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Cheers Wim for all this exciting info, Now the bit we cant control. Waiting for those clouds to disappear!

Cheers Martin A good clear explanation So if your target was requiring say 12 hours intergration time over a few nights. Would you take dark frames for each night or just a master dark? However am i presuming sum of those nights you may have moon at different phases hence different exposures, would require different dark frames? I'm happy with phd2 as i've used this with the DSLR and manage to get 5minute light frames Cheers Dean

I use DSS, Not used the "cosmic correction" though At moment researching gain and exposure time. Getting to conclusion integration time is critical Although confused with charts in camera manual The charts for the ASI385MC suggest read noise gain 60, and another chat suggests 135 (-adu). Which do i start with in shapcap? Cheers Dean

Thankyou Martin for your time and detailed response much appreciated. What is the difference between gain, and unity gain? If gain is low would i need to increase exposure? Or am falling into a trap. My mount is a AVX mount and just concerned if it can cope with longer exposures as guiding errors will be easily spotted with a more sensitive camera Have replaced filter with the UV/IR one. Will try m51 and compare to image on DSLR 😁👍 Cheers Dean

Thanks Wim, Only used the ASI385 so far with moon shots, and m53 practice. Awaiting planetary season. So decided to move away from DSLR and try on a faily bright object I could find. So used bias as still in DSLR mode. 😁 If its the same object say M51, and i choose to do over several evenings. Does this mean i need a set of dark and flats (with same settings etc) for each evening

Hello This was my first opportunity to use the ZWO 385MC camera with a optolong l-eNhance filter for deep sky objects Telescope used was the ES102mm APO AT f7 I chose M53 as it was at reasonable high above the horizon and could be easily found near Arcturus with my navigation. Also first use for deep sky with this camera. Used it before for lunar Gain 300 Exposure 45 minutes using 60s subs 15X Darks 25x BIAS Processed in PS Sorry no flats at the moment. Used Sharpcap, havent got the pro version yet. Do I need pro to dither? Also is gain/ exposure okay for this object? Also not sure which colour setting to use Sorry for all questions Cheers Dean

Nice, Do you have gradientXTerminator in PS? It may help with gradients

Just Wow, Thats amazing 👍

This is my version of of M101 the Pinewheel galaxy and a couple more fuzzies The data has being collected over a few nights and heavily cropped. Darkened due to my excitements was imaging during full moon. Silly I know. Tiff file attached if anypne fancies a challange of gradients 😁 16hr45.tif16hr45.tif Telescope - 102mm APO ES refractor on a AVX mount Camera- Canon 70d unmoded iso800 with a IDAS-D2 filter Duration 16hours of 300s lights frames Darks, flats and bias frames also taken Guided with PHD2 and processed in PS Cheers thanks for looking, and of course any improvements welcome Cheers Dean

Thankyou, much appreciated. 👍

Hi Still getting used to new camera, Here goes Telescope C8 F10 Camera ZWO385MC/ AVX mount, some of the picture had a IR/UV filter. Captured using sharp cap Thanks for looking, Any improvement suggestions welcome Cheers Dean What are the names of these 3 craters please?

This is my version of of M51 the whirlpool galaxy and a couple more fuzzies The data has being collected over a few nights and heavily cropped. Telescope - 102mm APO ES refractor on a AVX mount Camera- Canon 70d unmoded iso800 with a IDAS-D2 filter. Duration 15hours of 300s lights frames Darks, flats and bias frames also taken Guided with PHD2 and processed in PS Cheers thanks for looking, and of course any improvements welcome Dean

Cheers Mike for feedback much appreciated, Will find it and give it ago next time 👍

Hi Still getting used to new camera, Here goes ES102APO/ ZWO385MC/ AVX mount, some of the picture had a IR/UV filter Thanks for looking, Any improvement suggestions welcome Dean

Thanks for your feed back. Looking back at the AVI file it looks like i'm watching the moon through a puddle! I used PIPP and then Registax. How many frames do you use? Anyway more times I do it the better will get 😁

Hello I used a new ASI385MC on Monday and imaged the moon. I used sharpcap and did a couple of videos. Then i used PIPP and registax. One of the images after going though the alignment process and stacking with registax was fine and i could use. However a second images after stacking just produces a white screen, Has anyone else had this? Any suggestions why this happens. Any suggestions would be great, Cheers Dean

Hi I have acquired a ZWOASI385MC, and this is the first picture taken with it on Monday 30th . Captured with sharp cap, Using the C8 at F10. No idea which area this is though 😁 Exposure 77 Gain 33 Does this sound about right? Processed using PIPP, registax and finally PS Not as impressive as your efforts, but its first go with this camera and software Thanks for looking. Of course improvement suggestions welcome Dean

This is my version of Bode's nebula and the Cigar Galaxy The data has being collected over a few nights and cropped. Telescope - 102mm APO ES refractor on a AVX mount Camera- Canon 70d unmoded iso800 with a IDAS-D2 filter. Duration 10hours of 300s lights frames Darks, flats and bias frames also taken Guided with PHD2 and processed in PS Cheers thanks for looking, and of course any improvements welcome Dean

Ah thankyou, Will read up about this to 👍

Cheers, will bear this in mind. I've also being reading about WIFI to operate mount etc. But this way down the line. Just figured out where on/off button is 😁

Forgive mi ignorance What is eeva?

Thanks for your feedback. I wish could double the budget. Will buy lotto ticket What software are you using to capture your results?

Hello I use a canon 70d for deepsky subjects. However i'm also wanting a planetary camera. I have a budget of about £300 I have 2 scopes a ES102APO triplet and a C8. I use a AVX mount Does anyone recommend or use the following OSC cameras? ZWO ASI662 ZWO ASI178 ZWO ASI385, Looked at the Astronomy tools and still cant fully decide. Would be grateful for any opinions Thanks Dean

Cheers Lee for feedback. Will give another go to get the finer detail. Dean

Hi This is my version of the Orion Nebula, (M42) The data has being collected over a few nights and cropped. Took a while to figure out merging short and long exposure. Got there in the end I think Telescope - 102mm APO ES refractor on a AVX mount Camera- Canon 70d unmoded iso800 with a IDAS-D2 filter. Duration 13hours - 300s lights., Darks, flats and bias frames also taken 90 short frames of 30s to try and catch he core Guided with PHD2 and processed in PS Cheers thanks for looking, and of course any improvements welcome Dean