SkyRaider DS432 TEC User Manual
September 18, 2019
SkyRaider DS432 TEC User Manual
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You can also import previously saved
Dark Fields
by using the
Import Button
.
When you are ready to apply the
Dark Fields
to your images
(in real time), simply check the
Enable
box in the
Dark Field
Tab. Unchecking the Enable box will prevent
Dark Fields
from
being applied to the images. For now leave it unchecked.
Now is the time to get busy with imaging our Deep Sky Object since the
preliminary work is done. So, remove the Lens Cap from the Telescope, or Lens
Cover from the SkyRaider.
Hopefully, your telescope is mostly polar aligned, and you are ready to visit your
first
DSO
, and produce an image to impress one friends, neighbors, and spouse
(so you can justify spending all of your hard-earned money on those extra pieces
of equipment that you just had to have for imaging).
The first thing we need to align and verify focus of our Telescope. To do that we
only need a short duration exposure (under 5 seconds), so we will use
Video
Mode
.
Open the
Capture and Resolution Tab
and ensure that the
Auto Exposure
box is
unchecked
. Move the
Gain
slider to about the same value you set in the
Dark
Field
, say
5.
Now
Select the
Video Mode
Radial indicator button, then either use the slider or
Click
on the
Current Exposure Time
Value
to open the
Exposure Time Window
.
Enter in
1 second (1000 ms)
in this window and
Click
the
OK
button to accept.
We will use a small exposure, so we can verify that the object is someplace in the
field of view (if in using
1 second
the star or object is too dim, increase exposure
to
2 seconds
). This is a great time to check your focus as the images will be
updated very quickly. You can use the
Crosshair’s
Icon at the top of the
MallincamSky Window to assist in centering you object (or focus a star).
Click
on
the Crosshair to activate, and again
Click
on the
Crosshair
to deactivate it.
If the image is too dim, try increasing either the
Exposure
or the
Gain
.
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