Interactive Editor Plugin for nebula images

[sunshuwei]

I want to have a plugin that has the following features:

1. Allows users to easily add a square the nebula image, integrated astrometry.net function, the program can automatically determine the coordinates of four corners.
2. Allow users to upload the nebula image to the server, the official audit to determine whether the incorporation of stellarium procedures.
3. If the user uploads more information, depending on these photos may add new features. Of course, if the server resources are not enough, then can some way to limit the number of uploads? there are too many people want to contribute their nebula image to Stellarium but do not know the channels and methods.

[gzotti]

I think we somehow have wanted this (at least (1)) for years now. Unfortunately I just found even Barry's tools (Guide, section 8.2) are (sadly) no longer available. Any volunteers?

[gzotti]

It was a blueprint, Matthew Gates filed it in 2009 (!): https://blueprints.launchpad.net/stellarium/+spec/nebula-editor

An interactive tool for creating nebula texture sets. This includes modifying the StelSkyImageMgr class so that it can handle editing of the images sets, and allowing users to create new nebula sets, load images, manipulate their position (RE/Dec/Rotation/distortion), and generate the appropriate index files to save the nebula image set.

The code could be be done in a separated plugin.

The new JSON format allow to create multiresolution images, as described there: http://groups.google.com/group/astronomex/web/multi-resolution-image-webservice

A more advanced but very useful feature would be to provide the interface to an astrometry.net service, which automatically adjust the images position.

Skills needed: C++, Qt, GUI Design, knowledge in astronomy Difficulty: a self contained mini-project touching various disciplines

[mariocannistra]

Hello @gzotti Just wanted to let you know that the link to the new JSON format gives a 404 error: http://groups.google.com/group/astronomex/web/multi-resolution-image-webservice

I also tried applying to join the group but I got "error message #261 - reload" from the form :-(

[gzotti]

Above text was copy-pasted from our previous blueprint at Launchpad. This is just to collect these ideas under this issue thread. Details of implementation will be left to whoever takes this challenge.

[mariocannistra]

Ah thank you, got it.

[gzotti]

In October 2019 we received a pretty good workflow description, now in the Stellarium User Guide.

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This is a good task for the community to participate in the contribution into Stellarium. Who wants to help us?