by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | Instructions and Howto
Live stacking in AltairCapture is used to enhance your views of deepsky objects or solar system objects but combining several exposures in real-time to form a brighter image with lower noise (less grainy appearance). It can also be used for imaging in near total...
by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | Instructions and Howto
You can use your Altair GPCAM as a digital finder scope with the latest version of AltairCapture. Here’s how. Firstly mount your GPCAM with suitable C-Mount or CS-Mount lens, pointing in the same general direction as your telescope. Enable the reticule feature. Click...
by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | Instructions and Howto
This is about manual focusing using those opposable thumbs and is aimed at the beginner. To focus manually, you need a reasonably fast frame rate so you can see the effect of turning the focuser knob on the screen. The problem is that stars can become quite faint at...
by admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Instructions and Howto
The Capture & Resolution menu appears under the Camera List menu, shown below. This menu allows you to capture video, or a single “still” image just like any digital camera. The “Resolution” field let’s you choose the video or still image resolution...
by admin | Jul 24, 2019 | Instructions and Howto
Your Altair camera can generate a very large video file very quickly in video mode. At full resolution you can generate over a Gigabyte in 30 seconds with some cameras. Think of each frame in the video as an individual image. A camera running at 640×480 pixel...
