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MaxIm DL
Introduction
Introduction
Product Levels
What's New in Version 6?
Release Notes
License Agreement
Credits and Copyright
Trademarks
Manual Conventions
Technical Support
Installation and Upgrades
System Requirements
Installation and Licensing
Installation Troubleshooting
Accessing Additional Memory
Upgrading From Version 5
Updating to New Releases
Technical Support
The Basics
The Basics
Accessing Images
Preview Image
Simple Mouse Tricks
Keyboard Operations
Image Window Context (Right-click) Menu
Handling Large Image Sets
FITS File Header Definitions
Tutorials
Tutorials
Image Processing Tutorials
Image Processing Tutorials
Open File
Adjust Brightness and Contrast
Stacking
Filtering
Stretching
Histogram Specification
Enhancing Details with Curves
Deconvolution
Saving Images
CCD Imaging Tutorials
CCD Imaging Tutorials
CCD Basic Setup
CCD Focusing
CCD Imaging – Basics
CCD Imaging – Advanced
CCD Shutdown Procedure
DSLR Imaging Tutorials
DSLR Imaging Tutorials
DSLR Software Setup
DSLR Focusing
DSLR Imaging - Basics
DSLR Imaging - Advanced
Observatory Control Tutorials
Observatory Control Tutorials
Telescope Control
Aiming Your Telescope
Auto Center
Autofocus
Autoguiding
Imaging with MaxIm DL
Imaging with MaxIm DL
Best Practices
Capturing Images
High-Performance CCD Cameras
High-Performance CCD Cameras
CCD Focusing
CCD Calibration
DSLR Cameras
DSLR Cameras
DSLR Exposure Control
DSLR ISO Setting
DSLR Focusing
DSLR Dark Frames
DSLR Troubleshooting
One-Shot Color Cameras
Color Imaging with Filters
Image Scale
Astroimaging Tips and Tricks
Astroimaging Tips and Tricks
Polar Alignment
Infrared Sensitivity
Aiming
Using Multiple Exposures
Raw Data Quality
Signal to Noise Ratio
Bit Depth
Autofocus Troubleshooting
Date/Time in FITS Header
DSLR Camera Mounting
Autoguiding
Autoguiding
Sending Commands to the Telescope
Autoguider Calibration
Backlash and Stiction
Declination Compensation
Focusing
Autoguider Troubleshooting
Processing Images
Processing Images
Preserving Bit Depth
Image Calibration
Image Calibration
Bias Frame Calibration
Dark Frame Calibration
Flat-Field Frame Calibration
Combining Frames
Are All Three Necessary?
Sky Flats
Understanding Calibration Groups
Stretching
Stretching
Monitor Setup
Basic Stretching
Histograms
Nonlinear Stretching
Gamma
Curves
Histogram Specification
Spatial Filtering
Spatial Filtering
Low-Pass Filtering (Blurring)
High-Pass Filtering (Sharpening)
Unsharp Mask
FFT Filtering
Wavelet Filtering
Deconvolution
Deconvolution
Deconvolution Basics
Point-Spread Functions
Noise Model
Convergence
Stopping Criteria
General Recommendations
Special-Purpose Filters
Color Processing
Color Processing
Color Imaging with Filters
Adding Luminance
One-Shot Color Processing
Color Balance
Color Saturation
Smoothing Colors
Bloom Removal
Binning and Resizing
Background and Gradient Removal
Mosaics
Editing
Deinterlace
Exporting Images
Tips for Public Presentation
Analyzing Images
Analyzing Images
Photometry
Astrometry
Equipment Setup
Equipment Setup
Camera and Autoguider Setup
Camera and Autoguider Setup
Plug-In Cameras
Andor Technology
Apogee USB/Net
ASCOM Camera
Canon EOS
Celestron
DTA Scientific Instruments
Finger Lakes Instruments
Lumenera
Nikon DSLR
Opus I
Optronics
Orion StarShoot Autoguider
QSI Universal
Roper PVCAM
SBIG Universal
SBIG Camera with AO
Simulator
Starfish
Starlight Xpress Universal
Starlight Xpress Hex File Utility
Video DirectShow
Obsolete Camera Models
Obsolete Camera Models
Apogee PCI
Ethernaude
Meade Pictor 208XT
Meade Pictor 216XT
Meade Pictor 416XT / 1616XT Serial
Meade Pictor 416XT / 1616XT SCSI
Meade DSI
Meade LPI
Olympus DSLR
Orion Parsec
Orion StarShoot Deep-Space Imager
Orion StarShoot Deep-Space Imager 1
SAC
SBIG ST-4
SBIG ST-5 (Serial)
SBIG ST-6
SBIG STV
Starlight Xpress HX5 USB 1.1
Starlight Xpress HX9 USB 1.1
Starlight Xpress MX5 Series USB 1.1
Starlight Xpress MX5 Series USB 1.1 STAR2000
Starlight Xpress MX7C USB 1.1
Starlight Xpress MX7C USB 1.1 STAR2000
Starlight Xpress MX7/MX9 USB 1.1
Starlight Xpress MX7/MX9 USB 1.1 STAR2000
Camera Troubleshooting
Camera Troubleshooting
Camera Error Codes
Filter Wheel Setup
Filter Wheel Setup
Plug-In Filter Wheel
Filter Wheel Simulator
ACE SmartFilter
Alnitak AstroSystems Flip-Flat
Apogee USB
ASCOM Filter Wheel
CRI Micro*Color
CVI AB-301
DFM Engineering FW-82
Dual Wheels
Finger Lakes Instrumentation
Manual Filter Wheel
Optec IFW
Starlight Xpress Filter Wheel
True Technology Custom Wheel
SBIG Compatible Filter Wheels
SBIG-Compatible Filter Wheels
SBIG Universal Filter Wheel
Homeyer
Optec MaxFilter
True Technology With SBIG Compatibility Mode
Notes On Direct Serial Port Connection
Obsolete Filter Wheel Models
Obsolete Filter Wheel Models
Meade 216XT With 616
Meade 416/1616 With 616
Meade SCSI With 616
SBIG ST-5 with CFW8
SBIG ST-6 With CFW8 / CFW-6A Filter Wheel
SBIG STV
ASCOM Equipment
ASCOM Equipment
ASCOM Hubs
Equipment Simulators
Missing ASCOM Drivers
Working With Other Software
Working With Other Software
Planetarium Software
Planetarium Software
Starry Night Pro Plus
TheSky
MaxPoint
ACP Observatory Control Software
FocusMax
PinPoint Full Version
Image Processing Plug-ins
Supernova Search Tool
Command Reference
Command Reference
File Menu
File Menu
New
Open
Read AVI
Close
Close All
Save
Save As
Save All
Write AVI
Batch Save and Convert
Revert
Page Setup
Print
Settings
Settings
General
Files
FITS Header
Site and Optics
Audible Alarms
Configurations
Run Script
Most Recently Used File List
Exit
Edit Menu
Edit Menu
Undo
Redo
Copy
Paste
Crop
Mosaic
Duplicate
Annotate
Flip
Mirror
Rotate Left
Rotate Right
Rotate 180°
Rotate
Edit Pixels
Clone Tool
Bin 2x2
Bin 3x3
Deinterlace
View Menu
View Menu
Zoom command
Full Screen
Camera Control Window
Observatory Control Window
Screen Stretch Window
Information Window
Zoom Window
Pan Window
FITS Header Window
Log Window
Graph Window
Batch Process Window
Virtual Keypad
Night Vision
Toolbars
Toolbars
Standard
File
Edit
View
Analyze
Process
Filter
Color
Customize
Status Bar
Animate
Equalize Screen Stretch
Layout
Image Window Context (Right-click) Menu
Analyze Menu
Analyze Menu
PinPoint Astrometry
Photometry
Photometry Quick Start Guide
Photometry Select Tab
Photometry Quality Tab
Photometry Match Tab
Photometry Identify Tab
Photometry Graph Tab
Open Photometry File
FFT Analysis
Process Menu
Process Menu
Calibrate
Calibrate All
Set Calibration
Calibration Wizard
Create Master Frames
Align
Stack
Stack
Select Tab
Quality Tab
Align Tab
Color Tab
Combine Tab
Remove Bad Pixels
Add Noise
Remove Bloom
Remove Pedestal
Resize
Double Size
Half Size
Make Pixels Square
Stretch
Histogram Specification
Curves
Levels
Threshold
Pixel Math
Filter Menu
Filter Menu
Kernel Filters
FFT Filters
Unsharp Mask
Digital Development
Rank Filter
Local Adaptive Filter
Rotational Gradient
Wavelet Filter
Deconvolve
Deconvolve
Noise Model Tab
PSF Model Tab
Deconvolve Tab
Photons Wizard
Flatten Background
Auto Flatten Background
Auto Remove Gradient
Color Menu
Color Menu
Combine Color
Color Stack
Split Tricolor
Convert to Mono
Pseudo Color
Convert Color
Extract Bayer Plane
Blend Narrowband Images
Color Balance
White Balance
Color Adjust
Remove Background Color
Realign Planes
Adjust Saturation
Color Smoothing
Quick Color RAW
Plug-in Menu
Plug-in Menu
Add/Remove Plug-in
Window Menu
Window Menu
New Window
Fit To Image
Cascade
Tile Horizontally
Tile Vertically
Restore All
Arrange Icons
Help Menu
Help Menu
Help Topics
PDF Manual
Check For Updates
Technical Support
Enter License
Register Online
About MaxIm DL
Camera Control Window
Camera Control Window
Inspect Panel
Expose Tab
Expose Tab
Autosave Sequence
Scheduled Sequence
Shutter Latency Measurement
Guide Tab
Guide Tab
Guider Settings
Advanced Settings
Move Dialog
Tracking Error Alarms
Tracking Error Graph
Tracking Log
Filter Exposure Factors
TDI Tab
Setup Tab
Observatory Control Window
Observatory Control Window
All Sky Tab
Zoom Tab
Catalog Tab
Telescope Tab
Dome Tab
Focus Tab
Status Tab
Weather Tab
Webcam Tab
Setup Tab
SBIG AO Control
SBIG AO Control
Overview of AO Operation
AO Locate Tab
AO Track Tab
AO Drive Tab
AO Setup Tab
Starlight Xpress AO Control
Starlight Xpress AO Control
Overview of AO Operation
SX AO Locate Tab
SX AO Track Tab
SX AO Drive Tab
SX AO Setup Tab
Scripting
Scripting
Windows Scripting Reference
Image Processing Plug-In Modules
ASCOM Properties and Methods
MaxIm DL Properties and Methods
Application Events
Application Events
Notify
Application Properties
Application Properties
AutofocusStatus
Blinking
CalAutoFlat
CalManualScale
CalMasterBias
CalMasterDark
CalMasterFlat
CalMedianBias
CalMedianDark
CalMedianFlat
CalScaleType
CCDCamera
CurrentDocument
Documents
EventMask
FirstDocument
FocuserConnected
LockApp
NextDocument
TelescopeConnected
Version
Application Methods
Application Methods
Autofocus
BlendNarrowbandImages
Blink
CalAddBias
CalAddDark
CalAddFlat
CalClear
CalSet
CloseAll
CreateCalibrationGroups
CompareImages
SetCMYCoeffs
SetRGBCoeffs
ShutDownObservatory
TileHorizontal
TileVertical
CCDCamera Events
CCDCamera Events
Notify
CCDCamera Properties
CCDCamera Properties
AmbientTemperature
AO7MirrorHome
AOSwapMirrorAxes
AOBumpTime
AOSwapMotorAxes
AO7TiltX
AO7TiltY
AO7TrackBoxCount
AutoDownload
BinX
BinY
Calibrate
CameraName
CameraStatus
CameraXSize
CameraYSize
CanSetTemperature
CoolerOn
CoolerPower
DisableAutoShutdown
Document
EventMask
FanEnabled
FastReadout
Filter
FilterNames
FilterWheelName
FWHM
GuiderAggressiveness
GuiderAggressivenessX
GuiderAggressivenessY
GuiderAmbientTemperature
GuiderAngle
GuiderArray
GuiderAutoPierFlip
GuiderAutoSelectStar
GuiderBinning
GuiderCanSetTemperature
GuideControlVia
GuiderCoolerOn
GuiderCoolerPower
GuiderCalState
GuiderDeclination
GuiderFanEnabled
GuiderFilter
GuiderFilterNames
GuiderFilterWheelName
GuiderMaxMoveX
GuiderMaxMoveY
GuiderMinMoveX
GuiderMinMoveY
GuiderMoving
GuiderName
GuiderNewMeasurement
GuiderNumReadoutModes
GuiderNumSpeeds
GuiderNumX
GuiderNumY
GuiderOutputEnables
GuiderReadoutMode
GuiderReadoutModes
GuiderReverseX
GuiderReverseY
GuiderRunning
GuiderSpeeds
GuiderSpeed
GuiderStartX
GuiderStartY
GuiderTemperature
GuiderTemperatureSetpoint
GuiderXError
GuiderXSize
GuiderXSpeed
GuiderXStarPosition
GuiderYError
GuiderYSize
GuiderYSpeed
GuiderYStarPosition
HalfFluxDiameter
HasFilterWheel
HasShutter
ImageArray
ImageReady
LastGuiderError
LinkEnabled
MaxBinX
MaxBinY
MaxPixel
MaxPixelX
MaxPixelY
MultiStarGuiding
NumReadoutModes
NumSpeeds
NumX
NumY
PixelSizeX
PixelSizeY
PowerOfTwoBinning
ReadoutMode
ReadoutModes
ReadyForDownload
Speed
Speeds
ShutterOpen
SequenceBaseFilename
SequenceNextIndex
SequenceRunning
StartX
StartY
Temperature
TemperatureSetpoint
XYBinning
CCDCamera Methods
CCDCamera Methods
AbortExposure
Calibrate
Expose
GuiderCalibrate
GuiderExpose
GuiderMove
GuiderMoveStar
GuiderSetStarPosition
GuiderStop
GuiderTrack
Quit
SaveImage
SetFITSKey
SetFullFrame
ShowWindow
StartDownload
StartSequence
Document Events
Document Events
Notify
Document Properties
Document Properties
CenterDec
CenterRA
ChiSquare
Color
DirectBlue
DirectGreen
DirectMono
DirectRed
DisplayName
DoNotClose
DragRectangle
EventMask
FilePath
ImageArray
ImageScale
IterationComplete
Modified
MouseAnnulusWidth
MouseDown
MouseGapWidth
MouseNewClick
MouseRadius
MouseUp
MouseX
MouseY
PinPointStatus
PositionAngle
StretchedBMP
StretchMax
StretchMin
StretchMode
XSize
YSize
Document Methods
Document Methods
Add
AddConstant
AddNoise
AdjustSaturation
AlignImages
Bin
BringToTop
CalcAreaInfo
CalcInformation
Calibrate
Close
ColorBalance
ColorSmooth
CombineColor
CombineFiles
CombineImages
ConvertColor
ConvertToMono
Copy
Crop
Curve
DDP
Deconvolve
Deinterlace
Divide
DoubleSize
Duplicate
ExtractBayerPlane
FFTFilter
FlattenBackground
Flip
GetFITSKey
HalfSize
HistogramSpec
KernelFilter
LocalAdaptiveFilter
MakePixelsSquare
Mirror
Multiply
OpenFile
PinPointSolve
PinPointStop
PseudoColor
RankFilter
RemoveBackgroundColor
RemoveBadPixels
RemoveBloom
RemoveGradient
Resize
Rotate
RotateLeft
RotateRight
RotationalGradient
SaveFile
ScaleConstant
SetFITSKey
SetNoise
SetPSF
SplitTricolor
Stretch
Subtract
UnsharpMask
WaveletFilter
Documents Object
Documents Object
Glossary
Glossary
Aberration
Absolute Magnitude
Adaptive Optics
ADU
Afocal
Afocal Mounting
Airy Disk
Aliasing
Altitude
Annulus
Aperture
Aspect Ratio
Astigmatism
Astrometric Plate Solution
Astrometric Resynchronization
Astrometry
Astronomy Common Object Model
Atmospheric Dispersion
Atmospheric Refraction
Azimuth
Backlash
Barlow Lens
Barn Door Tracker
Bayer Color Matrix
Bias Frame
Binning
Bloom
Butterworth Filter
Catadioptric Telescope
CCD
Celestial Sphere
Centroid
Charge Traps
Chromatic Aberration
CMOS
Collimation
Coma
Comma Separated Value
Convolution
Correlation
Dark Current
Dark Frame
Dead Pixel
Declination
Deconvolution
Digital Single Lens Reflex
Digital to Analog Converter
Distribution
Dither
Diurnal Motion
Drift
Drift Scan Imaging
Dynamic Link Library
Dynamic Range
Elevation
Emission Lines
Entropy
Equinox
Exponential
Exposure
Eyepiece
Eyepiece Projection Mounting
Fast Fourier Transform
Field of View
File Formats
Filter
FITS
Flat-Field Frame
Flexure
Focal Length
Focal Reducer
Focuser
Fringing
Full-Width Half Maximum
Gain
Gaussian
Geometric Mean
Half-Flux Diameter
High-Pass
Histogram
Hot Pixel
IEEE Float
Image Buffer
Interpolation
ISO
J2000
JNow
Kernel Filter
Lab Color Space
Light Leak
Logarithm
Lognormal
Long Exposure Cable
Lossless Compression
Low-Pass
LRGB
Lucy-Richardson
Luminance
Mach Bands
Magnitude
Manual Focus
Master Frame
MaxEnt
Maximum Likelihood Estimate
Median
Mosaic
Noise
Nyquist Sampling Theorem
Objective
Ocular
Off-Axis Guider
Optical Train
Parfocalize
Parsec
Pattern Noise
Permanent Stretch
Photoelectrons Per ADU
Photometric Measurements
Photometry
Photon
Piggyback Mounting
Pixel
Pixel Format
Pixel Math
Pixel Scale
Point-Spread Function
Poisson
Polar Alignment
POTH
Prime Focus
Quantization
Rayleigh
Readout Amplifier Glow
Reconstruction Filter
Refraction
Resolution
Resolving Power
Retrograde Motion
Right Ascension
RMS Wander
Root Mean Square
Rotator
Scaling
Screen Stretch
Scripting
SD Masking
Sidereal Tracking
Sigma Clip
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
Spatial Frequency
Standard Deviation
Statistical Distribution
Stiction
Stretch
Subframe
Unsharp Mask
Vignetting
Wavelength
Weiner Filter
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