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Old 26-11-2011, 09:59 PM
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g__day (Matthew)
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Guylain,

I actually got to use it for the first time today. It has a lovely interface and once I figured a few things out (like choosing FCUSB focuser, not JMI or PCFC - all of which are components in the focusing chain - things went very well.

Impressed you can specific the ISO for your individual shots!

A few suggestions / queries:

1. Can default ISO be set anywhere - I like to start at ISO400, seems to default to 1600
2. Drift align - is it only enabled on Canon cameras with live view? Can't it be implemented with camera that don't have these capabilities - i.e. by taking 1 second shots for instance?
3. Imaging taking BIAS shots - which is supposed to be the fastest dark frame you can take - for a Canon 400D 1/4,000th of a second - I couldn't get it to do less than 1 seconds - is that a limitation in the software or I doing something wrong
4. Telescope ASCOM settings - could you store RA / DEC in the shot or add to it if one wanted to convert a RAW to a Tif or fits format and process them in MaximDL - which I understood looked for that image metadata in the header section?
5. When I instal a later release - is there a way to remeber all my settings, my licence info and ASCOM drivers selected?

So I could only play with dark frames - raining today - next I want to learn how to store, manage and flick through light frames.

The more I use it the more I am impressed with what you have achieved.

Matthew
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