SkyRaider DS432 TEC User Manual
September 18, 2019
SkyRaider DS432 TEC User Manual
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Live Stack
MallincamSky comes with the ability to stack images to improve the signal to
noice ratio. This feature will allow you to stack short exposures to produce an
image that otherwise would have required a larger exposure time. Thus, you will
obtain a brighter image that contains less noise. It also provides a technique of
averaging images to reduce noise and improve overall final preview. This
command allows users, whose equipment will not allow for long exposures (such
as Alt-Az Mount), the ability to combine images on the fly (but can also be very
beneficial to all mounts).
The follwing images captured live illustrate the advantages of Stacking:
M5, a
single
5 second exposure using SkyRaider DS16CTEC on
10” VRC.
M5,
two
5 second exposures stacked using SkyRaider
DS16
CTEC on 10” VRC.
M5,
three
5 second exposures stacked using the SkyRaider
DS16
CTEC on a 10” VRC.
M5,
four
5 second exposures stacked using the SkyRaider
DS16
CTEC on a 10” VRC.
M5,
five
5 second exposures stacked using the SkyRaider
DS16
CTEC on a 10” VRC.
Live Stacking
can task your CPU and USB port (plus other internal Windows OS
stuff). If your computer has a
GPU
(Graphics Processing Unit), then you can tell
MallincamSky to use it via the
Options>Preference>Misc
control.
