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My zwo120mm works in phd2 no issues, so maybe try updating to latest zwo driver and restart pc . dave

Thanks Simon I was unsure what I was aiming for I will try 23k . Dave

@Budgie1 @windjammer would I be correct in thinking the Adu value for the 490ex would be approximately 8000 Adu for taking flats ? Dave

What about a near infrared heater pointing at the pier ?

Thanks I’ve been creating a bias and dark’s library all night 1x1and 2x2 .

Thanks budgie all a learning curve, just getting my head around it I had come to the conclusion you couldn’t set it using Apt as gain /offset shows as N/A..

Having just acquired an Atik 490ex mono and ccd is new to me but what gain and offset do you set it at , currently setting up a master dark and bias library.

I don’t think it’s worrying just got to the point that funding/subscription has to increase or to carry on as it started as a hobby , ivo has had good feedback to consider the route to take ,and it is a good piece of software that I will be supporting, yes there’s free software such as Nina but how many users actually contribute to it , we as a hobby are really lucky that so many astronomers have a skill that many reap the benefits from especially software wise .

Postman’s been , a bahtinov mask to fit my canon 100-400 lens from Astroprinter .co.uk formally jacktheprinter

Nice presentation ivo , found it useful 👍

Thanks for sharing your experience, I thought about player one as I’m thinking of maybe going to 533mm at some point after reading your comment regarding about paying shipping that puts me off tbh there’s no middle ground it’s either working or there is an issue, no we will fix replace but you’ll have to pay shipping that puts me off and also why they need a uk agent , I will probably stick to zwo knowing if an issue arises and if I buy from Flo they’ll sort it .

Anyone looking for good tutorials on Siril have a look at Deep Space Astro he has some excellent tutorials videos

Send pavle an email great guy I’m sure he can answer your queries regarding leaving it out under cover .

Nice one ivo I must take time to watch this 👍

You can change in platesolving settings what program you use for near or blind I use ps3 for both

Me too at the end of the day it has to be viable , met them last year at PAS , great guys 👍 obviously takes a lot of effort to keep software up too date and evolving too new hardware .

Apt is asking for some help if you use APT have a read of ivo and Maria’s statement . https://aptforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6323

@Adam J @teoria_del_big_bang @Priesters had in my head jellyfish 🤣 at least I got the correct NGC number we all know what it is lol 😆 👍

Update how you get on and if they fix

13.5 hrs on the jellyfish nebula, unheard of having a good run of nights, zwo533mc 200pds ,L Extreme filter , stacking in Siril processing in Startools 9 ,

Postie arrived and I’m quite impressed looks well made and the three secondary screws has a recess for a spring which is provided

Dave’s a few books out and a member on here 👍 every days a school day

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Yes I think your right just need to get my head around manually using it rather than script’s, always found it a bit confusing and remembering workflow, I must give another go .