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SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual

March 17, 2019

SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual

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Customizing the Screen

You can customize what controls (and the defaults for most of the controls) you
want active, by

Left-Clicking

anywhere in the Left Control Panel then choose the

Settings

choice to open-up a

Preference Window

that allows you to make

various setting changes.

Содержание SkyRaider DS10CTEC

Страница 1: ...will quickly introduce you to the wonders of the MallinCam SkyRaider DS10CTEC Camera It will include instructions on how to install the Software and Drivers and how connect the SkyRaider to your comp...

Страница 2: ...Revision Sheet SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page ii Version Date Revision Description 3 5 03 17 2019 Template Creation...

Страница 3: ...r 13 Using the USB 2 0 Ports on the SkyRaider DS10CTEC 16 Dimensions of the SkyRaider DS10CTEC 16 4 Using MallincamSky Software 17 The MallincamSky Window 17 SkyRaider Quick Setup and Pictorial Work F...

Страница 4: ...ge 52 Open Video 53 Save 54 Save As 54 Batch Save 57 Paste as New File 59 Recent Files 59 Exit 60 Edit 60 Cut 60 Copy 61 Paste 61 Paste Shortcut 61 Delete 61 Image Select 61 Select All 61 Select None...

Страница 5: ...Target 101 Image Type 102 Auto Capture 102 Batch Record 102 Pause Video Capture 102 Open Video Folder 103 Zoom 103 Image Select 103 Track 103 Histogram 104 Reticle 104 ST4 Test 105 Advance Reverse 105...

Страница 6: ...Digital Binning 129 Dark Field Correction 130 Flat Field Correction 132 Introduction 132 Optical Path Noise 132 Taking Flats 133 Black Level 135 Live Stack 136 Conversion Gain 139 Cooling 140 Sharpen...

Страница 7: ...k Field correction 169 How Do I take Another Dark Field 169 My ROI Window is Black 169 Upgrading my SkyRaider Camera Software 170 Uninstall SkyRaider Software 170 Uninstall SkyRaider DirectShow Driver...

Страница 8: ...ich when under cooling from direct cold finger and Peltier results in instability These parts of the CMOS sensor do not need to be direct cooled from a cold finger application MallinCam has successful...

Страница 9: ...cked CMOS Sensor Scientific grade T Mount Pixel Size 4 63 X 4 63 microns 1900 mv Output Spectral Range 350nm to 1100nm Light Pollution Electronic Removal System using the White Balance Feature HCG and...

Страница 10: ...n the Box The SkyRaider DS10CTEC includes the following standard equipment MALLINCAM SkyRaider DS10CTEC Camera High Precision T mount to 2 mount Eyepiece Adapter 5 metre 15 ft USB 3 0 cable 12 volts d...

Страница 11: ...RAM Recommend 4GB or more 200MB Free HDD Installing the Software Visit the Software Downloads Page in the Support Tab located on the website www mallincam net Select the Blue Click Here Button to down...

Страница 12: ...Double Click on the un zipped folder to open it up revealing the 5 folders programs it contains Double Click on the WINDOWS APPLICATION folder to open it up then Double Click on the MALLINCAMSKYSetup...

Страница 13: ...location or select the default Click on Install to proceed Windows may again ask for permission to install the device software Click on Install to accept The MallincamSky Software will take about a m...

Страница 14: ...gram and follow the instructions to install the ASCOM driver Optionally see Installing the DIRECTSHOW Driver for more in depth details Double Click on the DIRECTSHOW DRIVER Folder to open it up then D...

Страница 15: ...der DS10CTEC Insert the SkyRaider DS10CTEC with 2 Adapter attached into a 2 eyepiece adapter on your Telescope Depending upon the telescope you may need extenders so that you can reach focus with your...

Страница 16: ...put requirements and not all computers are created equal If you find you are having difficulties with the following steps it maybe the USB 3 0 port on your computer If that is the case one option to...

Страница 17: ...ll see the name as SkyRaiderDS10CTECC USB2 0 Once the driver has been successfully loaded you will see the name of the SkyRaiderDS10CTEC Camera in the MallincamSky Camera List on the upper left of the...

Страница 18: ...B 2 0 HUB on the SkyRaider DS10cTec can be used to connect with various accessories such as a guide camera filter wheel or electronic focuser This will allow you better management of your cables The i...

Страница 19: ...are The MallincamSky Left SideBar provides the simple click activation and selection capabilities to control all aspects of the image and camera The Left SideBar Base provides selection options for Ca...

Страница 20: ...pical workflow when using the SkyRaider DS10CTEC with MallincamSky Start Mallincam Deep Sky Object Planetary Start Trigger Mode then Take Dark Field Trigger Mode to Image Activate Dark Field Video Mod...

Страница 21: ...Raider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 19 Live Stack Pictorial Work Flow A typical workflow when Live Stacking with MallincamSky Expose Object Choose and Activate Video Mode or Trigger Mode Live Stack Adjus...

Страница 22: ...Flow A typical workflow when using the Histogram Command with MallincamSky Expose Object Increase Left number or Move Left Bar in Darkens Increase Right number or Move Right Bar in Brightens Select Hi...

Страница 23: ...C User Manual March 17 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 21 ROI Pictorial Work Flow A typical workflow when using the ROI Command with MallincamSky Expose Object Trigger Mode Trigger Mode Video...

Страница 24: ...SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual March 17 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 22 Save Image Pictorial Work Flow A typical workflow on how to Save an Image with MallincamSky Expose Object...

Страница 25: ...l Page 23 Record Video Pictorial Work Flow A typical workflow on how Record a Video with MallincamSky Expose Object If No Time Limit Set Enter File Location Format Prefix Type Number of Seconds Number...

Страница 26: ...r Manual Page 24 Batch Record Pictorial Work Flow A typical workflow on how to Batch Record a series of Videos with a single Click Expose Object Enter File Location Format Prefix Type Number of Second...

Страница 27: ...Manual Page 25 Auto Capture Pictorial Work Flow A typical workflow on how to Auto Capture a series of Images with a single Click Expose Object Enter File Location Format Prefix Type Capture Mode Total...

Страница 28: ...l Page 26 Save Sequence of Images Pictorial Work Flow Trigger Mode A typical workflow on an alternative method to Save a Sequence of Images with the Sequence Command in Trigger Mode with MallincamSky...

Страница 29: ...Digital Binning A typical workflow on applying Digital Binning Choose a Method usually Additive now select a Binning Number from 1 default to 4 Notice the video window will decrease in size so you ma...

Страница 30: ...ypical workflow when taking a Dark Field with MallincamSky Determine Maximum Exposure Choose and Activate Video Mode or Trigger Mode with Maximum Exposure Required Click on Loop if using Trigger Mode...

Страница 31: ...l Work Flow Choose and Activate Video Mode or Trigger Mode with Maximum Exposure Click on Loop if Using Trigger Mode Prepare Telescope for Flat Field Apply Flat Field Capture and Resolution Choose Qua...

Страница 32: ...aider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 30 Sharpen Pictorial Work Flow Choose and Activate Video Mode or Trigger Mode with Maximum Exposure Click on Loop if using Trigger Mode Select Sharpen Value Choose perc...

Страница 33: ...he Section Dark Field Explanation in the Appendix for a complete description of Dark Field Correction Double Click on the MallincamSky Icon to start the program Select the SkyRaiderDS10CTEC from the C...

Страница 34: ...SkyRaider DS10CTEC taking continuous exposures in Trigger Mode Left Click on the Loop button Take Dark Field Correction Ensure that the Lens Cover is either on the SkyRaider Camera or the Telescope i...

Страница 35: ...der of telescope The shorter exposure will make it easier for you to align and focus your telescope Left Click on the STOP button in the Trigger Mode screen and now select Video Mode Move the slider o...

Страница 36: ...next image is exposed to see how your adjustments look keep an eye at the bottom of the screen to see when the next adjusted image will appear Have Fun and Experiment You can now spend some time to b...

Страница 37: ...f you do notice warm pixels and would like to eliminate them Then follow the step by step instructions located in the section called Dark Field Correction later in the manual The following instruction...

Страница 38: ...cular SkyRaider can produce along with the largest bits of data for color or shades of Back and White for each pixel that the SkyRaider is able to produce This will provide enough data for external st...

Страница 39: ...Auto Exposure CheckBox is unchecked The SkyRaider DS10CTEC has two exposure modes Video Mode Trigger Mode Since we are imaging planetary objects our exposure should not exceed 5 seconds Therefore we w...

Страница 40: ...t and Right arrows keys on your keyboard to precisely move the Exposure Marker this method provides the most accurate tiny adjustments to the exposure times o You can Click on the Exposure Time s curr...

Страница 41: ...d the ROI Tab Once you have framed the Blue ROI Rectangle over your image then Click on the Apply button in the ROI Tab to accept it This will make the Video Screen contain just the object that was en...

Страница 42: ...Field Correction by checking the Check the Enable Button in the Dark Field Tab to disable Dark Field Correction just un check the Enable Button in the Dark Field Tab Again for most planetary imaging...

Страница 43: ...ovided later in the User Manual The following instructions are used as a guide to assist you in doing Deep Sky imaging Don t forget when finished with a particular step that uses a particular feature...

Страница 44: ...rticular SkyRaider can produce along with the largest bits of data for color or shades of Back and White for each pixel that the SkyRaider is able to produce This will provide enough data for external...

Страница 45: ...w The longer the exposure the more noise that can appear on your image The MallincamSky software can remove this noise by applying pre prepared Dark Fields to your images effectively removing the nois...

Страница 46: ...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 sta...

Страница 47: ...ing 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...

Страница 48: ...is too dim try increasing the Gain Now you have your Deep Sky Object or a least a dim version of it centered in your screen It is time to crank up volume Well for us time to increase the exposure time...

Страница 49: ...current amount of time captured in the exposure info box located on the Bottom of the MallincamSky Window MallincamSky does this automatically for any exposure over 3 seconds The example on the left...

Страница 50: ...ce and Color Adjustment Contrast Gamma settings to tweak your image Read the appropriate section in the User Manual it is great reading if I do say so myself to obtain more information what each parti...

Страница 51: ...etailed information on how to use the Histogram Tab locate that section in the User Manual Set the exposure so that the peak of the Histogram is someplace between 50 and 100 Remember every adjustment...

Страница 52: ...ou can choose no Binning 1 all the way to 4 x 4 Binning Note you will need to re adjust appropriate histograms contract after choosing a binning number You will also notice the Video Screen image size...

Страница 53: ...er Manual will describe in exact detail what each control on both the Top Line Menu and the Icon Toolbar does This Chapter is best read on a rainy day or can be used to jump to the specific section th...

Страница 54: ...cular image on your computer MallincamSky supports and can open a variety of image formats These are identified in the Files of type list box MallincamSky can open more than one image simultaneously b...

Страница 55: ...stream and allow you use the File Open Video command Select the name of the file you want to open If the file does not appear select the option for showing all files from the Video Files Drop Down Bu...

Страница 56: ...e Popup Window MallincamSky discards all changes made since the last File Save operation The File Save command saves the contents of the entire window unless if there was an ROI Region of Interest def...

Страница 57: ...sive The default is unchecked Optimize Huffman codes The default is unchecked Smoothing The values range between 0 and 100 The default value is 0 Save these setting as defaults When saving a file the...

Страница 58: ...oosing Compressions as JPEG the Image quality can be adjusted by the slider bar The values range between 0 and 100 The Default value is 75 Save these setting as defaults When saving a file the current...

Страница 59: ...the current settings will be saved as defaults for the next file save operation For Bitmap bmp PCX pcx Targa tga There is no Option choices Batch Save The File Batch Save command will be enabled when...

Страница 60: ...es This prefix will be combined with Name Format to form a final file name naming paradigm File Type In this combo box select the format in which you want the image to be saved can be BMP JPG PNG TIF...

Страница 61: ...e properties via the Image Menu choice see Image section in user Manual MallincamSky will accept image data from other applications via the clipboard as long as it is in Windows Bitmap DIB format Mall...

Страница 62: ...elf If an image has been modified before attempting to Exit MallincamSky will issue a warning to ask if user wants to save the images or not Edit This Drop Down Menu will allow you to Cut Copy and Pas...

Страница 63: ...cted the File and then used Edit Copy into your currently selected folder Remember to use File Paste as New File to paste image into a new MallincamSky Window Paste Shortcut This control allows you to...

Страница 64: ...es under the specified directory in the Folders Sidebar The Browse Window resembles the Windows Explorer Left Clicking on the will expand a folder so that you can examine its contents You can Right Cl...

Страница 65: ...ebar The SideBar can contain 3 different Tabs Camera Folders and Undo Redo Left Click on the SideBar control to expand it You will see the 3 choices each with a check mark beside it Left Click on the...

Страница 66: ...ram data as linear or logarithmic Clicking on the Histogram Control again closed the Histogram window Grids The View Grids control has the ability to display a grid overlay on top of your Video Window...

Страница 67: ...5 Left Click on the Grids option on the left of the Preferences Window and adjust the Style No Grid Auto Grid and Manual Grid Line Style Solid Dash Dot or DashDot and Color that you are interested in...

Страница 68: ...Blue Down Arrow along the Horizontal Ruler to where ever you want When it is dragging over the video image there will be a Vertical Line in the Color and Style chosen by you aiding you in judging wher...

Страница 69: ...l Size to reset the Zoom to 100 Actual Size will be disabled if the View is already set to 100 and place the image video inside the Video Window Tab Full Screen Selecting the View Full Screen control...

Страница 70: ...e Reticles or cross hairs styles to aid in aligning your telescope to a star or another stellar object You can change the color of the Reticle via the Option Preferences control in the Top Menu Line L...

Страница 71: ...Large or Small Icons Simply Left Click to make your Selection Refresh This control allows you to refresh the contents of the currently selected folder Properties This control will display the current...

Страница 72: ...allincamSky as well as test the ST4 port on the camera You can also pause the Video image on the Video Window from here Start Pause Left Clicking on this control will Pause the SkyRaider Camera s live...

Страница 73: ...window is not activated Left Click this Snap button on the Camera Sidebar to a capture image quickly Only when the video window is active the Capture Capture Image menu will be enabled If the Live and...

Страница 74: ...to record video in Trigger Mode as this command is identical When the Recording process starts the SkyraideDS10CTEC will toggle the fans when recording starts and when the recording sequence stops Th...

Страница 75: ...e Record Tab in Options Preferences choose the location and file type and duration for recorded Video Files In the Batch Record Tab in Options Preferences chose the number of Videos to be recorded plu...

Страница 76: ...nly abort the current Video but will continue with the next sequence MallincamSky will also provide you in a status on how the recording are going by displaying a Status Information line on the bottom...

Страница 77: ...Colour Bits dialog is opened the default checked color bit is the current image s color bit Check the desired bit and click OK to end the command The image will be converted to the selected color bits...

Страница 78: ...es the same adjustment to every pixel in the image The Brightness Contrast command does not work with individual channels and is not recommended for high end output because it can result in the loss o...

Страница 79: ...G value of 20 and a B value of 50 When the values of all three components are equal the result is a shade of neutral gray When the value of all components is 255 the result is pure white when the valu...

Страница 80: ...versa Based on the human perception of color the HIS model describes three fundamental characteristics of colors Hue is the color reflected from or transmitted through an object It is measured as a lo...

Страница 81: ...100 The Default values are 0 HMS Select the Image Adjust HMS command to adjust the HL Highlight M Midtone and S Shadow parts of the image Each part s value ranges from 100 to 100 This command is only...

Страница 82: ...ed then only information about the Red channel will be retained The Green and Blue information will be discarded Invert Select the Image Adjust Invert command to reverse the pixel values of the active...

Страница 83: ...Spatial Sigma like the domain and the Range Sigma you can affect how many pixels the algorithm uses when applying the smoothing Rotate This control allows you to rotate and or flip your image across a...

Страница 84: ...remove the portions of an image that does not want so that the focus is on the part of the image that is left First select Edit Image Select the mouse cursor will change into cross hairs from the Top...

Страница 85: ...dth and Height will stay proportionate to each other If the Constrain Proportions is unchecked the Width and the Height can be set independently but this will distort the image Reset Resets the image...

Страница 86: ...mportant to note that even though we re talking about brightness levels we re not just talking about black and white grayscale images but Histograms work equally well and are just as important with fu...

Страница 87: ...lays the following statistical information below the Histogram Pixels Represents the total number of pixels used to calculate the Histogram Level Displays the intensity level of the area underneath th...

Страница 88: ...output It would take a novel to explain each of these standard graphical enhancement tools So I will leave it up to you to Google Search the enhancement type to see if it is something you could use Y...

Страница 89: ...ual March 17 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 87 You can modify the color effectiveness range with the Range control to color sharpen your image You can modify the image the pixel no pixel cou...

Страница 90: ...March 17 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 88 You can examine the image as a 3 D color contour map with the 3 D setup control You can apply the Pseudo Color application tools to turn a Black an...

Страница 91: ...ratio is greatly improved The stacked image may have had some black edges this is because the images in the video has moved and in the stacking process MallincamSky will added black to the image area...

Страница 92: ...Manual Page 90 MallincamSky will Open an Image Stacking Progress Bar to inform you of the process Once completed the stacked image will appear in the Video Image window You can now apply other process...

Страница 93: ...ider camera Directory The file Directory can be select by Left Clicking the Browse button File The File Name This can be a combination of Name of Format File Prefix and File Type avi or ser format as...

Страница 94: ...llow you to set the number of Video recordings in the batch plus the time interval between each separate recording Clicking on OK accepts the settings The Options Preferences Auto Capture tab will all...

Страница 95: ...ill enable its edit box You can enter the Total Images from 1 to 9999 to be captured MallincamSky will stop the Time lapse capture process automatically when the Total Images are reached If Total Imag...

Страница 96: ...displayed in the Browse window or not The checked Format can be displayed in the Browse window The Target Tab allows you to label the target that you are currently shooting The 10 solar system objects...

Страница 97: ...The Line Style for the grid can be Solid Dash Dot or DashDot The Default is Solid Grid Line Color The color of the grid line The Default color is Red 255 0 0 Reticle Color The color of the Reticle Th...

Страница 98: ...ur liking This control allows you to determine what metadata is embedded inside the FITS and EXIF files when they are saved File views that read FITS or EXIF images can then display details about how...

Страница 99: ...pictures opened or captured inside MallincamSky s frame If you have made any modifications to the pictures or if you have captured some pictures from the camera choosing the Close All will let you fin...

Страница 100: ...1 Choose the Windows Windows control 2 Select the windows you want to close Hold Ctrl or Shift key to select more than one at a time Here 4 windows are selected 3 Click Close Window s button those fo...

Страница 101: ...kly locate a particular image MallincamSky supports and can open a variety of image formats These are identified in the Files of type list box MallincamSky can open more than one image simultaneously...

Страница 102: ...ational error When an image is closed and not to save its changes is chosen MallincamSky discards all changes made since the last Save operation The Save Icon always saves the contents of the entire w...

Страница 103: ...Left Double Click on a Graphics File inside the Video Window it will open up that Graphics File in a new Tab in the Video Window You can close the Tab in the Video Window by Right Clicking on the Tab...

Страница 104: ...in Clicking on the Auto Capture icon MallincamSky will indicate the status of the Auto Capture process on the lower left of the MallincamSky window Batch Record This icon activates the Batch Record ro...

Страница 105: ...Tab live or static by using the Left Click Hold and Drag technique Once selected then you can Copy Ctrl C the selected region and then Paste it into another software program Once a Region of Interest...

Страница 106: ...or information purposes beneath the Video window being displayed Clicking on the icon again will remove the Histogram The icon has a pull down tab where you can choose to display the real time Histogr...

Страница 107: ...se These icons allow you to advance or reverse the current frame when viewing a Video in the ser format Recall to load a video for examination and viewing first close down the live camera window this...

Страница 108: ...Click on the Snap button again Repeat as needed When you are completed taking the snaps Left Click on Next to bring up the next Stich Window Examine the options in this window and make the appropriate...

Страница 109: ...the stitched images Compensation algorithms available are None Gain and Blocks Gain Bundle Adjust This is the process of simultaneously refining the 3D coordinates that describe the geometry in accoun...

Страница 110: ...ces you have made and will place the final result in an image window for your viewing pleasure You can try other Stitching decision by having the Stitched imaged active in your Video Window and Left C...

Страница 111: ...EC User Manual March 17 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 109 Preferences This icon opens up the preferences window This icon is identical to the Main Tab line Options Preferences See above in...

Страница 112: ...red rectangular box on the Video Window to remind you that that control is in effect You will be able to collapse the control window by Left Clicking on the Up Arrow on the control heading Camera List...

Страница 113: ...t Click on the Drop Down list on the Resolution to see all the allowable resolutions available for your SkyRaider The SkyRaider DS10CTEC has four resolutions 3704 x 2778 4096 x 2160 2048 x 1080 and 13...

Страница 114: ...the Options Preferences Tab to choose the location name format and duration of the video Left clicking on the Record Icon will tell MallincamSky to start recording a video of what is currently being...

Страница 115: ...ck on the Slider Bar which selects it you can use the Left and Right Arrow Keys of your keyboard to move the slider this gives you more control For Deep Sky Objects start the Gain at about 50 For Plan...

Страница 116: ...with Auto Exposure checked you will see a Green Rectangle labelled Exposure will appear over your Video Window This Green Rectangle is a marked region that is a reference region for judging if the im...

Страница 117: ...d to move the slider this gives you more control If you Left Click on the Current Exposure Time Value a window will open up where you can enter in the exact exposure time you require This window will...

Страница 118: ...sly Loop images from the SkyRaider DS10CTEC You have two methods of setting your exposure to a large value o You can Click in the Time Unit Box of choice and enter in an amount i e 30 seconds using yo...

Страница 119: ...ile format to match your preferences this is great for choosing a folder location for AstroToaster Number in Sequence Use this control to enter in the number of images you would like MallincamSky to s...

Страница 120: ...reen and Blue available The larger the Bit Depth the larger the data and the harder the CPU must work to produce image adjustments White Balance The White Balance control allows you to manually adjust...

Страница 121: ...Adjustment The Color Adjustment control will allow you to adjust The Hue The Saturation The Brightness The Contrast and the Gamma of the object that the SkyRaider DS10CTEC is exposing Any changes to...

Страница 122: ...etting will be displayed above the slider Brightness This command controls the Brightness of the Video image Brightness makes the video image brighter or dimmer This is a linear adjustment You can eit...

Страница 123: ...the Gamma setting will be displayed above the slider If you or the SkyRaider Camera ever get confused with what settings you have entered into by using the Color Adjustment control you can reset thes...

Страница 124: ...n the Color choice If you require the color video to be displayed in shades of Gray the Left Click on the Gray choice Flip This control allows you to Flip the video image Horizontally Vertically or Bo...

Страница 125: ...OI ROI or Region Of Interest relates to the rectangular portion of the video image that you may be interested in You will lose you Dark Field using this control When you are recording video images of...

Страница 126: ...the ROI to its full screen by Left Clicking on the Default Button You may need to set Fit to Window in the Drop Down Size command in the MallincamSky Tool Bar If you are trying to improve the frame r...

Страница 127: ...he Histogram to aid you in determining the best exposure value for your particular object But try not to get too aggressive as you can easily clip remove important data form your image If you are look...

Страница 128: ...o illustrate what you can do with the Histogram I have thanks to Jim Meadow s amazing images included some before and after pictures Increasing the Left Bar Darkens the image Decreasing the Right Bar...

Страница 129: ...er so you have about 4 times the capture area than one cell But remember nothing is free it gives up the number of horizontal and vertical pixel resolution by that same factor You can have the Mallinc...

Страница 130: ...as one effectively lowering the number of pixels in the image resolution You can use the Zoom controls to increase the image size to your needs You will notice that the brightness of the image will d...

Страница 131: ...ur We suggest saving a set of Darks for each of the binning modes Use a naming convection or a file location so that it is easy to not only choose the correct Darks for a binning setting but with in t...

Страница 132: ...pture Resolution The Exposure Gain Window will expand select the exposure time for the Dark Field You must determine what you believe will be the maximum exposure for this session As you will create D...

Страница 133: ...bottom right side of the MallincamSky window you will see a counter letting you know how long is left in that particular exposure Once you have finished taking your Dark Fields don t forget to remove...

Страница 134: ...prints and other unwanted shadow producing things in the light path The result of such optical path obscuration is an unevenly illuminated CCD CMOS chip These noise variations are usually caused eith...

Страница 135: ...ting the camera after you have taken your flats with integration times to allow the flat to produce an image that captures of noise but Flat images should never bloom but should also not be less than...

Страница 136: ...are will display its progress above the selected Quantity Remember the images you select the more averaged will be the Flat Field As the Flat Fields are being exposed you can watch the exposure counte...

Страница 137: ...age to slightly brighten towards level 31 or dim towards level 0 the starting point for the image s backest location Using this slider allows you to define what you believe based on your current image...

Страница 138: ...The follwing images captured live illustrate the advantages of Stacking M5 a single 5 second exposure using SkyRaider DS10CTEC on 10 VRC M5 two 5 second exposures stacked using SkyRaider DS10CTEC on...

Страница 139: ...by checking the Align Frames Box You can select the number of frames you would like stacked in the Number Box You can tell MallincamSky if you would like the images Added made brighter or Meaned made...

Страница 140: ...for the image Start the Stacking by checking the Enable Box The stacking process will keep you informed with its status by indicating you what the current input stacking number is what the current out...

Страница 141: ...ncreased sensitivity and low read noise for lowlight scenes providing tremendous benefit for real time imaging The LCG mode is comparable to the old NO GAIN while the HCG mode is comparible to high ga...

Страница 142: ...C by clicking in the radial On button then enter a Target Temperature C value into the box 0 C is recommended but some users are having the best success at 10 C It is also recommended that the tempera...

Страница 143: ...the screen If the Fan is turned Off then TEC is automatically turned off and the Fan automatically turns to High when TEC is activated If you are finished using TEC leave the fan On to allow sensor t...

Страница 144: ...round wit black stars Just use the check box to activate Preset The Preset control allows you to Load a previous set of camera control parameters or Save the current camera control parameters for anot...

Страница 145: ...see Management command below Give a Name that is easy to determine what the parameters in the file contain That is choosing a name like Eagle Nebula Dark Skies would indicate that the parameters in t...

Страница 146: ...r This Folder such as Preset Files on your computer under a name that indicates that these files are yours such as Michael s SkyRaider DS10CTEC Preset Files for New Hamburg This way you can save a ano...

Страница 147: ...a Windows Computer There may be a download for a Later version as updates come along Your Browser should download a zipped file called mallincamsky2016mmdd the last eight number may be different as th...

Страница 148: ...ers for the camera The WINDOWS APPLICATION folder contains the camera control software Installing DirectShow Driver Open up the DIRECTSHOW DRIVER folder then Double Click on the MALLINCAMDshowSetup Fi...

Страница 149: ...h to close the process The DirectShow driver will give you the ability to display the SkyRaider video using other video display software The software that uses the DirectShow video protocol will alway...

Страница 150: ...our computer www ascom standards org Open up the ASCOM DRIVER folder then Double Click on the ASCOMMallincamSetup file to Start the installation process Depending upon the version of Windows the follo...

Страница 151: ...Ready to Install Window will appear Click on Install to install the ASCOM Driver Depending upon the version of Windows you may see the Following Pop up Install it That s it The installation process wi...

Страница 152: ...ol the camera with other 3rd party software products via the DirectShow driver or the ASCOM driver Imaging in SharpCap Now this is the first generation of DirectShow Sharpcap driver interaction and as...

Страница 153: ...sist you SharpCap recognizes that the DS10CTEC does have an extended mode for exposures that are over 5 seconds To turn on the extended mode over 5 seconds then enable the LX Mode in the Options Tab o...

Страница 154: ...t allows you to directly enter in the time in ms You can also control the Gain in the window The other Tabs in the Window will also you to adjust other settings in the SkyRaider Camera Once you are co...

Страница 155: ...9 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 153 Imaging in MaximDL MaximDL is an image acquisition and composition software tool Start MaximDL Click on the Camera Control Icon Select Video DS from the Setup...

Страница 156: ...SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 154 You will be presented with a live video window from the DS10CTEC just minimize this window Chose Expose and exposure time Binning etc then Click on Start to ta...

Страница 157: ...e downloaded from http www astrotoaster com AstroToaster Work Flow Images are sent by MallincamSky to a folder that AstroToaster is monitoring AstroToaster will the align and stack those images produc...

Страница 158: ...the files Yellow are the images to be stacked Green is the stacked image There is a check box next to the files All checked files will be combined into the current stacked final image If you Click on...

Страница 159: ...r example if you are using Trigger Mode after setting the exposure so that you are seeing the correct amount of detail in the Video Window Use the Options Button in Trigger Mode to choose the same fol...

Страница 160: ...amSky sends the images to the Monitoring Folder you will see them appear with Yellow squares besides their name Click on the Stack Tab on AstroToaster and Viewer Tab if not activated to activate the a...

Страница 161: ...ist a file named stacked tif with a Green Square besides its name This is the Stacked image that you are seeing in the AstroToaster Viewer Window Adjust the Image in AstroToaster Click on Color Adj Ta...

Страница 162: ...S10CTEC AstroLive USB can be obtained at http astrolive io astroliveusb html As of this writing the Version of AstroLive USB is v1 1 This version did not have the SkyRaider series of camera in mind Bu...

Страница 163: ...era types A popup window will appear From the Pull Down list select ASCOM Mallincam Driver Click on the Properties Box to pop up the SkyRaider Setup Control Window Make any adjustments you need then C...

Страница 164: ...nly give an exposure time and then activate the process Enter a time in the exposure box choose binning and Click on the Set button to lock this in Click on the Green Arrow to start the display from t...

Страница 165: ...ents which will allow you to spend more time using and less time fighting with your equipment You have lots of hardware that is sometimes difficult to get it all working together Sequence Generator pr...

Страница 166: ...4 Select the required resolution and ensure that you are using Raw as the format Start Running Sequences based on your needs If you are using Sequence Generator Pro then you will need to save flats bi...

Страница 167: ...e control software package that can perform many tasks that are related to controlling a telescope One of the capabilities is using a camera to assist in aligning T Point and locking onto objects usin...

Страница 168: ...7 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 166 Choose Windows Video Camera Driver Then choose Settings in the drop down list Select MALLINCAM from the Setup Window Click on Connect and you will see th...

Страница 169: ...of the corners of the Green Rectangle and drag it to the matching corner of your Video Window Next grab the opposite corner of the Green Rectangle and drag it to the same location as the first corner...

Страница 170: ...the Right Marker Line or a combination of both to the left will brighten up you image in a more controlled manner How do I Broadcast my image onto Night Skies Network NSN As a direct way is not yet a...

Страница 171: ...whole Image Again Just Left Click on the Defaults Button in the SideBar s ROI control Note by changing the ROI the Dark Fields will be removed from the SkyRaider How do I Turn Off Dark Field correctio...

Страница 172: ...install SkyRaider Software Unplug the SkyRaider Camera from your computer Locate the MallincamSky Icon on your Desktop and Right Click on the Icon to open up a selection window In this window select O...

Страница 173: ...Mallincam DirectShow drivers you will see a folder named MALLINCAMDshow in the window If you did not install the DirectShow drivers then jump to Step 3 else follow Step 2 to uninstall the DirectShow d...

Страница 174: ...ng its contents Again there is a program named uninst Double Click on the uninst program name and follow instructions to uninstall the DirectShow drivers Once the DirectShow drivers have been uninstal...

Страница 175: ...e Uninstalling Procedure This is a very important step as it clears out the Windows registries Reboot your computer via the restart option Now if you haven t already done so download and install the l...

Страница 176: ...Speed Active Extension Repeater Cable When I try to connect I receiver message Catastrophic failure Exception from HRESULT 0x8000FFF E_UNEXPECTED This message indicates that something has blocked or o...

Страница 177: ...or some great suggestions on how to optimize your computer Also visit https www mallincam net software downloads html To summarize as per the research done by Doug Murphy Add a much RAM as you can int...

Страница 178: ...ut it is encountered by many processes that task the USBDR and video processes of computers This problem is experienced by many video gamers and the solution that resolves this problem is to select on...

Страница 179: ...hoose Task Manager from the list This will open up the task Manager Window Locate and Right Click on MallincamSky Process located in the Task Manager This will open up a small Selection Window Click o...

Страница 180: ...d Right Click on the mallincamsky exe file and another selection window will appear choose Set affinity from that list This will pop up the Processor affinity window Uncheck all Processors Then Check...

Страница 181: ...17 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 179 Close the Task Manager Window Note you will have to repeat this every time you restart the MallincamSky as windows doesn t remember you selecting 1 pro...

Страница 182: ...star alignment difficulties when stacking images You need bright stars to get a successful frame alignment In other words increase gain or increase exposure or re adjust histogram to deliver a bright...

Страница 183: ...the light frames in order to remove hot and warm pixels and amplifier glow However other noise will remain and needs to be removed with other manipulations and software Dark Field Correction Dark Fiel...

Страница 184: ...night and the effect they have with respect to exposure times Take this into account when selecting your exposure time for your 10 dark images But remember this is NOT a Dark Frame subtraction the exp...

Страница 185: ...der DS10CTEC User Manual Page 183 The two screen captures below demonstrate the difference that applying a Dark Field to an image can provide 90 second exposure lens covered 10 Dark Fields Applied 90...

Страница 186: ...not to mention all the guys and gals and the Yahoo MallinCam site http tech groups yahoo com group mallincam messages One of the most important decisions you will need to make with broadcasting the i...

Страница 187: ...he MallincamSky Software window This allows you to spend some time playing and adjusting the settings prior to connecting to NSN As you become more comfortable you will not worry about that and will a...

Страница 188: ...age A helpful hint I slide over the KVYcam window so that some of the text appears in the KVYcam window Can the members on NSN read the words If not adjust Remember this may take a couple of sessions...

Страница 189: ...cam Window If you need to you can again use the KVYcam desktop select icon and select or change the location or size of the window for it to grab If you have a dual monitor you can leave the KVYcam wi...

Страница 190: ...e LOGIN button to accept You will next be presented with the Channel Line Up screen for Night Skies network Click on the Login selection on the upper right hand side of the screen Another Login Window...

Страница 191: ...on NSN may hear an extreme loud buzzing feedback noise Later on we will look at using the microphone but until then I recommend CLICKING on the little microphone symbol on the upper right corner of t...

Страница 192: ...ewers Select the Camera Now is the time to activate the camera or in our case have NSN driver point to our KVYcam Splitcam Webcam Max output RIGHT CLICK inside the NSN Video window to bring up a Setti...

Страница 193: ...the right Over time you will find the sweet spot for your system Select your Resolution from the Pull Down Menu Select a starting value of 1280 x 720 for the system Again play with these to see what...

Страница 194: ...tions that people use It all depends upon what computer equipment you are using Suggestion 1 Get a second cheap monitor This way you can have NSN running in your browser on one monitor and MallincamSk...

Страница 195: ...ng before login back in Don t worry the NSN viewers sense what is happening and will keep the conversations going while waiting for you to come back on Don t be afraid to ask for advice by typing in o...

Страница 196: ...194 Customizing the Screen You can customize what controls and the defaults for most of the controls you want active by Left Clicking anywhere in the Left Control Panel then choose the Settings choic...

Страница 197: ...larger size up to 28 4mm diagonal CCD or CMOS sensor astronomical camera The large format focal reducer has a 2 48mm thread on either end and comes with a T to 2 adapter to allow use with all T mount...

Страница 198: ...SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual March 17 2019 SkyRaider DS10CTEC User Manual Page 196 User Notes...

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