 11.00 E
5.58769167 -5.38963889 16.00 H
5.58796111 -5.38788889 16.00 G

Trapezium SDB <--Click here

Route telescope will take

Note that all SDB's in the Active List of databases with the >EXPORT command will be exported to the Orchestrate Script.  If you do not want SDB's to be added disable them in the Database Manager, i.e. set them to not active by deselecting them.  Remember that the only data that will be Exported are the SDB files that contain the >EXPORT command in the compiled databases!

Choose the Databases to use

Check-mark the ones you want

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