It would be handy if all really useful links, articles etc. were combined and stickied for future reference as is Macs "Never in the field etc................."
After liasing with Rick it was felt that rather than have a whole heap of posts all stickied, a single post with all the links and descriptions would keep it all in one place and nice and tidy :angel:
First one that springs to mind is the Astro Imagers kit from Chris
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=7046.0 (http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=7046.0)
So, any others ?
Edit: Please only add posts containing links to documents here. Take discussion elsewhere (http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=7107.0)... -- Rick.
Here's a few for starters:
How image quality increases with the number of subs:
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=6656
How to measure read noise, thermal noise, and noise from skyglow/light pollution
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=5488.msg31580#msg31580
How to calculate CCD gain, read noise and dark current
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=3473
How to delete the unused and surplus COM PORTS in Windoze
Courtesy of Duncan (http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=5067.msg28021;topicseen#msg28021)
Info found by Robert and Mark
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php (http://www.dxomark.com/index.php) Look under sensors
http://www.sensorgen.info/ (http://www.sensorgen.info/)
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1019&thread=34516718&page=1 (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1019&thread=34516718&page=1)
Original OAS thread -
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=5262.0 (http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=5262.0)
Spotted by John Punnett
EQ6 Rebuild (http://www.astro-baby.com/EQ6%20rebuild%20guide/EQ6%20Strip%20Down%20Home.htm)
A useful document on Greyscale and Colour calibration of monitors/TV's:
http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457 (http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457)
Mac's tutorial on combining monochromatic filtered layers into colour images:
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=7739.0 (http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=7739.0)
How to cool a Canon 450D found by John
http://www.dt-space.co.uk/CoolCam450D/ (http://www.dt-space.co.uk/CoolCam450D/)
The manual/instructions for the society Coronado appears to have gone missing.
This may help overcoming difficulties for first time users.
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10049/Coronado_Manual_06.pdf (http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10049/Coronado_Manual_06.pdf)
Thanks Duncan
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=7795.msg20340#new (http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=7795.msg20340#new)
An excellent guide to wide field astrophotography with a DSLR (emphasis on Nikon) with DSS and Iris processing:
http://bf-astro.com/wideDSLR.pdf (http://bf-astro.com/wideDSLR.pdf)
Dust donut calculator:
http://www.ccdware.com/resources/dust.cfm (http://www.ccdware.com/resources/dust.cfm)
An interesting technical article on spot size and image sampling
http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/pixel_size_critical_focus.pdf (http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/pixel_size_critical_focus.pdf)
A very interesting article on camera sensors which explains basic principles of the technology. Uses beer as an analogy ... Mick are you listening !
http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/automate2011-advanced-camera-image-sensor-technology.pdf (http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/automate2011-advanced-camera-image-sensor-technology.pdf)
Thanks Chris
http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=8461.0 (http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=8461.0)
http://sweiller.free.fr/collimation.html (http://sweiller.free.fr/collimation.html)
Solar imaging and processing techniques, very good this.
http://astro-nut.com/SolarPrimer.pdf (http://astro-nut.com/SolarPrimer.pdf)
Covers setup, capture, and then processing in Iris
Thanks Mark
http://www.saratogaskies.com/articles/cookbook/index.html (http://www.saratogaskies.com/articles/cookbook/index.html)
An explanation of wavelets - for dummies of course ;)
https://georgemdallas.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/wavelets-4-dummies-signal-processing-fourier-transforms-and-heisenberg/ (https://georgemdallas.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/wavelets-4-dummies-signal-processing-fourier-transforms-and-heisenberg/)
It's quite an interesting read and may help those wishing to understand the background and theory a bit more.
Robert