The control computer was also linked to an auxiliary pc running the sky planetariumstyle computer control software, plus ccdsoft camera control software, both from software bisque. Atik titan ccd camera sony icx424 color sensor the launch of the new atik titan means you no longer have to choose between planetary and deepsky imaging. Retired 18 and 16inch dfm telescopes sommersbausch. The software products described in this document are furnished under a. Software bisque tpoint diffraction limited maxpoint context sensitive help files tooltip suggestions. By using its built in databases, loaded with celestial information, this program is able to offer a visual observation guide or transform into a turnkey telescope control center. The software bisque paramount memx permanent pier is available in heights ranging from 30. Tpoint for windows, telescope analysis and pointing correction software. Ccdsoft ccd astronomy software and thesky astronomy software are trademarks of software bisque. The myt is the most portable model, weighing only 34 lbs. Analysis of galaxy 15 satellite images from a small.
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At the heart of this search lies bisque and its family of precision crafted telescope mounts and suite of software solutions. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license or. In ccdsoft camera control window select connect and wait for camera connection. Software bisque sells tpoint software under a licensing agreement with patrick. Where astronomers unravel the mysteries and reveal the beauty of space.
Software bisque permanent pier for paramount mounts. Whether an astronomy beginner or experienced astrophotographer, we have it all. The software bisque memeiimx pyramid portable pier has a tubular design which provides outstanding stability on a truly portable platform. Indeed, since the telescopes accurate pointing ability is sensitive to. Ic59 is the wide nebula spanning the majority of the top half of the image. One box had the mount, another box had the weights, weight bar, power supply, manuals and software, and the other box had the 18 pier. Included in the upgrading was the laying of fiber optics for the local area network, upgrading the cat5. Richard wright from software bisque talks about their paramount astronomy mounts and software. Software bisque provides this feature as a convenience, not as a panacea. Seeker is a graphical, 3d simulation of the solar system from software bisque. In ccdsoft camera control window, select focus tools, 1 second exp.
Software bisque graciously allowed me to trade up to my current meii a fantastic piece of kit, as they say. Center the bright star just slewed to, in the telescopes finder scope, using the titan mounts hand controller n s e w buttons. The observatory shown above is in our home in scottsdale, az. All software was upgraded to the most recent versions of software bisques the sky, ccdsoft and t point, sbigs ccdops and technical innovations robofocus. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of software bisque. Attempted to improve consistency of the controls layout between normal and night vision mode themes windows only. Count on software bisque piers and tripods to provide the foundation for your observatory or portable setup. Ccdsoft ccd astronomy software and theskyx astronomy software are. Since any telescope can run into its mechanical limits through accident, carelessness, or component failure, software bisque cannot be responsible for any damage to your telescope that occurs when using thesky6 to control it.
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Turn on the power strip at the pier, which powers on the ccd camera. Software bisque memeiimx pyramid portable pier opt. Software bisque 48 permanent pier for me, meii, or mx. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license or nondisclosure. Captureguiding software for sbig 2000xm ccdcmos astro. Now that the chips have checked out im trying to hook up. Pier to wedge adaptor plate for mounting the paramount me to an existing. Virtually the only time you need to touch the telescope is to ip its ono switch. Power on the titan mount, then wait for the scrolled. Default sorting, sort by popularity, sort by latest, sort by price.
Lowcost imaging with vintage sbig sts a primer on using. Eventually, the telescope control system tcs was upgraded to a pcbased system, with familiar keyboard controls and monitor display. The paramount meii equatorial mount is software bisque s flagship, researchgrade equatorial mount. Calculates minimum and maximum move oneclick entry for maxim camera relays and microguide oneclick entry for ccdsoft camera relays and directguide telescope park. A scheduled task is added to windows task scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times the schedule varies depending on the version. For my particular needs, i have found that ccdcommander works very well.
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At piertechs request, i did a detailed analysis of the polar alignment stability as the pier is raised and lowered. Software bisque portable tripod for paramount mx mount. I used my previous guiding setup as i was only testing the camera at the time to check it just incase anything was damaged. This is the perfect pier to get set up with a professionally respectable rig. Software bisques suite which includes thesky astronomy software, ccdsoft ccd astronomy software, tpoint telescope pointing analysis software and orchestrate scripting software. The cdk17 has a dual carbonfiber truss design, with 3 cooling fans ejecting air from the back of the telescope, and 4 fans blowing across the boundary layer of the mirrors surface. Once you set up and connect the camera, you have several ways to control it plus a focuser and mount. The tpoint add on serial number is used to activate telescope modeling directly from theskyx pro. Ccdsoft can be useful for alignment but i dont have a lot of luck with it, and it is good for image combining combining the subimages. Thesky6 ingests userprovided tles and propagates the satellites orbit to the current epoch. Dome control support for ascom,including piertechs aocs, automadome and digital dome works.