FAST Guide - Installing FAST

• Download the zip/rar file from the main fast-aio page

• Unzip and execute FASTSetup.msi

• PM me on Facebook or @ roberto.colombari @ gmail . com for the activation code

• Execute FAST: it will create a folder under Documents with few additional sub-folders

• Download ASTAP (FAST has an internal proprietary plate-solver; nevertheless I have integrated ASTAP as a second - manual - option for solving)

• Place ASTAP executable file under ~/Documents/FAST/catalogue

• Download ASTAP star catalogue from here [1], unzip and place it under ~/Documents/FAST/catalogue

• Download the basic config.fast file from here [2] and place it under ~/Documents/FAST/tmp

• Download the neural network from here [3] and place it anywhere inside ~/Documents/FAST

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[1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kohkS7RPahfbCuLbZ_GNUd6wBZsBQA1s/view?usp=sharing

[2] https://drive.google.com/file/d/19JJZrT91KOgnGIm6UgojYEkid3W0ZnCa/view?usp=sharing

[3] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rv-QamnX2ABePl_nJVNzKNHmXwZMobit/view?usp=sharing

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