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[Tapio]

Finally got mayself Star Analyzer 100.

 

I know that Rspec would be nice but now funds are kind of limited so was wondering if there's free software that is also user friendly/easy to learn.

 

My candidates so far are:

Vspec

ISIS

Bass

 

In your experience what is easiest to learn and use?

My expression is that to use Bass you have to join (Google) group. That sounds inconvenient.

[SeymoreStars]

Have you used the -FREE- month of RSpec yet? That's what I recommend you do first.

[Tapio]

Have you used the -FREE- month of RSpec yet? That's what I recommend you do first.

There's a problem. If I try and like it there's a chanche I might want to buy it.

And the key word here was free...

[robin_astro]

I use ISIS for my slit spectrographs and I have used it with the Star Analyser but I would not recommend it for a beginner. VSpec works similarly to Rspec which was loosely based on it but it can be temperamental. There was a nice simple program written by someone on this forum which might be a good starting point if it can be found. (I forget the name) 

 

Cheers

Robin

[robin_astro]

 There was a nice simple program written by someone on this forum which might be a good starting point if it can be found. (I forget the name) 

 

EasySpec by member "descott12"

https://www.raptorme...c/EasySpec.html

 

Cheers

Robin

[NZUSA]

I am just about to start using the Star Analyser 100 on my WO 61 and 1600MM camera - looking forward to it!  For processing I would like to do continue to use my main computer which runs using LINUX - the main reason I use linux is for PixInsight.  Can anyone recommend some Linux software that can process the spectra I will be obtaining?  Any help would be much appreciated.  Cheers JIM 

[robin_astro]

 Can anyone recommend some Linux software that can process the spectra I will be obtaining?  Any help would be much appreciated.  Cheers JIM 

Unfortunately the only reasonably beginner friendly programs I know of for the Star Analyser only run on Windows.

 

There are a couple of software packages for the amateur that run on Linux

Spc audace (Benji Mauclaire)

http://spcaudace.free.fr/

 

SpecInti (Christian Buil and Valerie Desnoux)

https://solex.astros...ecinti1_en.html

 

and in principle these should be adaptable to process Star Analyser spectra but  I am not aware of anyone who has used them with the Star Analyser.

I would say the best approach could be to use your linux setup to acquire the spectrum images and then transfer them to a windows program for processing.

 

Cheers

Robin

[robin_astro]

This thread might also have some other solutions (eg there was a suggestion there that BASS project might also run on MacOS)

https://www.cloudyni...ons-for-mac-os/

 

Cheers

Robin

[millerrobe]

Hi,

 

I run BASS under Wine on Linux (kubuntu) with no problem. Joining the BASS group is easy, free, and a great source of info. BASS is more intuitive than ISIS. There is a native version of specINTI that runs on Linux.

 

And, of course, there's always IRAF! 

 

ouch -- ooh, that hurt -- stop -- I was just kidding