The DSI-II comes with Meade AutoStar Suite software on CD. However, I immediately downloaded the latest version which includes Envisage 7.05 which is the the imaging application for the camera.
The underlying business logic of Envisage automates image acquisition, dark frame subtraction, alignment and averaging of a series of images. This is quite impressive, though during this current spell of wet and cloudy weather I have not had a chance to test this.
The Envisage user interface is not particularly intuitive. That might not be so bad if the software came with a well designed help system. It does not. Nor do the controls and buttons of the interface give hints.
There is a PDF user manual. There is also a helpful video that gives an overview of the imager's usage. Meade's advertising promises spectacular astro-images on the first night out. With careful pre-outing preparation it's possible but don't expect to get the Fedex delivery at noon and expect to have images by midnight if you've not done astroimaging before.
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