Orion 52084 User Manual
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Action
Process
Tree
4.
Take
a
flat
field
image
by
pointing
the
telescope
at
a
uniform
and
featureless
light
sour
ce,
like
the
sky
at
dawn
or
a
white
sheet
of
paper
. Find
the
right
exposure
time
that
creates
a
Max
Pixel
value
of
approximately
20000,
then
proceed
to
Autosave
your
flats.
You
do
not
have
to
take
your
flat
fields
before
you
start
imaging.
They
can
be
taken
before
or
after
your
astro-images
during
the
day
, or
any
time
you
have
a
suitable
light
sour
ce.
Find
the
exposure
which
creates
a
Max
Pixel
of
about
20000.
Camera
Control
Window
,
Mode
�
Light
Raw
1x1,
Single
�
Expose
(0.1
seconds
or
so)
Begin
taking
and
autosaving
the
flat
field
images.
Camera
Control
Window
,
Mode
�
Light
Raw
1x1
, Autosave
(5-10
images)
�
Expose
Image
Processing
1.
Calibrate
darks
and
flats
Select
your
darks
and
flats.
Process
�
Setup
Calibrate
�
Add
your
dark
frames,
flat
fields,
and
dark
frames
for
flat
fields
�
OK
Now
calibrate
your
astro
images.
File
�
Open
�
select
the
astro
images
you
want
to
open
�
Open
Process
�
Calibrate
2.
Convert
raw
to
color
Process
�
Convert
Raw
to
Color
,
Camera
Type
�
StarShoot
Pro
High
Quality
�
OK