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Orion StarShoot 52080 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
StarShoot
®
™
Deep Space Color Imager II
#52080
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
Customer Support (800) 676-1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com
Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000
P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
IN 308 Rev. B 07/07

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion StarShoot ® ™ Deep Space Color Imager II #52080 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 IN 308 Rev. B 07/07...

  • Page 2: Parts List

    Welcome to a new world of adventure. StarShoot Deep Space Color Imaging Camera II (SSDSI- II) is capable of capturing detailed, full-color images of astronomical objects. Galaxies, star clusters, and nebu- lae, as well as the planets, Moon, and Sun (with optional solar filter) can all be imaged to create spectacular views on your computer (laptop recommended, see “System Requirements”) which can be saved for emailing or printing...
  • Page 3 Otherwise, the field of view may be too small to capture the entire deep sky object. To decrease the effective focal length of your telescope, use a focal reducer lens (available from Orion). If you are imaging planets, however, you will benefit from using a telescope with a long (over 1000mm) focal length. Or you can use a barlow lens to extend the effective focal length of your telescope to increase planetary image scale.

  • Page 4: Software And Driver Installation

    1. Make sure the CD-ROM is in the computer. 2. Connect the Orion StarShoot Deep Space Imager II to a USB port on the Note: For best results, use a USB 2.0 port. If you only have USB 1.1, the cam- era will run slower.
  • Page 5 Figure 5a. When initially connecting the SSDSI-II to a Windows XP computer, the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear and guide you through driver installation. 7. Windows will note that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing. This is normal. Click the Continue Anyway button. 8.

  • Page 6: Getting Started During Daylight

    1⁄4 mile away. If you cannot focus your telescope this closely (due to lack of back-focus travel), then you will need to utilize an optional extension tube (available from Orion). 2. Plug the camera into your computer’s USB port.
  • Page 7 Note: The camera’s field of view is fairly small. It is approximately equivalent to the field of view through the telescope when looking through a typical (i.e. not wide-field) 10mm focal length eyepiece. So make sure the object to be imaged is well centered in the telescope before connecting the SSDSI-II, otherwise it may not appear in the field of view of the camera.

  • Page 8: Astronomical Imaging

    Stretch Window. The red slider arrow corresponds to the Minimum value and the green arrow corresponds to the Maximum value. Simply left-click and then drag each arrow to adjust it to the desired level. The best results are obtained by adjusting the arrows (numbers) until the most pleasing display appears. There are also seven automatic settings in the Screen Stretch Window.
  • Page 9 4. Focus the camera using the telescope’s focus knob. The focus point for the SSDSI-II will be approximately 15mm inwards from the eyepiece’s focus point. If you are having trouble determining best focus, try focusing on a bright star near the planet. Use the Planet setting in the Screen Stretch Window.
  • Page 10 To start: 1. Acquire the deep sky object into the field of view of your eyepiece, and center it in the eyepiece’s field of view. Focus the eyepiece with the tele- scope’s focuser. Make sure your equatorial mount is well polar aligned, and the R.A.
  • Page 11 Important Note: Dark frames (Dark Raw 1x1) should only be subtracted from Light Raw 1x1 images. If you try to subtract dark frames from images that are already color-converted (i.e. Light Color 1x1 images) the resultant image color will be incorrect . To take dark frames for subtraction from “light”...

  • Page 12: Image Processing

    1. Open all “light” images to be stacked in Maxim DL Essentials. Do this with the Open command in the File menu. 2. Click on one of the opened images, and select Dark Subtract from the Process menu. The averaged dark frame has now been subtracted from the selected “light”...
  • Page 13 Figure 14. The Filter functions can help bring out subtle detail in an image. Figure 15. The Color Balance command allows weighting of each color plane to improve the overall color appearance of an image. Color Balance The sensitivity of most CCD cameras as a function of wavelength (color) is dif- ferent from the response of the human eye.
  • Page 14 Figure 16. The Stretch command modifies the data contained within the image in order to improve contrast and brightness. For the Permanent Stretch Type, the Linear Only mode is useful for adjusting the range of pixels to match a particular file format. The Log mode is useful for compressing the dynamic range of the image, but can be rather harsh.
  • Page 15 all saved data will be kept intact. If another Size Format is utilized, there may be some loss of data, especially when saving combined images. Batch Process Batch Process can be used to process multiple images simultaneously using the various commands available in MaxIm DL Essentials Edition. The first step is to select a set of images or files.
  • Page 16 Computer to Mount Connection In order for autoguiding with the SSDSI-II to work, you need a way to send commands from the computer to the telescope mount. This is generally done with a cable connecting the computer’s serial (COM) port to the mount’s auto- guider jack;...
  • Page 17 Some telescope mounts, such as the Orion Atlas EQ-G and Sirius EQ-G, uti- lize an “ST-4 compatible” autoguider jack. For easiest autoguiding with these mounts, we recommend purchasing the optional USB Guide Port interface (GPUSB). This adapter box will translate the autoguiding computer commands from MaxIm DL Essentials into ST-4 pulse commands.

  • Page 18: Other Features Of Maxim Dl Essentials

    You are now ready to take a long-exposure image through the main telescope and imaging camera. The SSDSI-II will continuously send small correction factors to the mount’s motor drive to insure steady and accurate tracking throughout the duration of the exposure, however long that may be. Other Autoguiding Notes: •...
  • Page 19 (zero degrees declina- tion). Point the telescope at this star, and center it in an illuminated reticle eyepiece (available from Orion). If you don’t have an illuminated reticle eyepiece, use your highest- magnification eyepiece.
  • Page 20 Filters Any standard Orion 1.25" filter will thread into the front of the SSDSI-II’s barrel. For some types of planetary imaging, you may want to use color filters to bring out subtle details. Try using several different color filters on a planet to see...

  • Page 21: Specifications

    We recommend purchasing a 10' USB extension cable if you need more cord length (available through Orion, check the catalog and/or www.OrionTelescopes.com). Care and Maintenance When the SSDSI-II is not in use, the cover cap should be replaced on the end of the nosepiece.

  • Page 22: One-Year Limited Warranty

    One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion StarShoot Deep Space Color Imager II is warrant- ed against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes &...

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