iKarus Stellar Mate Plus, User Manual

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The StellarMate Plus Manual
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After creating a master dark, you can create a defect map for your camera. Usually,
defect maps are used when dark frame subtraction does
not improve the quality of the calibration result. This is especially evident when using
uncooled guide cameras that can exhibit hot pixels that are
hard to treat with classical dark frame subtraction methods.
1.
Selecting the master dark frame, loads the infomation of the image
2.
Then adjust Hot and Cold pixel sliders to include or exclude pixels.
3.
Click Generate Map to inspect the results and once satisfied tap the save button
to store the defect map for future use.
3. View Masters: