Orion StarShoot 52098 Instruction Manual Download

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Orion

StarShoot All-In-One

Astronomy Camera

#52098

InStruCtIOn MAnuAl

Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975

IN 508 Rev. A 08/13

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Summary of Contents for StarShoot 52098

Page 1: ...Astronomy Camera 52098 instruction Manual Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 IN 508 Rev A 08 13 Customer Support www OrionTelescopes com contactus Corporate Offices 89 Hangar W...

Page 2: ...adcasting The SSAIO can even be used as a high resolution AllSky camera when used with an optional Fish Eye Lens with meteor detection and time lapse software sold separately Item 52052 All In One All...

Page 3: ...nd Driver Installation Before the SSAIO can be used soft ware and camera drivers must be installed onto your computer Do not connect the camera to your computer before you have installed the software...

Page 4: ...tware automatically 5 Windows may note that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing This is normal Click the Continue Anyway button When the Wizard has completed click the Finish button Windows...

Page 5: ...es that can only be done when the cam era color is disabled This format is much smaller in data size and produces a much faster cap ture rate Image processing programs like MaxImDL or RegiStax can con...

Page 6: ...els will change according to the temperature so this should also be taken into consid eration Note Dark frames must match the live image exposure and gain values in order to work correctly To test you...

Page 7: ...ope is suitable for the SSAIO when imaging the planets The longer the focal length of the tele scope the larger and more detailed the images will appear Unlike deep space astro imaging you actually wa...

Page 8: ...needed for the object you are imaging Imaging Tip To speed up the frame rate and to acquire a rough focus a lit tle quicker select resolution 640x480 2x2 binning mode This will increase the frame rate...

Page 9: ...ment For best results a guide camera should also be used The longer the exposure the higher the amount of noise and hot pixels there fore automatic dark frame subtraction can be used to calibrate imag...

Page 10: ...unted on top of or beside the main imaging scope Adjustable guide scope tube rings available from Orion are rec ommended and allow you to move the guide scope around without moving the main imaging sc...

Page 11: ...PHD Guide icon and the calibration will begin The rest is auto matic Yellow crosshairs are displayed around the guide star box when the calibration starts The calibration is automatic and takes a few...

Page 12: ...auto which will find the side of drift N S Dec Algorithm Settings that attempt to smooth the declination corrections to one consistent movement and can be used to resist switching directions in Dec C...

Page 13: ...or at least five minutes and the star should begin to drift north or south 8 If the star drifts south the telescope mount is pointed too low If the star drifts north the telescope mount is pointed too...

Page 14: ...en unplug and re plug the camera into the computer s USB port Now open Orion AstroCap and select camera resolution The Live Video Window should now appear indicating re established connection between...

Page 15: ...Rate 30FPS 1280x960 44 FPS 1024x768 75FPS 800x600 106 FPS 640x480 200 FPS 320x240 A D Conversion On chip 12bit 8 bit output Thermoelectric cooling No IR Cut filter Yes Mounting 1 25 nose piece Weight...