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- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: How do I?
- Topic: Field of view too small - sun, moon too big
- Replies: 3
- Views: 168
Re: Field of view too small - sun, moon too big
Hi and welcome. With software there is no way to alter that. You indeed need either a 0.5 Barlow or another camera. If you go to https://astronomy.tools/calculators/field_of_view/ , under the tab Imaging Mode , you can see an estimate of what you need. Just fill in your specs there and choose the su...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:06 pm
- Forum: What's New
- Topic: New Feature : SharpSolve - SharpCap's new built-in plate solver
- Replies: 56
- Views: 189803
Re: New Feature : SharpSolve - SharpCap's new built-in plate solver
Hi Pat and welcome
What happens a lot (happend to me too ), is that in the SharpCap Settings under the Plate Solve tab, a focal length is defined.
So maybe in your case too? If so, set it Do Not Use and try it again. I use that setting too with my 2000mm scope and it's just as fast.
Menno
What happens a lot (happend to me too ), is that in the SharpCap Settings under the Plate Solve tab, a focal length is defined.
So maybe in your case too? If so, set it Do Not Use and try it again. I use that setting too with my 2000mm scope and it's just as fast.
Menno
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: Deep Sky Imaging
- Topic: ThatWhiteScreen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Re: ThatWhiteScreen
Good to hear Eric.
Let the clear skies continue
Menno
Let the clear skies continue
Menno
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: Deep Sky Imaging
- Topic: ThatWhiteScreen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Re: ThatWhiteScreen
HI
First thing that comes to mind, is that the Invert Display of the Display Histogram Stretch is active?
It's the button circled in red in the screenshot below.
Menno
First thing that comes to mind, is that the Invert Display of the Display Histogram Stretch is active?
It's the button circled in red in the screenshot below.
Menno
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: Solar and Lunar Imaging
- Topic: Added magnification when trying to view the sun
- Replies: 3
- Views: 229
Re: Added magnification when trying to view the sun
I just checked and indeed you will have only a part of the sun on monitor with your telescope and camera combination. On the screenshot below that's roughly the dark blue rectangle. It's called a FOV (Field Of View). There is nothing you can do with software to change that. But there is a piece of h...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: Solar and Lunar Imaging
- Topic: Added magnification when trying to view the sun
- Replies: 3
- Views: 229
Re: Added magnification when trying to view the sun
Hello and welcome.
I assume you mean a camera when you mention "SharpCap eyepiece attachment"?
If so, a camera view will always be different from a visual view. This is depending of the sensor size and pixel size of that sensor.
So could you please tell what camera you do have?
Menno
I assume you mean a camera when you mention "SharpCap eyepiece attachment"?
If so, a camera view will always be different from a visual view. This is depending of the sensor size and pixel size of that sensor.
So could you please tell what camera you do have?
Menno
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: Feature Suggestions
- Topic: Collimation Aid for SCT's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 539
Re: Collimation Aid for SCT's
The Circle Reticule has multiple rings in it. The first screenshot is the ring when activated. The second one I made smaller with dragging the mouse with the right mouse button pressed. Just don't make the de-focused star too bright and the circles show with good contrast than. Menno ring1.jpg ring2...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Feature Suggestions
- Topic: Collimation Aid for SCT's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 539
Re: Collimation Aid for SCT's
It already has it ... sort of :) I always use the Circle Reticule for that. There is no active indication of how good or bad the collimation is, but you can adjust the circles radius (drag with right mouse button pressed) to divide it fitting the de-focused star. See this screenshot. The red lines a...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:16 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: ARP 299: colliding galaxies NGC 3690 and IC 694
- Replies: 3
- Views: 313
Re: ARP 299: colliding galaxies NGC 3690 and IC 694
Thanks Robin and Dave!
Robin: that is my own fault I see now. Too much stretching. Somehow missed that completely
Menno
Robin: that is my own fault I see now. Too much stretching. Somehow missed that completely
Menno
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: ARP 299: colliding galaxies NGC 3690 and IC 694
- Replies: 3
- Views: 313
ARP 299: colliding galaxies NGC 3690 and IC 694
Hi all After 5 months of doing nothing (clouds and personal circumstances), I decided to capture ARP 299 again. It's nice and high now plus I still had all the data from 2021. See my posting from 2021 with info and details about the object. The original calibration files were lost though :( so had t...