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InStruCtIOn Manual
Orion
StarShoot
G3
®
™
Deep Space Imaging Cameras
Color #53082, Monochrome #53083
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
Oriontelescopes.com
Customer Support (800) 676-1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com
Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000
89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076
© 2011 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars
IN 400 Rev. A 09/11
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- Page 1 Deep Space Imaging Cameras Color #53082, Monochrome #53083 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Oriontelescopes.com Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076 © 2011 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars IN 400 Rev. A 09/11...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Standard 1.25" T-threads DC power cable 2" Mounting base filter threads (M42x0.75) with lighter plug (M28x0.6) 1.25" Nosepiece StarShoot G3 Deep Space Imaging Camera T-threads USB cable Figure 2.1. The G3 can be connected Figure 2.2. Standard 1.25" filter to your telescope in three different ways, threads add versatility to allow additional Dust cap 1.25"... -
Page 3: Getting Started
2" focuser on your telescope. If using batteries available from Orion. If you have access to an AC outlet at your imag- the 1.25" nosepiece, the backfocus is 23mm; if connected via T-threads the ing site, you can use a 110VAC to 12VDC adapter for the camera, available backfocus is 19mm. -
Page 4: Software Walk-Through
MaxIm DL, or if you wish to use The CCD Temperature will always the camera as an autoguider. Click display while the camera is connected. Orion Camera Studio Application to To use the TEC, plug the 12V power install the software. cable from your power source (field Figure 4.3. -
Page 5: Capture
Subframe Capture – Color: Raw, YCbCr, RGB (for StarShoot G3 Color only) You can selectively download a segment of the whole field of view These modes determine what kind to provide extremely fast download of images will be captured. If you are times. -
Page 6: Analysis
3.4. analysis (Figure 10) The following sections will describe more software features which you The Analysis window displays will encounter during your imaging quantitative data from the image session, and later on when you are pertaining to pixel brightness and star ready to process your images. -
Page 7: Using The Thermoelectric Cooler (Tec)
than the whole frame. The exposures will display continuously. Adjust the CCD temperature will naturally focuser as needed to get the sharpest looking star. heat up on its own. To start with, set the Target (°C) to about Once the star looks sharp, hover the mouse cursor over the star and pay 7°C lower than the current attention to the HFD value. -
Page 8: Imaging Deep Sky Objects
Red, etc. exposures of 60 seconds or more also require autoguiding with a separate Dark Frames camera. The Orion StarShoot AutoGuider (available separately from Orion) can be operated with the G3 in PHD Guiding. Dark frames are images taken with To start: no light coming into the camera. -
Page 9: Image Processing
the Maximum to read somewhere imager, you may choose to skip this around 10,000-15,000. Adjust the step for the time being. exposure time as needed until the Vignetting Maximum is close to this range. Vignetting (Figure 15.1) in a It’s a good idea to take several flat telescope reveals edge-darkening in frames and try different exposure the astroimage. -
Page 10: Save And Export
a different alignment method. Convert to Color (For the StarShoot Normally the Auto Star matching G3 Color only) is the easiest method. With your calibrated images still open, goto the Process menu 5.1 Save and Export and select Color, then CMYG Always save your work in the native Raw conversion. -
Page 11: Using The Starshoot G3 As An Autoguider
Export, click Export and specify the file name and folder destination, For the StarShoot G3 Monochrome then click Save. We recommend Orion 1.25" LRGB imaging filters and a filter wheel to capture high quality color images. 6. using the For the StarShoot G3 Color... -
Page 12: Specifications
8. Specifications StarShoot G3 Color StarShoot G3 Monochrome CCD Sensor: Sony ICX419AKL Color CCD Sensor: Sony ICX419ALL Monochrome ® ® Sensor format: 1/2" Sensor format: 1/2" Pixel array: 752 x 582 (437,664 total) Pixel array: 752 x 582 (437,664 total) Pixel size: 8.6µm x 8.3µm Pixel size:... - Page 13 During this warranty period Orion Telescopes & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defective, provided it is returned postage paid to: Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076.