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by Forrest Sims
Fri Apr 07, 2017 3:06 am
Forum: Spectroscopes and Softwares
Topic: PlotSpectra 1.4.0 now available
Replies: 4
Views: 3882

Re: PlotSpectra 1.4.0 now available

Hello Tim, I have encountered a possible error in the "Open New List" command when trying to choose a .csv file. If I for a test choose the built-in standard file that comes with PlotSpectra, the file named Spectral_Lines.csv the PlotSpectra program crashes. If I makeake a copy of Spectral...
by Forrest Sims
Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:58 pm
Forum: Spectroscopes and Softwares
Topic: PlotSpectra 1.4.0 now available
Replies: 4
Views: 3882

Re: PlotSpectra 1.4.0 now available

Tim, Thank you very much for creating this wonderful software! It installs easy, it is fast and it is a tremendous tool in forwarding my progress as a beginner with Spectroscopy. And I can stop wasting many hours trying to get gnuPlot working with ISIS on Windows 10 as a bonus time saver. I would be...
by Forrest Sims
Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:32 pm
Forum: Outbursts, Alerts, Monitoring
Topic: Z CMa in outburst
Replies: 25
Views: 23140

Re: Z CMa in outburst

Thank you François for your very kind comments! First a correction to my post: The 7 exposures of the target star Z CMa were actually 180 sec not 300 sec as stated in the plot title. Regarding the Spectrum resolution with the LISA. I have calculating FWHM values for some of my ArNe lamp lines. Inter...
by Forrest Sims
Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:07 pm
Forum: Outbursts, Alerts, Monitoring
Topic: Z CMa in outburst
Replies: 25
Views: 23140

Re: Z CMa in outburst

I saw this post and thought it a good idea to try my hand at collecting data on Z CMa. I used a LISA with the calibration module on a Celestron 8” with f6.3 focal reducer and an Atik414ex camera. ISIS was used to process the data. This spectrum was made with 7 300sec images of the target spectrum. I...
by Forrest Sims
Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:52 pm
Forum: Introduction / Présentation
Topic: Greetings from Arizona, USA
Replies: 7
Views: 6171

Re: Greetings from Arizona, USA

Merçi. Thank you. I am beginning to make some progress with ISIS, having successfully calibrated a few “test” stars using the File Mode of Spectral Calibration. I have been through the process once in ISIS of creating an instrument response file and applying it to my calibrated results. Next I guess...
by Forrest Sims
Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:33 pm
Forum: Introduction / Présentation
Topic: Greetings from Arizona, USA
Replies: 7
Views: 6171

Greetings from Arizona, USA

Hello, Forrest Sims here, joining this forum from Gilbert, Arizona USA. Gilbert is a suburb of Phoenix and has pretty heavy light pollution and normally has many clear nights. Other than the past two years when we have had very unusual long periods of cloudy nights. Much like all the years when we l...