Confused about Asiair folder structure

whereisclouds

Hi,

I'm using "auto runner" after selecting a target on the sky atlas.
There is then a folder "Lights" and I see folders like M42, Cephei etc.

But when it comes to flats or bias/darks it seems to be all mixed together.
Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

johnpd

Flats, Bias, and Darks frames are not related to an object. Darks for instance, are related to the exposure time, gain, and temperature you take an image. You may take many images with these same settings. Bias frames are just images created with the shortest exposure you can take with your camera. Flats are a little more complex. See explanations here:

https://telescope.live/blog/understanding-calibration-frames

JohnD

whereisclouds

johnpd I understand calibrations frames. But I would rather have flats in the object folder since I take them after each session.

Corsair

whereisclouds your flats for the night can be used across multiple objects. Just like any calibration frames.

So, for example, let's say you image Helix Nebula and Prawn Nebula in the same night. Then you take your Flats. Well those flats will be use with both Nebula so it makes sense to store them in their own folder.

https://www.yuque.com/zwopkb/asiair/image-management

https://www.yuque.com/zwopkb/air_plus/fcbnns

Skolgi

After All i, for myself, find it confusing, too.
Sometimes i shoot on multiple targets a night and rotate the camera for every target. So the flats cant be used to all targets.
I, for myself would love if the flats would be saved in the autorun folder it was generatet.