Multiple Camera Synchronization
Maestro for Imaging Harmony
MaxIm DL Maestro synchronizes multiple simultaneous cameras under leadership of a primary imaging system. You will achieve results more quickly, and can substantially increase the number of images that can be taken per night. Drive your imaging productivity to new highs.
How it Works
Your Countless Possibilities
One-shot array of mono-band cameras
One camera for each unique band pass filter, such as a Hubble palette narrowband set (SII, Hα, OIII), or one camera for Luminance, Red, Green, and Blue, on separate telescopes on a common mount.
Array of identical offset cameras
Cover more sky at the same time for a wider field. Meteors, comets, wide field images or Space Situational Awareness applications may use this capability.Array of identical aligned cameras
Cover the same area of sky with more effective total aperture. These can be used in applications for deep discovery —similar to the Dragonfly Telephoto Array.Array of dissimilar cameras
Trigger multiple cameras with unique capabilities, such as differing field size, quantum efficiency and spectral response. Use a piggybacked DSLR for wide field while using your telescope with your main camera.Double-up
Maestro can run multiple-instances of MaxIm DL Pro on the same computer. Do simultaneous B and V photometry with 2 cameras on twin telescopes on a shared mount.Networked Nano Computers
Maestro can run instances on subordinate computers connected using TCP/IP networking. Use a nano-PC for each camera and instance.What you need to get started
MaxIm DL Maestro is an upgrade to the next level of MaxIm DL Pro software. You need Maxim DL Pro for your main camera and guide camera, and then add a Maestro Server license to control one additional imaging camera. If you need more than 2 imaging cameras, add Maestro Client licenses for cameras 3 and beyond.
The minimum hardware configuration would require 2 imaging cameras, in addition to the guider on the lead system, and sufficient PC resources to run 2 instances of MaxIm DL Pro, in addition to your other software. When running multiple identical cameras, the driver must support configuring which camera is to be used for each instance. Maestro does not control multiple mounts.