Oculus PRO Colour Handbook Issue 1
To install Starlight Live (‘Live-stacking’) software:
1. Double click on the Starlight Live folder on the USB drive.
2. Double click on the Setup.exe program
3. Follow the prompts to fully install the software on to your computer.
4. Plug in your Oculus PRO-Colour (Ultrastar-C) camera – (Wait for the Install New Hardware
Wizard to complete)
5. Double click on the Starlight Live.exe icon on your Desktop or from your START button on
your computer.
The Oculus PRO Colour (Ultrastar-C) control software is UltrastarC.exe. To install this:
1. Double click on the Oculus PRO Colour (Ultrastar-C) Software folder on the USB drive. 2.
Double click on the Setup.exe program
3. Follow the prompts to fully install the software on to your computer.
4. Plug in your Oculus PRO Colour Camera (Ultrastar-C camera) – (Wait for the Install New
Hardware Wizard to complete)
5. Double click on the UltrastarC.exe icon on your Desktop or from your START button on your
computer.
6. The first time you use the software, click on “File” then “Set Program Defaults” You will get a
message, “Warning – No INI File found – Please set defaults”
7. Click “OK” – The Set Program Defaults box will appear.
9. Click on “Save Changes” and you are all set to start using the camera. (The INI file that was
being asked for initially has now been created and you will no longer see the Warning message)
Other 3
rd
party software packages such as AstroArt, MaximDL, SkyX and others, all support the
Oculus PRO Colour (Ultrastar-C) either with native drivers or through ASCOM. Our latest driver
can be found on our website: https://www.sxccd.com/drivers-downloads
Setting up and using the Oculus PRO Colour:
The best site for your Oculus PRO Colour camera will depend to a great degree on your surroundings
and nearby sources of artificial light. An all-sky lens will image everything in your area and the
reflections of artificial lights in the dome and lens can be objectionable. Try to locate it in a
shadowed area with as good a view of the sky as possible. If you cannot avoid stray light getting into
the field of view, then raising the effective horizon is an option.
