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a two-step process: Calibration & Guiding.
Guiding introduction
During the two processes, you must set the following:
· Guider: Select the Guider CCD.
· Via: Selects which device receives the autoguiding correction pulses from
Ekos. Usually, guider CCDs have an ST4 port. If you are using the guider's ST4
to autoguide your telescope, set the guider driver in the Via combo box. The
guider CCD will receive the correction pulses from Ekos and will relay them to
the mount via the ST4 port. Alternatively, some telescopes support pulse
commands and you can select the telescope to be a receiver of the Ekos
correction pulses.
· Exposure: CCD Exposure in seconds.
· Binning: CCD Binning.
· Box: Size of the box enclosing the guide star. Select a suitable size that is
neither too large or too small for the selected star.
· Effects: Specify filter to be applied to the image to enhance it.
Main Module Controls
Most of the main module controls are briefly explained in this section.
· Capture: Takes one capture
· Guide: Starts the guiding process
· Stop: Stops the guiding process
· Loop: Starts taking frames every n seconds (n = exposure value)
· Subframe: Subframe the image around the guide star. Or for PHD2, receive the
Guide Star Image instead of the full image frame. For the Internal Guider,
before checking this option, you must first capture an image and select a
guide star. Uncheck it to take a full frame again.
· Auto Star: If checked, Ekos will attempt to select the best guide star in the
frame and begins the calibration process automatically.
· Dark: Subtract dark frame. If no dark frame is available, a new dark frame shall
be captured and saved for future use.
· Show in FITS Viewer: Shows frame in FITS Viewer
· Clear calibration data: Clears all the calibration data for the guiding process.
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