Log Book Entry No.5
Created: 29 Aug 2013 21:02:19 |
Last Revised: 04 Sep 2013 18:22:50 |
PedroPaiva |
PEC Training |
Meade LX200GPS Pec Training
- Setup -> Telescope -> RA PEC -> Training
Method
- Connect to Stellarium and MaximDL
- Telescope pointed at Vega synced
- Moved to Epsilon Lyrae (epsilon_lyrae)
- Camera disconnected from MaximDL and connected to PHD Guiding
PHD Guiding keeps the star in the same position at all times allowing the PEC to be trained
Data read with PEC Editor (
MyScopeShort
) and saved as *.txt file for further analysis
PHD Settings
1st PEC
2nd PEC
Processing Code:
Plots for PEC Data:
Test images:
NGC6675 (Spiral Galaxy) - 1 (ngc6675_possible) and 5 min (ngc6675_definite) exposure, 2x2 Binning
M57 (
Ring Nebula) - 1 min exposure, 2x2 Binning
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