18 | CELESTRON ORIGIN
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
7. Scheduled Imaging
One of Origin’s most interesting functions is its ability to
perform scheduled imaging sessions whether you are actively
observing or not. You can set up a list of objects, disconnect
your device, and let Origin automatically image the objects
on your list. When you come back later and reconnect, you’ll
be able to download the images. You even have the option to
power off Origin automatically after the schedule completes!
You can create “Tonight’s Imaging Schedule,” run the list,
go to bed, wake up, power on Origin, and download your
images. It’s that easy! Or you can take a real-time automatic
sky tour by creating a list of objects and sitting back as Origin
automatically images the list and displays the results.
It all starts with Tonight’s Imaging Schedule. There are a
couple of ways to add objects to your schedule:
For objects selected in the Planetarium View
, press
the Object Info bar, then select “Add to Tonight’s Imaging
Schedule” from the pop-up menu.
From the Object Info pages, tap the Schedule icon at the
bottom of the screen.
Once you’ve added all your desired objects to Tonight’s
Imaging Schedule, go to Menu>Tonight’s Imaging
Schedule. You’ll see the objects you have added to the list. To
remove an object in iOS, swipe left on it, then press the Delete
button that appears. For Android, press the Edit button in the
upper left corner, select the object you want to remove from
the list, and press the Delete icon.
There are two additional options located at the top of the
screen. “Power Down Scope On Completion” instructs Origin
to automatically power itself off after completing the list. This
is ideal for scheduling imaging sessions before you go to bed.
NOTE: Be sure weather and safety conditions allow Origin to
be left outside all night!
“AutoFocus After Each Object” instructs Origin to
automatically focus after it moves to a new object in the
list and before imaging starts. This can be useful if you are
imaging many objects across the sky over an extended time,
as it ensures excellent focus throughout the imaging run.
To run Tonight’s Schedule, simply press “RUN SCHEDULE
NOW.” Origin will begin by moving to the first object in the list.
Once the schedule is underway, you can close the app (and
go to bed!) or watch the Camera View as Origin images the
objects on the list. If you want to interrupt the schedule and
skip to the next object, press “Skip to Next Object” towards
the bottom of the Camera View. To cancel the schedule, press
the Cancel Schedule button at the bottom of the Camera View.
To retrieve the images after Tonight’s Schedule is complete, go
to Menu>Imaging Schedules. Under PREVIOUS IMAGING
SCHEDULES, you should see the date and time of the
schedule you just ran. Select that schedule, and you should
see download icons next to the objects in the schedule that
were successfully imaged (Figure 20). Press the download
icon, and the image will download into the gallery and your
device’s camera roll.
DOWNLOAD
ICON
Fig: 20: Find the schedule you ran under PREVIOUS IMAGING SCHEDULES. Once selected, you’ll see download icons for objects previously imaged.
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