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Orion STARSHOOT 52085 User Manual

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51

Telescope

Focal

Length

Angular

Field

of

View

Image

Scale

of

the

Moon

Image

Scale

of

M42

3000mm

27.8’

X

18.1

3910mm

21.3’

X

13.9’

a

ppendix

C.

Summarized

Pr

ocedur

e

to

Imaging

Deep

Sky

Objects

Action

Process

Tree

Image

Capture

1.

Focus

on

a

moderately

bright

star

at

least

30º

(or

more

above

the

horizon).

Camera

Control

Window

,

Mode

Light

Color

1x1

, Single

Expose

(approx

1

second)

Draw

a

subframe

around

the

star

to

focus

on

Camera

Control

Window

,

Mode

Light

Color

1x1

, Single

Expose

(fraction

of

a

second)

Focus

on

the

star

.

Camera

Control

Window

,

Subframe

Reset

2.

Acquire

and

center

the

deep

sky

object

you

want

to

image.

Autosave

as

many

images

as

you

would

like

(5

or

more

images

is

recommended

to

later

combine).

Take

some

single

exposures

to

ensure

the

object

focus,

centering,

and

orientation

are

correct.

Camera

Control

Window

,

Mode

Light

Color

1x1,

Single

Expose

(X

#

of

seconds)

Begin

capturing

and

saving

the

deep

sky

images.

For

best

results,

choose

Light

Raw

1x1

.

Camera

Control

Window

,

Mode

Light

Raw

1x1,

Autosave

(X

#

of

images)

Expose

(X

#

of

seconds)

3.

Take

a

dark

frame

right

before

or

after

you

capture

the

deep

space

object.

Camera

Control

Window

,

Mode

Dark

Raw

1x1,

Autosave

(3-10

images)

Cover

telescope

objective.

Camera

Control

Window

Expose