Starlight-xpress SXV-M25C Manual do Utilizador

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 1Starlight Xpress Ltd SXV-M25C SuperHAD 6Megapixel USB One-Shot Colour CCD camera User manual Than

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 10This includes various options for correcting the colour synthesis for variations in the lighting co

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 11Now press the ‘Create Image’ button. After a couple of seconds, your raw mono image will be replace

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 12The colour balance controls seem complex, but are really quite easy to use. The most useful control

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 13and you may like to try them before applying any image enhancement with the software. However, ther

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 14filter for the reduction of light pollution and aberration effects and it is a valuable accessory t

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 15computer will now display a continuous series of 128 x 128 pixel images in the focus window and you

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 16M42 from a 5 minute exposure at F5 with the FSQ106 + IDAS filter Most competitive brands of CCD ca

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 17‘Flat fields’ are often recommended for optimising the results from your CCD camera. The purpose of

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 18To use your flat fields, they must first have a dark frame subtracted. Although this may appear to

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 194) The image will now look quite impressive and I hope that you are pleased with your first efforts

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 2The USB 2 connection offers an excellent download speed, despite the very large number of pixels to

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 20Other things to try include summing several images for a better signal to noise ratio. This MUST be

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 21at a rate proportional to the square root of the number of summations (summing 4 images will double

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 22Taking pictures of the planets: The SXV-M25 is not designed as a planetary camera, but it can be u

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 23ratio. This means that aggressive sharpening filters may be used without making the result look ver

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 24A very useful accessory is the add-on autoguider head, which takes its power and control signals di

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 25The autoguider installed on a 80mm refractor guide ‘scope in the author’s garden To use the autogu

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 26The autoguider control panel with a guide star selected 2) Press the ‘Start’ button and a series

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 27calculations. The training will also determine the angle at which the guide camera is oriented with

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 28box and cables are available as an accessory and may be chained in series with the autoguider cable

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 29reduce its resolution. However, generally, these are more useful for finding faint objects, than fo

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 3Installing the USB system: First, find a free USB socket on your PC and plug in the USB cable. If y

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 30********************************************************************* Camera maintenance:Very litt

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 316) Before re-assembly, make certain that the inside surface of the front window is also clean, and

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 32Readout noise: Approx. 7e RMS typical, 12e max. Back focal distance: The CCD is approximately 18

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 33Web site: http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 4At the end of this process, the USB interface will be installed as a ‘BlockIOClass device’ and the c

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 5The camera rear panel Connect up the power supply and switch it on. You can start the ‘SXV_M25C’ so

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 6panel appear. If the USB connection is OK, a message box will inform you of the ‘Handle’ number for

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 7If you use a normal lens, then stop it down to the smallest aperture number possible (usually F22) a

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 8You can now select an exposure time of 0.1 seconds, followed by pressing of the ‘Take Photo’ button.

Handbook for the SXV-M25C Issue 1 June 2004 9Please note that ONLY 1x1 binned images will decode to colour – the other modes are for focusing and