KevinReid

As an Update on the above - I decided to give up with Maxim, so, after a lot of gnashing of teeth and wringing of hands, I decided to look around for different software that could do the job (the FITS file returned by MAXIM was mono and contained no bayer matrix) After a bit of searching I came across this http://digicamcontrol.com/ Here are the plus points: • It’s free (whoopee – I like free) • It has a specific module aimed at astronomy. For example: o you can tell it how many pictures to take o the exposure o optionally leave a delay between each one o specify the format (RAW, jpeg etc) o decide whether to leave the pictures on the camera or download them to your PC (I think it may only be Windows – not MAC) • It handled my Nikon D750 and I think it will handle many camera types • It even has a PHD interface but I haven’t explored that The only ‘funny’ I found was I had to specify the ISO setting on the camera when using the astronomy module – but that is no big deal as I would normally leave that set for the entire session. I read reviews and also got my Norton to virus check it and I believe it to be very safe. The documentation is a little scant but I intend to use it over the next few coming days. If it works out ok I may give the guys a donation!

I normally use a monochrome camera and so am new to OSCs, but am trying out a borrowed Nikon D750. Using Maxim DL Pro 6, I've selected raw monochrome in the autosave output file format. The file gets saved as a FITS format file which I understand should contain the bayer matrix. So I took a shot of the garden to test the colour rendition. Using PixInsight, I load the FITS image and using the PI debayer process and select RGGB for the bayer pattern. I was expecting to get a colour image as a result? PI puts the prefix RGB on the top of the new window that opens with the debayered image but it is still monochrome - no colour at all. I was expecting this process to show me the image in colour? Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong please? Thanks for any help, Kevin.