Ekos Capture

Presets and Sequences

Save your recipes once, then build a night of imaging in seconds.
Preset
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Sequence
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Sequence file
Preset Settings
Expert mode
Name
L 300sAUTO NAME
Saved presets for this train
Everything about the shot lives in the preset. The count does not, you set it when you add it to the sequence.
Capture
Basic mode
Type
Light
Exposure
300 s
Count
20
More settings: filter, binning, format, gain, offset, temperature
+
No named presets in Basic mode. Set type, exposure and count, tap +, and the row goes straight into the sequence. Switch to Expert mode when you want reusable presets.
Build Sequence
Preset
L 300s▾
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20
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Count
Add Sequence
Sequence file
.esq
Save the list to reuse it tonight, tomorrow, or in the Scheduler.
ESQ
M42_LRGB.esq~/Documents/sequences/QHY CCD/
The Scheduler picks this same file
Sequences
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Preset
One recipe
Type, exposure, filter, gain, offset, temperature, binning, dither. Saved in the app for each train.
L 300s
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Sequence
Tonight's shot list
Preset plus count, one row at a time. Ekos runs the rows from top to bottom.
L x20, R x15, G x15, B x15
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Sequence file
Saved and reusable
Load it again any night, or hand it to the Scheduler as part of a job.
M42_LRGB.esq
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