I have just brought a new camera for when I start guiding….I wondered if anyone can help me I want to use my camera for taking small exposures on
Rhoda
Are you just pointing the camera towards the window by itself? It needs a lens to form an image. Unlike ordinary consumer cameras, astro cameras do not have lenses. The telescope becomes the camera's lens. So, you will need to connect it to your telescope in order to see an image.Mirrorgirl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 11:30 am Hi there
I have just brought a new camera for when I start guiding….I wondered if anyone can help me I want to use my camera for taking small exposures on APT I have looked on YouTube but no tutorials for that…I know how to connect my camera but when I take a image and point the camera to window by just testing if it’s all set up probably I see no image I wondered if anyone can help me with the settings and how to see my image on screen….thanks
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Rhoda
yes i have installed the drivers and yes it is going to be my main camera it is a zwo asi183mc pro, my mount is a skywatcher
i have a planetary zwo camera and when thats connected and i point it to the light the screen lights up i don't understand why this one won't like i say its just to test it before i go outKathyNS wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:29 pmAre you just pointing the camera towards the window by itself? It needs a lens to form an image. Unlike ordinary consumer cameras, astro cameras do not have lenses. The telescope becomes the camera's lens. So, you will need to connect it to your telescope in order to see an image.Mirrorgirl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 11:30 am Hi there
I have just brought a new camera for when I start guiding….I wondered if anyone can help me I want to use my camera for taking small exposures on APT I have looked on YouTube but no tutorials for that…I know how to connect my camera but when I take a image and point the camera to window by just testing if it’s all set up probably I see no image I wondered if anyone can help me with the settings and how to see my image on screen….thanks
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Rhoda
Thanks Dave that’s really helped…just one more question how do you put in continuous shots inUkDave wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:06 am So open Apt press shift and connect camera up pops camera type box choose zwo as in my picture then in right hand box choose your camera it should be listed if connected to pc ,APT does have a very good comprehensive manual and pretty much answers any questions you may have https://astrophotography.app/usersguide ... 3D&mw=MzM1
Scroll to bullet point no7 hope this helps .
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