Capture sequence interval = exposure time + remaining time
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:26 pm
I've stared using Sharpcap for an Allsky test setup, and as has previously been mentioned on here, as an alternative to AllSkEye.
AllSkEye has an option to set an interval between exposures (called 'pause'), let's say for example 60 seconds.
Running with autoexposure as the sun goes down and the light fades, the exposure time will get longer as it gets darker, as would be expected.
AllSkEye will start the pause as the exposure starts, so if the exposure was 30 seconds, there would be a 30 second pause until the next exposure.
In Sharpcap, the interval (again set to 60 seconds) only starts once the current exposure is complete.
This means that if the exposure was 60 seconds (the limit in this case), there will be a 60 second exposure then a 60 second pause before the next one starts.
This will not look correct when doing a day - night- day timelapse, as the resulting video will appear to slow down during the dark part.
Is there a way around this, as I can't see what I'm doing incorectly, if anything?
AllSkEye has an option to set an interval between exposures (called 'pause'), let's say for example 60 seconds.
Running with autoexposure as the sun goes down and the light fades, the exposure time will get longer as it gets darker, as would be expected.
AllSkEye will start the pause as the exposure starts, so if the exposure was 30 seconds, there would be a 30 second pause until the next exposure.
In Sharpcap, the interval (again set to 60 seconds) only starts once the current exposure is complete.
This means that if the exposure was 60 seconds (the limit in this case), there will be a 60 second exposure then a 60 second pause before the next one starts.
This will not look correct when doing a day - night- day timelapse, as the resulting video will appear to slow down during the dark part.
Is there a way around this, as I can't see what I'm doing incorectly, if anything?