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    USB 3.0 ASTRONOMICAL CAMERA INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL
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    INCLUDED ITEMS SKYRIS CAMERA BODY NOSEPIECE iCAP SOFTWARE CD USB 3.0 CABLE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS // Computer with Windows XP, Vista, 7, or 8 (32-bit and 64-bit supported), or Mac OS X Snow Leopard and newer // Pentium® M processor equivalent or higher, 1.7 GHz or higher // USB 3.0 (for maximum
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    CAMERA DRIVER INSTALLATION 1. Insert the software CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Select your language and click OK. The iCap Software launch screen will appear. The language selection screen will appear. 3
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    Wizard will appear and prompt you to connect your camera. 4. Plug the Skyris camera into the computer's USB port using the included cable. If equipped, use a USB 3.0 port. The Driver Installation Wizard will automatically detect your Skyris model. Click Next and proceed through the prompts until
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    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1. Click Install iCap and follow the prompts to complete installation. 2. Click Install RegiStax and follow the prompts to complete installation. CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO A TELESCOPE 1. Remove the dust cap on the camera body and thread the 1.25" nosepiece to the camera body.
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    logo (see right). When connecting the cable to Skyris, use the threaded fasteners to provide the most secure connection. 3. Insert the camera into the 1.25" eyepiece holder on your telescope as shown previously in this manual, "Connecting the Camera to a Telescope." 4. Locate the iCap shortcut on
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    5. Select your Skyris camera from the Available Video Capture Devices window and click OK. 6. The live video window will automatically appear and display the framerate. Gain and exposure are
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    when creating AVI files. Choose RGB32 or Y800. For Skyris color cameras, choose RGB32 which will record in color, making export software CD and will debayer the images. You may also capture in Y16 mode to retain the full bit depth of the camera. Y16 video must be exported to a program that supports
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    11. Click on the Video File tab to access the file naming convention settings. Choose the folder path you wish to save your video, and select an object name and time stamp if desired. Check the Index box to automatically number your video files. 12. Click the Advanced tab to access custom video
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    ROI SUBFRAMING If the object you are imaging does not consume most of the field of view, you can select an ROI (region of interest) to increase the framerate and save disk space. Go to the Device menu and select ROI Specifiy, or click on the ROI icon. Draw the ROI with your mouse, then click inside
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    2. Press the Select button (A) and select the video that was just recorded. 3. Press the Set Alignment Points button (B) to have RegiStax automatically select the alignment positions over your image. 4. Press the Align button (C) to begin the alignment process. 5. Select the Best Frame option
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    An optional IR-Block filter is available for Skyris color cameras. Digital cameras are very sensitive across visual and infrared spectrums. the IR to keep the best sharpness and color balance in your astroimages. Skyris monochrome cameras require the use of Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) imaging filters
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    Before you begin imaging, always check the collimation of your instrument and make adjustments if necessary. Refer to your telescope's owner's manual for instructions on collimating the optics. FINDING OBJECTS At first it can be difficult to locate individual planets due to their relative brightness
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    can be utilized as an autoguiding camera when used in junction with an off-axis guider or piggyback guidescope. Skyris is compatible with many autoguiding software programs such as MetaGuide (www.astrogeeks.com/Bliss/MetaGuide), and PHD Guiding (www.stark-labs.com/phdguiding.html) using a guider
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    Subframing 1.25" barrel and C-thread 19mm, 17.5mm CMOS Rolling Shutter Hardware Selectable Software compatibility A/D Conversion Power Requirements Weight iCap, IC Capture, DirectShow, FireCapture 12-bit USB, 5V 500mA 3.6 oz VISIT WWW.CELESTRON.COM FOR CAMERA SPECIFIC SPECIFICATIONS 15
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    www.celestron.com WARRANTY Your Skyris camera has a two year warranty. Please see Celetron's website for detailed information on all Celestron products at www.Celestron. , if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
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INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL
USB 3.0
ASTRONOMICAL CAMERA