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Focus Aid
Select FWHM (Full Width Half
Maximum) and double click on a star
on the live image. A box will now
appear around the star. In the Focus
Aid window the star can be seen mag-
nified (
Figure 8). Adjust focus until the
on screen number shows the smallest
value.
Histogram
Displays a histogram graph of the live
image.
Can be used to detect under and over
exposure.
Each color channel is displayed show-
ing on the X-Axis the brightness level
and the Y-Axis the number of pixels at
that tone (
Figure 9).
Display lut
Select from a drop down list of false
color lookup tables to exchange for the
real color (
Figure 10).
record Options
AVI, SEr, BMP, JPG, tIF & FIt:
We recommend AVI format to begin
with (
Figure 11), as this format eas-
ily stores your capture files as a video
which can easily be played back with-
out any processing and can also later
be used to export to post process-
ing software such as MaximDL or
RegiStax.
SER and FIT formats are raw captures
that can only be done when the cam-
era color is disabled.
This format is much smaller in data
size and produces a much faster cap-
ture rate.
Image processing programs like
MaxImDL or RegiStax can convert the
raw monochrome images (SER or FIT)
back into color.
When imaging solar system objects we
recommend setting number of record-
ed frames to Unlimited. This will record
continuously until the user presses the
REC button again.
timelapse
To create time-lapse images or movies
click the checkbox and select number
of frames delay before each image is
captured (
Figure 11).
tools
Guide Port Interface
Connect the SSAIO to mount guide
port via included guide cable. The
guide port interface (
Figure 12) can be
used to center objects when planetary
imaging as well as provide a means to
check that the guide port and cables
are functioning properly.
Note: This is not for actual guiding.
We recommend PHD guiding software
which can be downloaded free on the
developer’s web site via the link on the
CD launcher (
Figure 3).
Figure 8:
FWHM Focus Aid.
Figure 11:
Record Options.
Figure 12.
Guide port interface.
Figure 9:
Histogram graph.
Figure 10:
Color Lookup Tables
