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Handbook for the TRIUS PRO 694      Issue 19th April 2019 

 

 

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Dear Observer, 

Thank you for purchasing a Starlight Xpress CCD Imaging System. We are confident that you will gain 

much satisfaction from this equipment, but please read carefully the accompanying instruction 

manual to ensure that you achieve the best performance that is capable of providing. 
As with most sophisticated equipment a certain amount of routine maintenance is necessary to keep 

the equipment operating at its optimum performance. The maintenance has been kept to a minimum, 

and is fully described in the manual. 
In the unfortunate instance when the equipment does not perform as expected might we recommend 

that you first study the fault finding information supplied. If this does not remedy the problem, then 

contact Starlight Xpress for further advice. Our message board service on the Starlight Xpress web site 

will normally provide a rapid response to any problems that you encounter. 
The equipment is covered by a 12-month guarantee covering faulty design, material or workmanship 

in addition to any statutory Consumer Rights of Purchasers. 

CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE 

1) The equipment shall only be used for normal purposes described in the standard operating 

instructions, and within the relevant safety standards of the country where the equipment is used. 
2) Repairs under guarantee will be free of charge providing proof of purchase is produced, and that 

the equipment is returned to the Service Agent at the Purchaser’s expense and risk, and that the 

equipment proves to be defective. 
3) The guarantee shall not apply to equipment damaged by fire, accident, wear an tear, misuse, 

unauthorised repairs, or modified in any way whatsoever, or damage suffered in transit to or from the 

Purchaser. 
4) The Purchaser’s sole and exclusive rights under this guarantee is for repair, or at our discretion the 

replacement of the equipment or any part thereof, and no remedy to consequential loss or damage 

whatsoever. 
5) This guarantee shall not apply to components that have a naturally limited life. 
6) Starlight Xpress’s decision in all matters is final, and any faulty component which has been replaced 

will become the property of  Starlight Xpress Ltd. 
 
For further info. or advice, please call: 
Mr Michael Hattey, 
Starlight Xpress Ltd., 
Unit 3, Brooklands Business Park, 
Bottle Lane, 
Binfield 
Berkshire, 
England.  RG42 5QX 
Tel: 01184026898 
Email: 

[email protected]

  

Web site: 

http://www.sxccd.com 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TRIUS PRO 694

Page 1: ...b with 3 external ports and a dry argon CCD chamber fill The USB hub permits several other devices to share the single USB connection and greatly reduces the number of cables required in a typical set...

Page 2: ...p sky imaging especially with an H alpha filter The H alpha QE is about 65 considerably better than many other interline chips The full frame download time is only around 2 5 seconds and a binned 4x4...

Page 3: ...024 x 768 pixels and 24 bit colour A medium specification i7 machine is ideal but most modern computers are OK Please note that USB 2 0 operates at a very high speed and cannot operate over very long...

Page 4: ...4 Now connect the USB cable to the socket on the camera rear panel Windows will report Found new hardware and will automatically find the drivers You can check this by opening Device Manager and looki...

Page 5: ...t the top right hand side of the panel I recommend using the set point to about 10C for general imaging but you can go much colder especially if you are imaging during the winter months Under indoor c...

Page 6: ...is introduces additional complications which are best avoided at this early stage There are two simple options one of which is available to everyone with a sheet of aluminium baking foil 1 Attach a st...

Page 7: ...ise focus problems and keep the light level reasonable for daytime testing The pin hole needs no such adjustments and will work immediately although somewhat fuzzily Point the camera lens or pinhole t...

Page 8: ...age to darken 3 If the USB did not initialise properly the camera start up screen will tell you that the connection is defective Try switching off the power supply and unplugging the USB cable Now tur...

Page 9: ...ld stop is located at the same distance from the barrel end as the CCD is from the camera barrel end approximately 16mm When the par focal eyepiece is fitted into the telescope drawtube you can adjust...

Page 10: ...fect and so any F ratio from about F4 5 to F6 3 will give good results It is clear from this result that the Starizona Hyperstar adaptor is very well suited to use with the 694 as it operates at aroun...

Page 11: ...arrow parallel rods across the telescope aperture These make the point of precise focus easier to determine by creating double images or bright diffraction spikes around stars which merge at the setti...

Page 12: ...gth as that of the light frame This image will be a picture of the dark signal generated during your exposure and it should be saved with your image for use in processing the picture If many such dark...

Page 13: ...the colour data will be destroyed Although I have concentrated on the use of a telescope for deep sky imaging do not forget that you have the option of using an ordinary camera lens for impressive wid...

Page 14: ...hat you uncheck Autosave when finished or you will save every image that you take The exposure time needed for good planetary images is such that the image histogram has a peak value at around 40 000...

Page 15: ...lens If you really do need to use a flat field for image correction then it must be taken with care It is most important that the optical system MUST NOT be disturbed between taking your original ima...

Page 16: ...e original artefacts and you can then process it in the normal way The TRIUS PRO guider port The TRIUS PRO is provided with a guide port for use with ST4 compatible mounts The Autoguider output port i...

Page 17: ...no great difficulty in removing such particles on the outside surface by the careful use of a lens cleaning cloth lens pen or air duster and so you should have little trouble with this aspect of maint...

Page 18: ...ive action DO NOT rub vigorously and be very careful to avoid scratching the window Finish off by giving the CCD a short blast from an air cannon 6 Before re assembly make certain that the inside surf...

Page 19: ...leave the camera cooling switched on for long periods between uses The cold CCD will collect ice by slow diffusion through any small leaks and this will become corrosive water on the cooler and CCD p...

Page 20: ...e imager CCD size Active area 12 5mm x 10mm CCD pixels 2750 x 2200 pixel array Each pixel is 4 54 x 4 54uM square Well depth Full res mode 17 000e Binned 2x2 mode approx 22 000e Mean visual QE 70 77 a...

Page 21: ...GUARANTEE 1 The equipment shall only be used for normal purposes described in the standard operating instructions and within the relevant safety standards of the country where the equipment is used 2...

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