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Pix Insight Over the years I've adjusted my imaging workflow as I learn more and as more software is developed. As of this writing, the software developers and those helping add further modules to the ever evolving Pix Insight, there has been some movement to add camera control for acquiring data. My imaging system consists of an Astro Physics AP1200GTO mount, an Optical Guidance Systems 12.5" f/9 RC telescope, SBIG ST10XME with a CFW8 filter system and AO8 adaptive optics unit and a Pyxis 3" rotator. There is also a Takahashi FSQ-106 refractor for wide field imaging. As of now, I use ACP for automating data collection. ACP uses MaxImDl for camera control. The plans are created using ACP Planner, executed using ACP. My observatory is automated using Foster's System observatory controller. ACP uses the Foster's system software to open/close the roll off roof and weather safety scripts if the Boltwood Cloud Senor detects rain. Hardware aside, the imaging process proceeds as follows: ACP executes the image plan, MaxIm collects the data and the data is automatically saved in a folder named using the date of the acquired data such as 20110211 being 02/11/2011. The data is calibrated using master darks and flats in MaxImDl and saved in a new sub-folder to preserve the raw data. Then the following happens: Open Pix Insight:
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