SkyRaider DS10 User Manual
July 14, 2018
SkyRaider DS10 User Manual
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Either enter the time into the appropriate exposure
time unit boxes
or use the
up
and
down
arrows beside the chosen Exposure time unit to set your maximum
time. For us, set the seconds (
s
) time unit to
30
for 30 seconds.
To start the SkyRaider DS10 taking continuous exposures,
Left-Click
on the
Loop
button.
Since we have chosen
30 seconds
, you will notice, on the bottom of the Main
Window of MallincamSky, the
Exposure indicator
. This shows you the current set
exposure time used in the exposure.
The example on the left is telling us
that we have used
8.9 seconds
of our
30 second
exposure.
Take Dark Field Correction
Ensure that the cover is either on the
SkyRaider Camera
or the
Telescope itself is covered, then
Left-Click
on the
Dark Field
Correction
Line
.
The
Dark Field Correction Line
will open up allowing you to
select the
Quantity
of
Dark Fields
and the option to start the
Dark Field Capture
process.
Select
5
for the
Quantity
, then
Left-Click
on the
Capture Button
(which will change its name to
Stop
, in case you need to
abort the Dark Field capture). The Software will display its
progress above the selected
Quantity
. Remember, it is
beneficial to set the Dark Field exposure time greater than the
longest time you will be imaging at.
As the Dark Fields are being exposed, you can watch the
exposure counter
in
the
Dark Field Correction Tab
go up to let you know how many Dark Fields have
been taken (
2
out of
5
in the above example).
Once the
Dark Fields
have been taken, you have the option of saving them by
Clicking
on the
Export button
and saving them in a folder of your choice. This
way you can use then again on another night.
You can also import previously saved
Dark Fields
by using the
Import Button
.
Now is the time to get busy with actually imaging our Deep Sky Object since the
preliminary work is done. So, remove the Len Cap from the Telescope, or Len
Cover from the SkyRaider.
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