NINA Flats

Control flat capture via N.I.N.A. ninaAPI

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Take Sky Flats

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Summary

Capture a specified number of sky flat frames using the N.I.N.A. ninaAPI with customizable imaging parameters.

Inputs

  • Count (required) — Number of sky flat frames to capture.
  • Min Exposure — Minimum exposure time in seconds for each flat frame.
  • Max Exposure — Maximum exposure time in seconds for each flat frame.
  • Histogram Mean — Target histogram mean range between 0 and 1 to target image brightness.
  • Mean Tolerance — Allowed tolerance around the target histogram mean.
  • Dither — Enable or disable dithering between captures to improve image quality.
  • Filter ID — Index of the filter slot to use during flat capture.
  • Binning — Binning setting for the camera sensor, e.g., '1x1'.
  • Gain — Camera gain setting.
  • Offset — Camera offset setting.

Output shape

a list of JSON objects representing the response from the N.I.N.A. API for the sky flat capture request

The node makes an HTTP GET request to the N.I.N.A. API endpoint '/flats/skyflat' with the provided parameters and returns the API's JSON response as the node output. If multiple input items are processed, the output contains concatenated results for each.

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