Deep Sky Imager™: The Basics - Meade

Time-Lapse Settings
Envisage software allows you to take time-lapse images of an object.
This means you can set the software to take an image, wait and then
take another image after a period of time goes by, and continue the
process for however long you desire. This is ideal for taking images of
clouds moving through the sky or creating an animation that shows the
rotation of Jupiter (see “Making a Movie of the Rotation of Jupiter,” page
36, for more a procedure on that topic).
When you begin a time-lapse sequence, you can perform other tasks or
go inside and catch up on your sleep. Envisage does all the work for you automatically.
The setting for Time-Lapse sequencing are found in the Save Process dialog box. Choose “Save a Time-Lapse”
Sequence” to use this feature.
You will need to set three parameters for a time-lapse sequence:
Frame Time: How long the image takes to acquire an image (be sure you know how your telescope can image
an object—some telescopes can track for long periods, other will get a fuzzy image after perhaps 5 minutes—
set your frame time accordingly).
Wait Time: The amount of time the imager waits before taking the next picture; this is the amount of time it
remains idle between images. It can be set to zero.
Total Time: How long do you want the entire sequence to run.
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