- BACKYARDEOS WITH ORION XT10 MANUAL
- BACKYARDEOS WITH ORION XT10 SOFTWARE
- BACKYARDEOS WITH ORION XT10 MAC
BACKYARDEOS WITH ORION XT10 SOFTWARE
If you decide on a Raspberry Pi for autoguiding you may want to use lin_guider instead of PHD2, for instance.īy the time you started thinking about this you probably have done enough internet searches already that you know what software to choose.
BACKYARDEOS WITH ORION XT10 MAC
That way you can learn what it takes to get a good polar alignment, a good goto alignment and good focus, and you get a better understanding where software can make things easier.īTW the above titles do not mention what software runs on Linux, Mac or Windows.
BACKYARDEOS WITH ORION XT10 MANUAL
Personally I believe in manual labor to learn the basics. The only exception is if you have an autoguider you will need software to control your mount for that. The firmware in your goto mount has everything you need to get started. The good news is that for those who just want to try AP with a DSLR without having to deal with software: You need no software at all. Is there any beginner who still dares to try AP after this? Let's make this a living document because the titles are somewhat "perishable", so additions, subtractions, and suggestions are welcome. I hope this post has helped you gain a better understanding of not only the plethora of AP related software titles, clearing up the disarray and confusion this growing number of titles has caused, and their place in "flow" of creating an astro image. By then you’ll already know what they are. Lastly, when you do graduate up to a dedicated cooled Mono- CCD (and now the newest CMOS) camera, there are only a few extra titles that may interest you.
AP software can be amazingly complex and has a very steep learning curve.AP is a procedurally complex and detail oriented endeavor.This post is for astrophotography ( AP) beginners and as such will only cover DSLR/ CMOS deep sky object imaging and DSLR/webcam planetary/lunar imaging software, keeping in mind that there is a huge overlap, in software features, between camera type specific approaches. Additionally, this primer does not include smartphone/tablet specific software - that is for another post currently under development. Also, all freeware is listed first and the order in which the titles appear is arbitrary. I do not provide any techniques for use or recommendations as to which title may be better than another. This is only a discussion on AP software titles. Before we begin, this material was developed by me for a class I have taught a number of times.