Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Title: SkyTools 4 Imaging
Guest Speaker: Greg Crinklaw
Summary: Greg is the developer of SkyTools 4 Imaging, a planning software for astrophotography. This tool allows the user to obtain the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) image possible for any given target, taking into consideration all the specifics of the imaging device, such as the telescope, the camera type, the filters, the season, the time, etc. SkyTools 4 Imaging is optimized to maximize SNR in the most efficient manner, thus reducing the cost and time to capture an object. SkyTools 4 Imaging has in its database all the iTelescope telescopes, thus simplifying astrophotography planning for iTelescope users. In the video, Greg shows how to create a planning script that can be uploaded into the chosen telescope on iTelescope for imaging your target.

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Sky Tools 4 skyhound.com

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
5:32 SkyTools 4 Imaging
11:16 Importance of signal to noise
13:00 SkyTools SNR modleing
18:30 Target selection
23:57 Sub exposure length
29:04 Sub exposure issues
32:24 How SkyTools optimizes sub exposure
34:56 iTelescope and SkyTools intergration
36:36 SkyTools walk-through
45:10 Imges taken with iTelescope

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