Here is the summary of the online course available in French and English:
 
1) Hardware connection and settings with N.I.N.A
- Connection process and drivers for camera, mount, autofocuser and filter wheel
- Parameter adjustments for camera, mount, autofocus and filter wheel
- Settings of options parameters for the different tabs including astrometry, sky maps, etc...
- Available and useful extensions
 
2) Programming an advanced light capture sequence
- Sky Atlas
- Framing
- Advanced sequence programming (explanations and standard model provided in the course)
 
3) Focus, polar alignment, autoguiding with PHD2 and adjustments, out-of-sequence capture and automated flats
- Detailed process of manual focusing with a Bahtinov mask or automatic
- Detailed polar alignment process using the “Three Points Polar Alignment” plugin
- Settings and autoguidance processes with phd2
- Capture process from the acquisition tab
- Taking flats using the PLU assistant
 
Welcome to our lesson #10! N.I.N.A, free software accessible to all, is a fantastic astrophotography tool. Not only does it allow you to automate a lot of processes, but it also allows you to control your astrophotography session down to the smallest detail thanks to its advanced sequences. By connecting your camera, your astro camera and the rest of your hardware to the software, you become able to control everything through a single interface and automate a large number of processes.
 
Thanks to our 3 PDF supports, our 3 explanatory videos and our advanced sequence model to download directly from NINA, we offer you everything you need to know, configure and master in order to use N.I.N.A simply and effectively. We show you in particular the autoguiding and autofocus parameters in N.I.N.A which will allow you to improve the quality of your astrophotography.
 
NINA is fabulous software that allows you to do great things for FREE. However, only working on Windows, it involves more delicate and complex settings. Indeed, it is necessary to install drivers, and not just any drivers, to specifically connect the hardware and understand this interface system with Ascom platforms for example. 
 
Once this step is completed, the settings for different processes such as autofocus or polar alignment are also complicated and not always intuitive. The advanced sequence programming system also requires a certain amount of user experience and that is why we explain it to you in detail and even offer you a sequence template to import directly into NINA.
 
Do you still have questions or doubts about the lesson? Would you like to receive tailor-made advice regarding the lesson? Write to us at contact@astrophotographieonline.com. We will be happy to read and respond to you in order to help you progress in this art of astrophotography!