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by NeilG
Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:47 am
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: SharpCap pro polar alignements
Replies: 5
Views: 1356

Re: SharpCap pro polar alignements

if you're doing polar alignment, you're going to need to be at the mount to make physical adjustments to altitude and azimuth, - that's unless you have a very fancy mount that controls these electrically as well as RA & Dec?
by NeilG
Wed Nov 10, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: How do I?
Topic: how to get sharpcap to move mount after platesolving
Replies: 10
Views: 2003

Re: how to get sharpcap to move mount after platesolving

File -> Sharpcap Settings -> platesolving tab, 2nd drop down box - select sync & recentre
by NeilG
Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:13 pm
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: camerasetting.txt file
Replies: 2
Views: 387

Re: camerasetting.txt file

Hi Robin,
Yes, just for the first frame, or last frame, just so there is a record of the livestack parameters - exposure, gain etc.

Thanks
Neil
by NeilG
Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:05 am
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: camerasetting.txt file
Replies: 2
Views: 387

camerasetting.txt file

Hi Robin,
Any chance of being able to write the camera setting.txt file when using live stacking to the folder with the raw frames?

TIA
Neil
by NeilG
Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:51 am
Forum: Feature Suggestions
Topic: dither as Frames rather than seconds
Replies: 4
Views: 708

Re: dither as Frames rather than seconds

Thanks Robin.
Not had access to clear skies since I upgraded to3.4, so will hopefully check it out soon.
Neil
by NeilG
Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:18 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Plate solve fails on ASI2600MC SharpCap 4
Replies: 16
Views: 1316

Re: Plate solve fails on ASI2600MC SharpCap 4

Might just be me, but I can't find the tick box for 8 bit plate solving - where is it. Just wanted to check what mine is set o before I restart imaging this autumn after and observatory rebuild.
thank sin advance
Neil
by NeilG
Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Rupes Recta, Rima Birt, Pitatus
Replies: 0
Views: 1876

Rupes Recta, Rima Birt, Pitatus

Another mosaic - this time only 2 panes. I was pleased to be able to get Rima Birt ans ome of the floor fractures in Pitatus Celestron C11, prime focus , ZWO ASI290MM Each subframe - best 15% of 4000 frames, ~10ms exposure Captured in Sharpcap - SER format video Processed in Autostakkert3, Registax ...
by NeilG
Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:31 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Lunar Terminator mosaic 22/04/2021
Replies: 0
Views: 1459

Lunar Terminator mosaic 22/04/2021

A quick & dirty 16(ish) pane mosaic. Celestron C11, prime focus , ZWO ASI290MM Each subframe - best 15% of 4000 frames, ~10ms exposure Captured in Sharpcap - SER format video Processed in Autostakkert3, Registax and combined in Affinity Photo The mosaic is approx 14000 x 9000 pixels https://live...