Blind Solver

PixInsight Basic Functions	Blind Solver	updated 2026-11-04
Activation	Script > Astrometry > Blind Solver
Documentation	PixInsight — New Plate Solving Distortion Correction Algorithm
Requires	PixInsight 1.9.6 Lockhart or higher Local star catalogs must be installed on your computer before you can run the Blind Solver. This section describes how to install local star catalogs.

Select the image you want to be plate solved as the active window.
To run the Blind Solve script, go to the menu and select Script > Astrometry > Blind Solver, then click on OK:

This is a sample Output from the Blind Solver :

Gaia: Global context

4.900 us

* Blind astrometric solution: integration

Index file ..... D:/Dokumente/Astro/Databases/gdr3-idx-1.0.0-g17.xpsd

Structure map: done

Local maxima map: done

Detecting stars: done

Fitting 5740 sources: done

* 5733 stars detected.

Saving keywords...

Saving properties...

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integration

Image center ...... RA: 05 41 18.968 Dec: -02 22 09.99

85.329033 deg -2.369442 deg

Resolution ........ 1.594 arcsec/px

Rotation .......... -124.224 deg

Field of view ..... 1d 50' 3.7" x 1d 14' 57.0"

Log-odds .......... 30.4 (8 matched stars)

Index level ....... 3

Detected stars .... 5733

Blind solve time .. 104.999 ms

Solution .......... Linear solution applied to the image.

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1.808 s

Script > Astrometry > Blind Solver