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across the image
2) Tighten up the screws, but do not over tighten them
3) Check focus in the center again
Setting up the software for logging All Sky images to
your PC or the Internet:
The ABIG AllSky 340 software supports a variety of
logging options you can use to monitor sky conditions. The simplest
is to just have it running in the background on your computer, and
when you want to see the latest still image, merely maximize the
application. Other options are to log all images as JPEG and FITS
files to your disk, to log a JPEG or FITS image to a fixed location on
your disk over and over, to transmit the files to a web site where
others can download them, to create movies out of these files saved
on your disk for visualization on your PC or to be uploaded to an FTP
site, etc. The most useful for users who want to share their sky
information with others is just to write a JPEG to a fixed web address
automatically. If you have a web page with FTP access, the software
will allow you to repetitively write the latest image to a location there
provided you have your user name and password. See the AllSky
Software Section of this manual for more information on these
options.
Installing Firmware Updates for the AllSky340:
The AllSKy340 can be easily reprogrammed in the field using the
following procedure:
1) Within the AllSky340 program, select HELP from the top
task bar menu, and select ABOUT,
2) Click the REPROGRAM button,
3) Browse to the new program file (.BFx),
4) Select
“OK”
At the end of reprogramming turn power off to the camera and turn it
back on to force a fresh boot of the camera.
