Trutek (TruTech) wheel driver (untested),īrightstar Quantum wheel driver (untested),ĪstroDSLR is developed and/or tested with Nikon (D70, D90, D3000, D5100, D5600, D750, D850), Canon (1000D, 600D, 6D), Sony (A5000, A7, A7S, A7RII) and other. Lunatico Limpet/Armadillo/Platypus Focuser/Rotator/Powerbox drivers, PTP-over-USB CCD driver for Canon, Nikon, Sony Alpha and Fuji cameras,ĭeep Sky Dad AF1, AF2 and AF3 focuser driver,īaader Planetarium SteelDrive II focuser driver,ĪstroGadget FocusDreamPro focuser driver,ĪSTROMECHANICS ASCOM Canon EF Lens Controller focuser driver,
#ASTRODSLR XTI DRIVERS#
The following drivers are bundled with the application:
#ASTRODSLR XTI MANUAL#
As far as this application is based on INDIGO framework, it can use many INDIGO drivers for focusers for astronomical telescopes which can be easily adapted to control manual focus lenses or macro rails. no LiveView or manual lens drive with older Nikon and some Sony cameras), but it doesn't mean, that such camera can't be used. Not every feature is supported for every camera (e.g. The built-in INDIGO driver is based on ImageCapture API and, in theory, it can work with almost any Nikon DSLR, Canon EOS DSLR (but not EOS M or DIGIC II and older cameras) and some Sony Alpha and Fuji DSLR-like or mirrorless camera. Captured images can be plate-solved using public or local service.
It can measure FWHM and the drift of a selected star to help easier and faster focus and align your equatorial telescope mount. It can preview (optionally using LiveView) or capture and save images to selected folder with any file name prefix, count and time lapse, browse captured images and show them in Finder, zoom and stretch them automatically or manually. Read MoreĪstroDSLR is an application similar to AstroImager, an easy to use tool for astrophotography, but intended for use with DSLR cameras.ĪstroDSLR controls ISO, aperture (if lens mounted), shutter speed, exposure compensation, metering and focusing modes, white balance, image quality and format and BULB exposure length. AstroDSLR controls ISO, aperture (if lens mounted), shutter speed, exposure compensation, metering and focusing. I could eliminate a lot of edge distortion and vignetting by stopping down to f/4 or so, but then I'd need a tracking mount.AstroDSLR is an application similar to AstroImager, an easy to use tool for astrophotography, but intended for use with DSLR cameras. Overall, I'm impressed with what the little lens can capture in a relatively short exposure on a stationary tripod. However, since the problem was not present in my other photos, I'm guessing my tripod frobnitzes weren't tightened sufficiently. I was a little disconcerted to see that, since with MLU enabled I can't just lock the cable release and do something else while the camera clicks away. In the RAW frames from the last photo, there are faint squiggles near bright stars that I believe were caused by mirror slap. In the original size, the flame nebula is visible!
These consist of about twenty 5-second, f/1.8, ISO 1600 exposures stacked in DeepSkyStacker. I was amazed to see so many stars visible in a short exposure, so I took an impromptu trip a few miles west of the city to get a somewhat darker sky. This is a 5-second exposure at f/1.8 and ISO 1600.
This morning around 5:00, I took my XTi and new 50mm f/1.8 II lens out under the stars to see what the fast lens could do.