Capture to begin at a specified time

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Asteroid(6183)
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Capture to begin at a specified time

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Post by Asteroid(6183) »

I use SharpCap and the QHY174M-GPS camera to record asteroid occultations (predicted to occur at a specific time). I'd welcome if, under "Start Capture", that you could enter a time (referenced to the computer's clock) when a capture (or capture sequence) would begin. This would be VERY helpful when putting out "unattended stations" (telescopes) - to gather more chords (occultation recordings). Thanks.
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Re: Capture to begin at a specified time

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Hi,

please check out the SharpCap 4.0 beta which has a sequence planning tool which allows you to wait until a specific time before capturing

viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3109

Note: was going to be SharpCap 3.3, now 4.0

cheers,

Robin
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Re: Capture to begin at a specified time

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Post by Jean-Francois »

Hello,

If you want more complicated ... you can use a script function for doing that.
Robin mentions here: viewtopic.php?p=17827#p17827

I try, but I never achieved the correct script for using the function. (So I have no working script for programming master/slave mode of the camera)

Regards,
Jean-Francois
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