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Illustration 4:
EXPLORE Capture: Select camera
7. The camera now continuously sends live images to the computer at the current exposure time.
8. Use the telescopes´ finder scope to focus on a bright star in the cameras` field of view. To obtain a
faster image sequence and a higher camera sensitivity during focusing, switch to binning mode if
necessary (see software menu "Digital Binning").
9. After successful focusing, you can start recording images or video sequences.
11 Camera mounting on telescope
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2
3
5
6
4
Illustration 5:
Mounting the camera on a telescope
1 Camera housing
2 Holding thread
3 Connection thread
4 50.8mm (2") T2 adapter
5 50.8mm (2") eyepiece holder
6 Eyepiece extension
12 Camera mounting on telescope
1
2
3
5
6
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Illustration 6: Mounting the camera on to a telescope
1 Camera housing
2 Holding thread
3 Connection thread
4 T2 or plug-in adaptor
5 Eyepiece holder
6 Eyepiece extension