Orion 52084 User Manual
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Mount
Deep sky imaging with the StarShoot Pro requires an equatorial mount with
a right ascension (R.A.) motor drive. The goal for your mount is to seamlessly
track the apparent movement of the sky as the Earth rotates. The tracking
must be very accurate, or the object you want to image will drift and blur
across the camera’s field of view while the exposure is taken. Even a small
amount of drift will cause a star to look oblong instead of a round point. We
recommend using a high-quality equatorial mount which utilizes periodic error
correction (PEC) or has the ability to interface with an autoguider.
Computer
The StarShoot Pro requires a PC to operate the camera. For astro-imaging
in the field at night, a laptop computer is highly recommended. The included
software is Maxim DL Essentials which requires Windows XP, or Windows
Vista operating systems.
Note: The StarShoot Pro drivers and MaxIm DL Essentials do not support
64-bit operating systems
The following hardware is also required:
• Processor: 700 MHz speed or higher, Pentium™ III equivalent or higher
• Recommended minimum memory size is 512 MB
• Disk Space: 100 MB for program installation, 500 MB or more to store
images is recommended
Figure 3.
The 12VDC power cable and USB cable turn the camera on when plugged in.
USB cable
Cooling fan
Power
input
jack