Author Topic: Beginner or Mono camera with LRGB filters and calibration frames  (Read 1457 times)

Offline bott

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I am a newbie. Have watched countless tutorials. Have done some work with a DSLR on PixInsight.

Im shooting now with a ZWO 1600 pro mono and using a LRGB filter wheel. Also using calibration frames (Bias/Dark/Flats)

I am unsure of the order.

Is there a video tutorial on a mono camera?

Do you need to debeyer?

Is it better to batch process or manual?

Pleas help.



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Re: Beginner or Mono camera with LRGB filters and calibration frames
« Reply #1 on: 2020 February 04 10:32:50 »
debayering is not part of the mono workflow because the sensor does not have a bayer matrix.

i am not sure about video tutorials, others may have some ideas.

it might be useful to try a manual calibration flow at least once to understand what it is that BPP or WBPP does behind the scenes. it will make troubleshooting easier.

rob

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Re: Beginner or Mono camera with LRGB filters and calibration frames
« Reply #2 on: 2020 February 04 10:36:37 »
Go to YouTube and search for PixInsight, there are many many videos, also check out http://www.pixinsight.com.ar/
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Re: Beginner or Mono camera with LRGB filters and calibration frames
« Reply #3 on: 2020 February 06 13:53:17 »
Is there a work flow chart for LRGB and Calibration frames?

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Re: Beginner or Mono camera with LRGB filters and calibration frames
« Reply #4 on: 2020 February 06 14:38:40 »
Calibration frames are a necessary nuisance.  During the day, I would do your BIAS frames, and then all the DARKS for the exposure lengths that you are going to do.  Then do the FLATS for each filter that you use.  Then make up all the masters and save them in a calibration folder.  Try to include in the title as much information as you can - temperature / exposure length / what type of master.  I apologise if this is like telling a grandmother to suck eggs.  You can then plug the appropriate frames into the batch preprocessor or do them manually, which I prefer.  Light calibration /  cosmetic correction / subframe selection / star alignment and then integration.  Then you have your individual L/R/G/B masters.
I am not sure if that answers your question.  As for processing and producing a final image, there are hundreds of ways.  Warren Kellers book is helpful, although I had to read it quite a few times before it made any sense to me. 

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« Last Edit: 2020 February 07 02:01:41 by dave_galera »
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Re: Beginner or Mono camera with LRGB filters and calibration frames
« Reply #6 on: 2020 February 07 11:44:14 »
Thank you

Time to go to school!!!