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· Guiding Delta ": Immediate Guiding RA deviation in arcseconds and Immediate
Guiding DEC deviation in arcseconds respectively.
· Pulse Length (ms): Generated RA pulse and Generated DEC pulse respectively.
· RA RMS": RA Guiding RMS error.
· DE RMS": DEC Guiding RMS error.
· Total RMS": Total Guiding RMS error.
· Guide SNR: Guide Signal-to-noise ratio.
Dark Frames
Dark frames are immensely helpful in reducing noises in your guide frames. It is
highly recommended to take dark frames before you begin and calibration or
guiding procedure. To take a dark frame, check the Dark checkbox and then
click Capture. For the first time this is performed, Ekos will ask you about your
camera shutter. If your camera does not have a shutter, then Ekos will warn you
anytime you take a dark frame to cover your camera/telescope before
proceeding with the capture. On the other hand, if the camera already includes a
shutter, then Ekos will directly proceed with taking the dark frame. All dark
frames are automatically saved to Ekos Dark Frame Library. By default, the Dark
Library keeps reusing dark frames for 30 days after which it will capture new
dark frames. This value is configurable and can be adjusted in Ekos settings in
the KStars settings dialog.
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