Just now I’m reviewing this tutorial on SharpCap from a year ago and I am now anxious to work on my capturing techniques. Living in the NW (near Seattle), we get so few clear nights, and together with seeing conditions (jet stream) and local building heat blooms, I can only hope to find a good night to capture still images as good as yours. However, I find the many who share their experiences here on RUclips to be immensely helpful and steepens my learning curve. Thank you so much for sharing. These videos are not easy to put together, but they are very much appreciated.
Thank you for the longer, more detailed vid. Your previous videos are excellent and were the best quick start to get me going with SharpCap! Thank you very much! Clear Skies.
Love the longer format where you go through everything in details. Also love the shorter versions, but yeah. This is awesome. Many thanks and keep'em coming! :)
This is a great workflow explanation. Just what I needed to venture into Sharpcap.🙏🏼 At this point , I would beg for an ADC explanation….. Worse for me, I’m using the electronicADC
Thank you very much. Regarding a video on the ADC, I know nothing about the eADC other than some complaints I've read about it online, and my ADCs (two of them) do not work as advertised in my scope. They do work; I can correct the dispersion with them, but not in the way they are supposed to work. I do know of at least 2 others who's ADCs work like mine, so maybe I should make a video on it anyway.
Very helpful. This video seems to pre-date the live planetary stacking (or at least doesn't cover it), but its coverage of the workflow related to tracking and auto focusing is more complete than some of your shorter videos. It helps with some issues I've been struggling with and it's all relevant to the new, live-stacking feature until the very end (where you capturing for post-processing instead). Thank you!
I think you previously did a solar tutorial as well, and it was also very clear and detailed. Thank you. We were just at the Winter Star Party in the Keys.. unfortunately this year we hit some bad weather and only had a few clear nights, and they were cold for the keys. Generally the weather is great and seeing fantastic.
Thanks for this excellent video. It was very helpful for me that you took the time to explain most of the features of the tool. Perhaps you could go through the process for deep sky objects?
So I just got my first image of jupiter last nite from my skywatcher skymax 127 using my zwo asi224mc camera Just about could see it's bands like on your video on 6.20 minutes But could not improve it anymore.I mean , I understand this time a year is not the best time I. Think I had my colour capture on raw8 Any tips in making it a little bit more better.Or should wait until the winter comes in.And the planet are higher
Most important is to double check the collimation on an in-focus star near the zenith. A red or IR pass filter can help with the seeing. After that, make sure that your focus is bang-on, and be sure to request good seeing. :O)
This is a good question. In general, no. Once you've found a good range around critical focus and a good step size for your focuser and scope, a good parabola will get you close enough to be within the zone of critical focus. Sometimes when the seeing is really variable I will second guess the fit and rerun the scan, but in most cases I end up in almost exactly the same place.
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Just now I’m reviewing this tutorial on SharpCap from a year ago and I am now anxious to work on my capturing techniques. Living in the NW (near Seattle), we get so few clear nights, and together with seeing conditions (jet stream) and local building heat blooms, I can only hope to find a good night to capture still images as good as yours. However, I find the many who share their experiences here on RUclips to be immensely helpful and steepens my learning curve. Thank you so much for sharing. These videos are not easy to put together, but they are very much appreciated.
Thank you for the longer, more detailed vid. Your previous videos are excellent and were the best quick start to get me going with SharpCap! Thank you very much! Clear Skies.
Very happy to hear it. You are very welcome.
Love the longer format where you go through everything in details. Also love the shorter versions, but yeah. This is awesome. Many thanks and keep'em coming! :)
Awesome; will do. And thanks for the feedback.
This is a great workflow explanation.
Just what I needed to venture into Sharpcap.🙏🏼
At this point , I would beg for an ADC explanation…..
Worse for me, I’m using the electronicADC
Thank you very much. Regarding a video on the ADC, I know nothing about the eADC other than some complaints I've read about it online, and my ADCs (two of them) do not work as advertised in my scope. They do work; I can correct the dispersion with them, but not in the way they are supposed to work. I do know of at least 2 others who's ADCs work like mine, so maybe I should make a video on it anyway.
Very helpful. This video seems to pre-date the live planetary stacking (or at least doesn't cover it), but its coverage of the workflow related to tracking and auto focusing is more complete than some of your shorter videos. It helps with some issues I've been struggling with and it's all relevant to the new, live-stacking feature until the very end (where you capturing for post-processing instead). Thank you!
Glad it was helpful. This video was not specifically targeting planetary live stacking, but rather planetary imaging in SharpCap in general.
Very clear instruction, thank you. Your seeing, while bad for you would be amongst the best we get where I am located in Vermont.
You are welcome, and thank you for the kind feedback. The best thing I ever did for the seeing was move to Florida. ;O)
I think you previously did a solar tutorial as well, and it was also very clear and detailed. Thank you. We were just at the Winter Star Party in the Keys.. unfortunately this year we hit some bad weather and only had a few clear nights, and they were cold for the keys. Generally the weather is great and seeing fantastic.
Perfect - I do not know how you could do any better than that!!!! Thank you so much for your time and consideration with these videos!!!
Wow, thank you so much. I appreciate the feedback tremendously.
You could totally make a drinking game with how many times he complains about the seeing ;)
Alcohol poisoning ain't a joke kids.
Thanks for this excellent video. It was very helpful for me that you took the time to explain most of the features of the tool. Perhaps you could go through the process for deep sky objects?
You're very welcome! I am planning to do some deep sky SharpCap videos once planet season is over, in about a month.
It was that good that I have subscribed - fantastic
Thank you, Ian! Very kind of you; the feedback means a lot to me.
Will you please list the optical train used in the making of this video?
1100 EdgeHD, GSO dual speed Crayford SCT focuser, ZWO ADC, a camera rotator, a ZWO 2" filter drawer with UV/IR cut filter, and probably an ASI678MC.
So I just got my first image of jupiter last nite from my skywatcher skymax 127 using my zwo asi224mc camera Just about could see it's bands like on your video on 6.20 minutes But could not improve it anymore.I mean , I understand this time a year is not the best time I.
Think I had my colour capture on raw8 Any tips in making it a little bit more better.Or should wait until the winter comes in.And the planet are higher
Most important is to double check the collimation on an in-focus star near the zenith. A red or IR pass filter can help with the seeing. After that, make sure that your focus is bang-on, and be sure to request good seeing. :O)
Would it make sense to run a second focus routine with a smaller step size?
Could this allow/help the program to achieve an even finer focus?
This is a good question. In general, no. Once you've found a good range around critical focus and a good step size for your focuser and scope, a good parabola will get you close enough to be within the zone of critical focus. Sometimes when the seeing is really variable I will second guess the fit and rerun the scan, but in most cases I end up in almost exactly the same place.
Love it👍👍
Thank you!
Forgetting to take the lens cap off and forgetting to tighten the clutch knobs are my two greatest and most common sins!
I laugh so hard every time because I keep doing it.