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Action

Process 

Tree

4. 

 Take 

flat 

field 

image 

by 

pointing 

the 

telescope 

at 

uniform 

and 

featureless 

light 

sour

ce, 

like 

the 

sky 

at 

dawn 

or 

white 

sheet 

of 

paper

. Find 

the 

right 

exposure 

time 

that 

creates 

Max 

Pixel 

value 

of 

approximately 

20000, 

then 

proceed 

to 

Autosave 

your 

flats.

You 

do 

not 

have 

to 

take 

your 

flat 

fields 

before 

you 

start 

imaging. 

They 

can 

be 

taken 

before 

or 

after 

your 

astro-images 

during 

the 

day

, or 

any 

time 

you 

have 

suitable 

light 

sour

ce.

Find 

the 

exposure 

which 

creates 

Max 

Pixel 

of 

about 

20000.

Camera 

Control 

Window

Mode 

 Light 

Raw 

1x1, 

Single 

 Expose 

(0.1 

seconds 

or 

so)

Begin 

taking 

and 

autosaving 

the 

flat 

field 

images.

Camera 

Control 

Window

Mode 

 Light 

Raw 

1x1

Autosave 

(5-10 

images) 

 Expose

Image 

Processing 

1. 

Calibrate 

darks 

and 

flats

Select 

your 

darks 

and 

flats.

Process 

 Setup 

Calibrate 

 Add 

your 

dark 

frames, 

flat 

fields, 

and 

dark 

frames 

for 

flat 

fields 

 OK

Now 

calibrate 

your 

astro 

images.

File 

 Open 

 select 

the 

astro 

images 

you 

want 

to 

open 

 Open

Process 

 Calibrate

2. 

Convert 

raw 

to 

color 

Process 

 Convert 

Raw 

to 

Color

Camera 

Type 

 StarShoot 

Pro 

High 

Quality 

 OK

3. 

Combine 

the 

images

Process 

 Combine 

 Select 

all 

of 

the 

open 

images 

you 

want 

to 

combine 

 OK

Combine 

Images 

window

Align 

Mode 

 Manual 

star 

– 

shift 

only/Manual 

stars

Use 

the 

mouse 

cursor 

to 

select 

the 

alignment 

star(s) 

in 

each 

image

Combine 

Images 

window

Output 

 A

verage 

 OK

4. 

 Make 

other 

adjustments 

if 

 needed, 

such 

as 

stretch, 

filter

, or 

color 

balance. 

See 

“Image 

Processing”.

Various 

processing 

commands 

are 

found 

in 

the 

Process 

menu. 

5. 

 Export 

and 

save 

in 

fits 

format 

to 

keep 

all 

of 

the 

image 

data.

File 

 Save 

As, 

File 

Filter 

 FITS 

Images, 

Size 

Format 

 IEEE 

Float 

 Save

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Страница 1: ...52085 instruction Manual Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support 800 676 1343 E mail support telescope com OrionTelescopes com Corporate Offices 831 763 7000 89 Ha...

Страница 2: ...star clusters and nebulae as well as the planets Moon and the Sun with an optional solar filter You can showcase spectacular images on your computer share them on the internet or print them The camera...

Страница 3: ...d the telescope s focal plane to the camera s imaging plane Some telescopes such as refractors may require the use of an extension tube avail able from Orion to provide enough outward focus for the St...

Страница 4: ...DC 12VDC with approximately 1 ampere of current Power to the entire camera including the thermo electric cooler TEC and fan is supplied by the included power cable when plugged into a 12VDC power sour...

Страница 5: ...cation Advanced and click Next 6 Select Search removable media floppy CD ROM Turn off the other options Click Next Windows will start looking for the driver files on the CD ROM 7 Windows will note tha...

Страница 6: ...th tape Figure 7 Obtaining First Images To obtain first images in daylight with the StarShoot Pro follow these step by step instructions 1 With an eyepiece inserted in the telescope center and focus o...

Страница 7: ...esented as a number from 1 to 65535 depending on brightness This has to be mapped into the video monitor s brightness range from 1 to 255 It is important to set the screen stretch appropriately or a g...

Страница 8: ...h the 12VDC power source The cooler can be shut off if needed for troubleshooting purposes or to save power The cooling fan speed can also be adjusted The TEC is like a refrigerator in the camera When...

Страница 9: ...he camera If the Max Pixel approaches 65535 reduce the exposure time or try selecting a fainter star Paying attention to these values will help you get a very accurate focus far better than simply loo...

Страница 10: ...ures of 30 Seconds to start 7 Click Expose and the camera will commence taking the images Note When the camera is taking long exposure images it is critically important not to touch shake or otherwise...

Страница 11: ...focused and ready for astro imaging 2 Point the telescope at a uniform and featureless light source like the sky at dusk or dawn or a blank white sheet of paper Make sure the camera orientation is ex...

Страница 12: ...k frames AFTER the light frame is taken you ensure keeping your raw astro images in tact 5 Select Calibrate from the Process menu or click the Calibrate icon in MaxIm DL Essentials and the dark frames...

Страница 13: ...ind a well shaped circular star in the first image displayed Use the mouse to center the crosshairs on the selected star and left click Note In addition to Average men tioned above 3 other different c...

Страница 14: ...ation that emphasizes certain characteristics of an image while suppressing others MaxIm DL Essentials supports two kinds of filters Unsharp Mask and Gaussian Blur In the Filter window select which on...

Страница 15: ...ram is displayed on the computer screen the Stretch command alters the histogram itself There are three elements which must be set the Permanent Stretch Type the Input Range and the Output Range You c...

Страница 16: ...e loss of data especially when saving combined images Batch Process Batch Process can be used to process multiple images simul taneously using the various com mands available in MaxIm DL Essentials Ed...

Страница 17: ...l guiding corrections are needed during long expo sure imaging Keep in mind however that when the StarShoot Pro is used in this way you will need another telescope and camera on the mount to actually...

Страница 18: ...2 Set the X and Y Aggr aggressiveness to 8 to start with Set the Exposure to 1 0 second Under Guide Star make sure the Watch box is checked Note The X and Y Aggr aggressiveness controls on the Guide t...

Страница 19: ...window that pushes the star in that direction That will prevent the stiction cycle from happening Make sure that any backlash compensation in the mount is turned off On most telescopes the Right Ascen...

Страница 20: ...time they were minimized This can be handy for sorting images For example when inspecting a set of images you can close the ones you want to reject and minimize the ones you want to keep Once all the...

Страница 21: ...ing to change image scale Focal reducers serve to decrease the focal length of your telescope This increases the field of view seen by the camera decreases camera magnifi cation This can be very usefu...

Страница 22: ...ncouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the...

Страница 23: ...a coming from the camera To re establish camera connection first close the Maxim DL Essentials program on your computer Then unplug and re plug the camera into the computer s USB port Open Maxim DL Es...

Страница 24: ...cope focal lengths and their corresponding fields of view provided by the StarShoot Pro The angular field of view is shown in arc minutes The image scale shows the relative size of two reference objec...

Страница 25: ...49 Telescope Focal Length Angular Field of View Image Scale of the Moon Image Scale of M42 1000mm 83 3 X 54 4 1250mm 66 6 X 43 5 1800mm 46 3 X 30 2 2032mm 41 X 26 8 2540mm 32 8 X 21 4 2800mm 29 7 X 19...

Страница 26: ...r Camera Control Window Subframe Reset 2 A cquire and center the deep sky object you want to image Autosave as many images as you would like 5 or more images is recommended to later combine Take some...

Страница 27: ...mage Processing 1 Calibrate darks and flats Select your darks and flats Process Setup Calibrate Add your dark frames flat fields and dark frames for flat fields OK Now calibrate your astro images File...

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Страница 29: ...onville CA 95076 If the product is not registered proof of purchase such as a copy of the original invoice is required This warranty does not apply if in Orion s judgment the instrument has been abuse...

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