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by Brian1973
Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Questions for Robin-: The Collimation Feature
Replies: 3
Views: 409

Re: Questions for Robin-: The Collimation Feature

Thank you Robin for your response and providing clarification in regards to the use of this feature. This information is very helpful in moving forward with trying to acheive collimation with my RC8. In my situation, I found a machinist on a local forum who developed a decoupler for the RC style sco...
by Brian1973
Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Questions for Robin-: The Collimation Feature
Replies: 3
Views: 409

Questions for Robin-: The Collimation Feature

I recently purchased an RC8 to compliment my 80mm Triplet. I was in the field last night working on fine-tuning the new scope and trained it on M31 as a target for testing purposes. Being a typical refractor imager I never explored the collimation feature of SharpCap until now. This feature is noted...
by Brian1973
Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: SharpCap Gain
Replies: 2
Views: 1013

Re: SharpCap Gain

Thank you Robin- this information really helped me to better understand my Altair equipment and SharpCap functions.

Kind regards,

Brian
by Brian1973
Mon Mar 20, 2023 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: SharpCap Gain
Replies: 2
Views: 1013

SharpCap Gain

I have been trying to expand my understanding the concept of Gain. My imaging camera is the Altair Astro 26C. In SharpCap, it appears the defulat Gain is 100. I have the following questions: I have attempted to set the Gain lower than 100, but any attempts always reverts back to the default value of...
by Brian1973
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:23 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Capture area different than image size Incident
Replies: 2
Views: 771

Re: Capture area different than image size Incident

I went back and on closer inspection it appears this was indeed a user error. Instead of selecting the AA26C profile, I had selected the AA26C(2.0) profile which inlcuded a smaller resolution.

Thank you for your help.

Best Brian
by Brian1973
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Pegasus FocubeCube V2 Error Message- failed to connect
Replies: 4
Views: 897

Re: Pegasus FocubeCube V2 Error Message- failed to connect

Hi Robin- After reading the SharpCap manual a few times I was finally able to resolve the error issue with the FocusCube. Due to the constant clouds here in the USA, I have spent the past few days fine tuning my SharpCap settings. Which leads me to this question- Is there a way to use my current ima...
by Brian1973
Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Pegasus FocubeCube V2 Error Message- failed to connect
Replies: 4
Views: 897

Re: Pegasus FocubeCube V2 Error Message- failed to connect

Hi Robin- Attached are two screen shots- the error message that I recieve regarding the focuscube and how I currently have it setup in SharpCap. I am not sure if this is note worthy- Whenever I disconnect and then reconnect my AA26C camera, the focuscube error pops up. I downloaded and updated the m...
by Brian1973
Fri Mar 10, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Capture area different than image size Incident
Replies: 2
Views: 771

Capture area different than image size Incident

I was looking through the forum because I recently went out and spent four hours capturing on capturing data on NGC 1893. I got home and was reviewing my data and found the image resolution was havled. My camera is the Alatir Astro 26C. I saw this was an issue from another post with the SVbony camer...
by Brian1973
Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Pegasus FocubeCube V2 Error Message- failed to connect
Replies: 4
Views: 897

Pegasus FocubeCube V2 Error Message- failed to connect

I have been struggling for sometime now to try and figure out how to 1) connect SharpCap with the Pegagsus FocusCube and 2) trying to better understand how to setup and use the auto-focus function in the program. So far, any attempts I have made results in the Error message- failed to connect. Any a...
by Brian1973
Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: SharpCap Settings Question
Replies: 1
Views: 294

SharpCap Settings Question

I use PixInsight for processing my images. My question is under SharpCap General Settings navigating to the Saving tabs where Preferred Still Format> Should I select the option for FITS or TIF? Does one file format improve the image quality in anyay. My camera is the Altair Astro 26C.