Field Of View
Framing on reference images and survey photos.
20 October 2024
Please email your
suggestions, advice, or bug reports: fov@oagm.it
Credits
What’s new
About FOV ….
Images has been nicely provided by:
L. Ferrini and S. Moretti
Sun
SOHO (Solar & Heliospheric Observatory), esa and NASA collaboration.
https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/
Moon
The lunar images are kindly provided by on-line NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/moonphase/
Solar System Objects
Provided by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) Solar System Simulator.
https://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Surveys, Authors and Providers
Survey Space telescope Science Institute and NASA, with NASA SkyView.
2MASS University of Massachusetts & IPAC/Caltech
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) with SkyServer.
Pan-STARRS1
CDS Aladin Sky Atlas, Unistra/CNRS
(https://alasky.cds.unistra.fr/hips-image-services/hips2fits)
Sky Maps
Provided by Fourmilab with web service “Your Sky” by John Walker.
https://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/
Beta Testers and Contributors
Welcome
If you would like to have new features, or if you have suggestions or need to report any errors, let me know!
Version 0.96 Build 36, 20 October 2024- Minor Bugs fix
Version 0.95 Build 35, 10 Sep 2024
-
Added images from Pan-STARRS1
- Minor
Bugs fix
- Added
bottom Status Bar in FOV window with few info
- Added
HiPS surveys, service provided by CDS
https://alasky.cds.unistra.fr/hips-image-services/hips2fits - Added right-click mouse function to get RA/Dec when possible
- Corrected
SDSS survey images scale
Version 0.90 Build 33, 29 August 2024
- Added sun images from esa/NASA SOHO website
- Minor Bugs fix
Version 0.85 Build 30, 21 July 2024
- Added also High Resolution and labelled images of the moon (NASA Scientific Visualization Studio). Tnx to E. T. Wright for his help.
- Added Sky Maps, provided by Fourmilab with web service “Your Sky” by John Walker. Web site: https://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/
- Minor Bugs fix
The FOV software does
not require installation; simply extract the
downloaded zip archive into a directory dedicated to the program
(permissions
must be appropriate).
All contents of the
archive should be extracted into the directory.
For updating, the procedure is the same; to avoid losing settings or downloaded photos, use the same directory for the program and overwrite the existing files. You must exit from the program before updating.
Important Disclaimer
This software is provided as-is,
without any express or implied warranty. In no event shall the author
be held
liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
The user assumes all responsibility
for any consequences resulting from the use of this software.
This software is released into the
public domain, and the author makes no representations or guarantees
regarding
its suitability for any specific purpose. Use at your own risk.
What is it?
Field Of View (FOV) is an
application written in Embarcadero Delphi by Fabrizio Tozzi for
64-bit
Windows-based systems.
The objective of this software is
to assist the amateur astronomer in choosing a device based on CCD/CMOS
available on the market.
It is possible to evaluate the
performance of the sensor in relation to the optics (focal lengths)
available.
The analysis is provided both with numerical parameters and in terms of
the
field of view framed, with direct feedback on sample images.
Deep Sky sample objects are available through images granted for use by colleagues or through survey shots. Planetary objects, on the other hand, can be used as reference via systems managed by organizations affiliated with NASA and/or esa.
FOV can also be helpful to the
astrophotographer for planning shots, allowing them to visualize in
advance the
field of view based on the available combinations of optics and sensors.
Support, Advice & Suggestions.
Email: fov(at)oagm.it
Telegram FoV Group