Page Index - SteveJustin1963/Telescope-Tec1 GitHub Wiki
174 page(s) in this GitHub Wiki:
- Home
- Reflector telescopes
- mount
- 1. Ease of Tracking
- 2. Astrophotography
- 3. Ease of Polar Alignment
- 4. Longevity and Versatility
- speed
- Understanding F/number:
- Implications of a Lower F/number:
- Application in Telescopes:
- Key features of a Dobsonian telescope:
- The magnification
- Astigmatism
- Astigmatism is a common problem in reflector telescopes,
- Astigmatism test in a reflector telescope:
- Lenses
- Telescope Eyepiece
- Field of View (FOV) in Optics Explained
- Determining Angular Field of View
- Insight into Eyepieces
- True Field of View (TFoV) Explained with a Reflector Telescope
- Practical Example with a Reflector Telescope:
- Convert a DVD/CD-ROM lens mechanism into an eyepiece
- A lens used in a CD-ROM
- The focal length of a lens used in a CD-ROM drive
- The focal length of the lens used in a DVD drive
- How to Choose an Eyepiece from https://www.bintel.com.au/how-to-choose-an-eyepiece/
- Dawes' limit
- Sensor
- Lucky-Imaging
- "H-alpha rich targets"
- To modify a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera to work better with H-alpha rich targets,
- Removing the infrared (IR) filter from the main sensor of a DSLR camera
- Photo Detector Array,
- Specifications of a photodiode array
- CMOS sensor
- OV9726
- OV2640
- ISO
- PIN photodiode. Osram BPW34
- Single Star, variable light
- Double Star System
- Resolution of interpolation of code
- Polynomial interpolation
- Spline interpolation
- Arcsecond
- Sun
- Mars
- Earth
- The Rayleigh limit
- convert the angular resolution in radians to arc seconds,
- Alpha Centauri
- Local sidereal time
- Looking at the Moon,
- 1. Equipment Required:
- 2. Setup Procedure:
- 3. Viewing Techniques:
- 4. Camera Setup Tips:
- 5. Challenges:
- 6. Advanced Techniques:
- 8254
- Poor sharpness on-axis
- Chromatic aberration in eyepieces,
- Field curvature in eyepieces
- Angular magnification distortion,
- Rectilinear distortion in eyepieces
- Spherical aberration
- Transmission anomalies in eyepieces
- Light loss in eyepieces
- Spherical aberration of the exit pupil
- Coma in off-axis light
- Astigmatism
- Wavefront Aberration
- Light Scatter
- Design Flaws
- Thermal issues
- Reflections
- playing with gemini and copilot to convert written instructions into code
- gemini answers, copilot was off, so ill use it to check gemini work
- copilot corrections
- fixed-point arithmetic to the provided code:
- Q16.16 is a fixed-point representation format
- HN3806-AB encoder.
- Key Features:
- Pulse Behavior:
- Counting Pulses:
- Applications:
- Signal Processing:
- encoding logic
- Key Components:
- Quadrature Decoding Concept:
- Decoding Logic:
- Array Structure:
- Conclusion:
- single pulse encoder one shot Schmidt
- Z80 Assembly Code for the cct Setup
- Code Explanation
- Summary
- Monochrome astrophotography
- How Do You Get Color from a Monochrome Camera?
- Step-by-Step Workflow:
- 1. Capture L, R, G, B Images Separately
- 2. Take Multiple Exposures for Each Filter
- 3. Stack Each Color Channel
- 4. Align and Combine RGB into a Color Image
- 5. Add the Luminance Layer
- Result:
- Bonus: Narrowband Imaging (Advanced)
- Example:
- What You’ll Need:
- Want help
- Most Affordable Large Pixel Astronomy Cameras (2025)
- ✅ Goals:
- 🥇 Best Affordable Large-Pixel Astronomy Cameras
- 💰 Most Affordable with Good Performance
- ✅ Arducam IMX462 (USB3 or CSI) — ~$130–150 AUD
- ✅ Arducam IMX327 Mono USB — ~$150–180 AUD
- 🧠 Why Pixel Size Matters
- 🏁 Verdict: Best Bang for Buck
- Guide: Setting Up a Camera on a Telescope & Stacking Images for Astronomy
- 🔭 Part 1: Mounting the Camera to Your Telescope
- ✅ What You Need:
- 🧰 Common Adapters:
- ⚖️ Focusing Tip:
- 💻 Part 2: Capturing Images
- ✅ Raspberry Pi or Laptop
- 📸 Frame Guidelines:
- 🗃️ Part 3: Stacking Images
- ✅ Recommended Software:
- 🌌 Deep Sky:
- 🌑 Planetary:
- 🧪 DeepSkyStacker Workflow:
- 🌈 Post-processing:
- 🧠 Tips for Better Results
- 🏁 Summary
- achieve motorized tracking
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- Activity log
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- ATmega328P
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- Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector
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- best eyepiece
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- camera mounting
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- Canon EOS M100
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- Canon M100 camera on a Newtonian reflector telescope
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- Completion Plan
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- Continue my father's legacy
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- DC slewing motors (x2) from 4 of I O lines ‐ 2 per axis
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- eeyepieces
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- Equatorial Mount
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- Finder scope
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- Gear Ratio & Telescope Tracking Discussion
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- John Dobson
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- References
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- siril
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- Solar Observations and DIY Telescope Builds for Viewing Sunspots, Flares, and Atmospheric Phenomena
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