Contents

• Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Installation
  • 2.1 Hardware and software requirements
  • 2.2 Getting executables
  • 2.3 Compiling
  • 2.4 Installation
  • 2.5 Known bugs
• 3. Quick start tutorial
  • 3.1 Installing and running for the first time
  • 3.2 First blink
  • 3.3 Star detection
  • 3.4 Matching the catalog
  • 3.5 Reading object positions
  • 3.6 Astrometry reports
  • 3.7 Identifying stars and asteroids
  • 3.8 Markers
• 4. Starting fitsblink
• 5. Visual appearance
• 6. Getting help
• 7. Loading images
• 8. Erasing an image
• 9. Image display
  • 9.1 Colors and grey levels
  • 9.2 Moving the cursor
  • 9.3 Adjusting grey level mapping
  • 9.4 Resizing the blinker window
  • 9.5 Zooming and panning
• 10. Markers
  • 10.1 Using the markers
  • 10.2 Marker appearance
  • 10.3 Switching markers on and off
• 11. Blinking
  • 11.1 Image alignment
• 12. Astrometry
  • 12.1 Detection of stars and other objects
  • 12.2 Star matching
  • 12.3 Astrometry
  • 12.4 Photometry
  • 12.5 Asteroids
  • 12.6 Sending a report
  • 12.7 Settings
• 13. Telescope and CCD camera control
  • 13.1 Telescope commands
  • 13.2 Access to catalogs