Results: Locating stars in image Looking up stars in catalog Solving using 1426 image and 156 catalog stars Matched 28 of 1426 image and 156 catalog stars; Average residual 0.5 arcsec; order 2 RA 00h 53m 14s, Dec +56° 36' 06" Pos Angle +358° 33', FL 986.9 mm, 1.88"/Pixel Maxim PinPoint Astrometry dialog settings: Brightness: 0.00 Standard Deviation: 3.00 Maximum Number of Stars Used to Solve: 500 Pixel Scale (should show 1.885 x 1.885 because FITS scale is checked) FITS Scale: checked Approx Center/FITS Center: checked RA 00 52 41 DEC 56 42 07 Catalog Setup: (I used USNO-A2.0, but you should set it to your catalog, such as GSC...) Path: [path to the base directory of your catalog. For me, this is "C:\d\usnoa\") Use stars from magnitude: -2.00 to 13 Search Area: 256 Search outward spiral: unchecked In order to use the "FITS scale" and "FITS center", you need to do the following: - File > Settings > Site and Optics: - Main Telescope: - Focal length: [set it to your scopes focal length, including barlows or reducers. My TEC140 f/7.0 says 980mm, but because plate solves always show 985, I've changed it to that. It has to do with all the stuff in my optical train] - Aperture: [set it to the diameter of your scope's primary objective lens or mirror. Mine is 140mm. A 10" f/10 SCT would be 254mm aperture and 2540mm focal length.] - Observatory Control window > Setup tab > Telescope > Connect: [connect to your scope either directly or through an ASCOM hub. I use Generic Hub > ACP hub > APV2 driver for my AP1200 mount] When it is set up this way in Maxim, the FITS scale is stored in Maxim and the image center RA/DEC is also stored in maxim.