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by turfpit
Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:33 am
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: Mount not found at com 2
Replies: 4
Views: 3620

Re: Mount not found at com 2

Darly

What does Device Manager > Ports (COM & LPT) actually say with the mount connected and turned on?

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Dave
by turfpit
Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:48 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 32-bit fits file association issue
Replies: 4
Views: 1656

Re: 32-bit fits file association issue

On Windows 10:

Control Panel > Default programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a program

Under Default Apps, scroll down to Choose default applications by file type

On my machine for .fits I have FITS Liberator. Clicking this gives me other program options.

Dave
by turfpit
Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:27 am
Forum: ASCOM Cameras
Topic: CanonSDK ASCOM.DSLR
Replies: 22
Views: 15273

Re: CanonSDK ASCOM.DSLR

Do a forum search for ‘profiles’.

Dave
by turfpit
Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:24 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: I can't find a stacked image of M27 in my Fits Lib. File
Replies: 28
Views: 9569

Re: I can't find a stacked image of M27 in my Fits Lib. File

Thanks Carl for the comments on the stacking of frames. I managed to demo the value of stacking without getting involved with the maths which is usually used on this topic. may in fact have to abandon SC in order to stack pictures dealing with nebulosity Not necessarily - SharpCap can be used in two...
by turfpit
Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:56 pm
Forum: Other Cameras
Topic: ATIK 320E color
Replies: 2
Views: 1815

Re: ATIK 320E color

Fabromax I have an Atik 314E mono, which is working fine with SharpCap https://forums.sharpcap.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1607 . To get it working, I installed the ASCOM platform, then the Atik driver set. The latest drivers in the Artimis bundle from the Atik website didn't work - it was to do ...
by turfpit
Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:10 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: I can't find a stacked image of M27 in my Fits Lib. File
Replies: 28
Views: 9569

Re: I can't find a stacked image of M27 in my Fits Lib. File

Carl I do agree that some kind of more basic approach to SC could have been provided by it. The basic approach is already built into SharpCap - just capture some frames as shown here Capture1.JPG Capture2.JPG You decide the number of frames. What is the difference between a "light frame" a...
by turfpit
Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:01 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Scripting capturing darks?
Replies: 4
Views: 2639

Re: Scripting capturing darks?

it may be possible in other tools.
ImageJ ?? Google imagej convert 32 bit to 16 bit but expect to have to do some research.

Also https://imagej.net/Batch_Processing

Good luck.

Dave
by turfpit
Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:16 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: I can't find a stacked image of M27 in my Fits Lib. File
Replies: 28
Views: 9569

Re: I can't find a stacked image of M27 in my Fits Lib. File

Carl What bit depth would you recommend for a ZWO ASI 178 MC camera?" (add: capturing nebulosity or arms of galaxies) With a CMOS camera ( have access to ZWO, QHY, Altair models), I use: 8-bit for lunar planetary, to achieve highest possible frames per second 16-bit for deep sky, to acquire gre...
by turfpit
Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:26 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M42 chronicles
Replies: 48
Views: 24592

Re: M42 chronicles

Cheers Minos.
by turfpit
Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:00 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M42 chronicles
Replies: 48
Views: 24592

Re: M42 chronicles

I cropped to leave only M42/M43, with slight adjustment to Colors > Curves in GIMP. Use of Background Extraction has certainly helped to preserve detail and colour.

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Dave