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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A short while ago I was experimenting with my new OptoLong L-eXtreme filter in KStars. I had managed to setup my gear and wanted to get
a deep sky object aligned in the center of my scope. However, due to the relative short maximum exposure of the align module the capture and solve functionality did not work.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I have a SkyWatcher 80ED (f/7.5) telescope and had my Canon 350D camera connected with an OptoLong L-eXtreme dualband filter attached.
I tried to take a picture from a rural environment in the netherlands, during a full moon :-( The amount of light that reaced my sensor was very little, so I wanted to canck up the exposure time in the align module, but encountered a maximum of 60 seconds
(I found that limit in the align.ui file in the KStars sources).</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At an exposure of 60 seconds there were not enough stars to perform successfull platesolving. I know, a better camera (dedicated astro
camera) would also solve this issue, but I wonder why the exposure was limited to only 60 seconds. This resulted in my new OptoLong L-eXtreme to be useless in combination with my camera an KStars. At least for alignment. I regred that as I am a huge fan of
KStars.<br>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I hope this setting can be increased. I think 10 minutes maximum exposure should be enough to not encounter any limitations with the simple
equipment I got.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I hope this can be fixed. For now to be able to continue here at home, I will increase the limit myself in my own build. Then I will be
able to use KStars again.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kind regards,</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Patrick Molenaar<br>
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