A Few Questions Regarding NiNA Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA) · Jerry Gerber · ... · 2 · 125 · 0

I'm new to NINA.  I already love the program, but I have a few questions:

1.  I use the same model camera in my backyard as I do at a remote site, the ASI2600MC.  At home, the filenames include the object I am imaging, i.e. M20.  But at the remote site the filenames do not include the object being imaged.  At home I am not using NINA, I am using ASIAIR Plus.  When I am imaging at the remote side I use NINA.   Is there a way to include the name of the object in the filename?

2  NINA always insists on opening the flip-flat cover after I use the Flat Wizard.  I don't want to do that, it's very late in the evening and I just want to park the scope and go to sleep.  I have to close the cover.  Is there a way to tell NINA to leave the cover closed?

3.  NINA insists on turning on the Rotator, but I have no rotator.  Is there a way to stop that or should I just ignore it?

4.  NINA turns on the dew heater when starting a sequence.  There is no dew this time of year in the desert where the scope is.  Can I instruct NINA not to do that?

Thanks for any answers to may help me use the program more efficiently!

Jerry

andrea tasselli:
For n.1  go to Options>File Setting and set up how you want the file naming to look like. For n.2 you should look into the ASCOM settings for the flap panel and as I don't have one so I can't help there. 3 is a bit odd. Check that isn't in the automatically connected devices and it it is remove it. I don't have one and never was asked anything. Same for 4, check the setting for the specific device.

Thanks Andrea!  I hadn't seen the NINA options page for imaging.  I was able to add the target name ($$TARGETNAMES$$) to the filename.