It ain't terrific though, it has horizontal lines across it
and there are hot pixels galore even with the camera out in 1.3c temp, blown out stars (and I am using an Astronomiks IR/UV filter), and slight Amp glow!
I tried the 'Dark Frame' subtraction 'in camera' but it appears to have not worked, and I can't locate the 'in camera' stacked image.
So this is a stack of 26 x 80 second images stacked in Registax.
I've got a looooong way to go
I'm heading back outside to give it another go. I'll get there, I just have to stop thinking it's a Toucam.
im looking at my Envisage screen right now, firstly, click Settings on top left.
Ignore all the other settings, under "Image Directory", choose where you want to save all your images. Do this also under "Dark Frames Directory" to save your darks.
Under "Image Process", select "Deep Sky" then click the button "Save Proc"
under file type select .TIF under save options select "save all uncombined images then click ok. By selecting "save all uncombined images", you can use eg deep sky stacker and stack all the good frames individually rather than letting envisage do it for you because some light frames, you might want to chuck out due to errors. Envisage also willl create one individual image file which is a stack of your light frames.
you've done well ken! top effort. in regards to those horizontal lines, did you set it to "deep sky object"?
Yep.
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Originally Posted by EzyStyles
im looking at my Envisage screen right now, firstly, click Settings on top left.
Ignore all the other settings, under "Image Directory", choose where you want to save all your images. Do this also under "Dark Frames Directory" to save your darks.
Under "Image Process", select "Deep Sky" then click the button "Save Proc"
under file type select .TIF under save options select "save all uncombined images then click ok. By selecting "save all uncombined images", you can use eg deep sky stacker and stack all the good frames individually rather than letting envisage do it for you because some light frames, you might want to chuck out due to errors. Envisage also willl create one individual image file which is a stack of your light frames.
Thanks Eric.
I'll have to print out your instructions and take them outside. But we are clouded out now! Was lovely 15 mins ago!!!!
I printed out the Meade instructions and followed them exactly, and almost everything went wrong, so I started fiddling and trying other ways and finally got the image above
Even your instructions are different to theirs
yea i remember the meade manual and those instructional videos just use them as a general guide. im pretty rusty with envisage as i havent use my DSI for imaging in awhile. it became my autoguider. Ask away i see if i can remember
i was just about to setup until i saw the satelite report. Think tomorrow night will be better.. hmmm might call in sick on the wednesday lol
yea i remember the meade manual. just use them as a general guide. im pretty rusty with envisage as i havent use my DSI for imaging in awhile. it became my autoguider. Ask away i see if i can remember
Thanks Eric.
As I go along I'll probably pester you for help. I need a break from it tonight though. I'm glad the clouds came in coz I was kind of losing it out there
Ken did you join the yahoo tech group? http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Deep-Sky-Imager/
They have an wealth of information in their files section.
And do not install that dsi driver update in the files section, it is no good (i know i have tried it ).
Ken,
I certainly understand how frustrating the DSI can be when starting out. I found a good source of tips and "How To" guides in the Yahoo group "Deep-Sky-Imager". There's about 15 - 20 docs and files on tips in there.
As well, there's another Yahoo group, "Meade-DSI", which is also very good.
Hi Ken, I'm a member of those Yahoo groups as well I found them very helpful when I started out with the DSI II Pro, a lot of concentrated knowledge on DSI's all in one spot.
. Have you thought of getting a Toucam?
