b&w osc?

[blink138 (Pat)]

hello members
i have just bought a new dc 201 box and took lights of m8 last night, but when dss stacked them they were black and white and the only control was a b&w slider on dss?
never seen this before
can i, and how do i retrieve the colour pics or are they gone forever
i want to go again tonight while we have the clear skies
pat

[blink138 (Pat)]

oh yes i am using nebulosity
pat

[blink138 (Pat)]

can anybody help me with this please?
another clear moonless rare tonight in perth tonight and i do not possibly want o waste the time
pat

[kens (Ken)]

You need to get DSS to debayer them. Look for the Raw/FITS DDP setting option on the left hand menu.

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks ken
i have opened that menu but it says nothing regarding debayering
it is clicked on bilinear interpolation?
pat

[billdan (Bill)]

QHY cameras produce a FITS file when saving an image.

So you need to setup the camera in the FITS tab as attached, find a camera with the correct bayer pattern.
I use a QHY12 for taking images but use the QHY8 setting for DSS to get the correct bayer pattern.

(Your QHY10 should use the QHY8 setup, the same as mine.)

Cheers
Bill

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks bill
i have stacked my qhy images before on dss and have not had to change anything to get colour before?
anyhow that seems to have worked thanks mate
pat