Orion 52084 instruction manual Using The StarShoot Pro as an Autoguider

1.Select the image file you want to process from your computer using the Select Files button. Use CTRL-click to select individual files, and SHIFT- click to select a range of files. You can see the path for the selected files by turning on the Show Path check box. Or you can select images already open in MaxIm DL Essentials Edition by clicking the Select Images button. The window that pops-up will indicate all the images currently open.

2.Select the processing task you want done in the Processing Commands box. Choose up to 6 processing commands which will be executed in sequence.

3.Use the same recommended processing order for batch processing as you would normally do manually. You should 1. Calibrate, 2. Convert Raw To Color, etc.

You can remove selected images and files from the Batch Process list by selecting them with the mouse and clicking the Remove button.

4.Select the location for the saved files using the Path button, or click Write Output to Source Folder to cause the files to be saved back into the folder from which they were loaded. (This option cannot be used when an image has never been saved, for example, one freshly acquired from the camera.) In the event that saving a file will cause it to overwrite an existing file, you can select skip save, overwrite it, or move to subfolder. You can specify the subfolder name in the adjacent field. Use Size Format to select between 16-Bit Integer and 32-Bit IEEE Float formats for the processed images. To keep all processed image data intact (especially for stacked images), we recommend using the 32-Bit IEEE Float format. If you need to open the resultant files in another program, however, you may need to use the 16-Bit Integer format.

5.Click OK to start the Batch Process operation. Successfully converted and saved files are removed from the list box. If an error occurred the file will remain in the list. Point the mouse cursor at an image left in the list. The appropriate error message will appear in the Status Bar at the bottom of the MaxIm DL Essentials Edition main window.

4. Using The StarShoot Pro as an Autoguider

The StarShoot Pro can also be used as an autoguider instead of an imager. You can use the StarShoot Pro to autoguide a mount while images are being taken with another camera.

Tracking errors are usually sufficiently small on short exposure images (15 to 90 seconds depending on the mount) and do not require guiding. A series of unguided short exposure images can be taken and combined together using the Combine command. However, in many cases a single long exposure is

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