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Old 16-08-2007, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnG View Post
Hi Doug

I still use the old white T-Shirt method, I point the telescope at a clear blue sky as far away from the sun as possible, take some test exposure and check that the Historgram is offset to the left third of the frame and take about 20 or so RAW's. As you have already said, the colour dosen't matter when the Master Flat is made.

I have the camera in the same orientation and focus position as when my Lights are taken although there is another school of thought that advocates rotating the camera 90 degrees after each 5 or so exposures, not sure about that one though .

Cheers
Hi i am doing it the same way. In addition i am rotating the camera together
with the telescope or telelens after 3-5 images. Number of flats
usually 16 to 25.
The Masterflat gets anyhow monochrome so this works nicely to
remove the dust spots and the vignetting of the optical train.
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