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Thanks Adam. It seems the 094 is no longer available and at about a grand more expensive i won't be going for the qhy version.

Ah yes i see. So the only advantage the 128 has is the pricetag if i wanted the qhy version.

Thanks Vlaiv i would be using one stop above the highest dynamic range setting about gain 50 in zwo speak.

So i've pretty much narrowed down my next camera to one of the two sensors. I image with a Takahashi Epsilon 130 and would love to hear peoples opinions on the two sensors and which would suit my scope better. Cost wise i can get either zwo option at the same price but there's a large difference between the two Qhy offerings. About a grand in the difference. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras/zwo-asi094mc-pro-cooled-usb-30-colour-camera.html https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras/zwo-asi128mc-pro-cooled-usb-30-colour-camera.html Would the resolution of the 094 offer more than the very deep wells of the 128? Richard.

Thanks for that i'll have a look when i get a chance.

I had a look in the individual subs and no sign of it. Hard to tell as it looks very feint, whatever it is.

Anyone know what this is? I took flats for this session and i have subs from another target in the same session that doesn't have this. It looks like an edge on galaxy.

That's very nice of you say. Thanks Gorann.

Thanks Mick?

Thanks yes indeed a close up would be very interesting. Thanks Olly.

Thanks for taking the time to comment glad you like it.

Thanks don. Thanks Chris indeed i'm hoping to get lots more with the other panels. Thanks Toxo. Thank you too Bob. Thanks Ciaran. I do like the dusty stuff.

Thanks Adam. Unfortunately i haven't had any luck getting the collimation sorted yet. I've been using a laser but the laser itself needs collimating which is proving difficult. I'm not overly fussed at the moment as the stars are fine until zoomed in. Thanks Dave. Ah yes the Little Eagle is on my wishlist too. Can't wait to see yours. Thanks Peter

Thanks. Doh! forgot to include those details. 6.5 hrs in 150 second subs.

Hi. This was shot last Thursday night. A feint molecular cloud 450 light years from earth which includes Cederblad 30 and LBN 782. Plan here is a 4 panel mosaic. Shot through a Takahashi Epsilon 130 using a Zwo Asi 071 Mounted on an AzEq6 Captured using SgPro, Stacked with APP, Processed in APP, PS, and PI. Thanks for looking. Richard.

Yes. I really like this. From the blues to those beautiful golden regions this really shines.

I've never seen the Horsehead like this. It really is striking. Love the golden colour behind the head.

As has been said try adding 1mm for your astrodon. You could put it between the camera and filter wheel. 1mm is critical at f2. Use a baht mask to get focus then tweak slightly to get round stars.

Could it be connected to one of your scopes?

I went through the same thing. I was lucky to have a little lens come with the asi 120 so i could confirm the camera worked. Can you connect the lodestar to a guidscope?

You can setup as if imaging just during the day. Put your laptop in a cardboard box or something to remove the glare. Trial and error is sometimes the only way and why waste clear sky.

Hi Rodd. You said earlier in the thread you're losing nights imaging trying to figure this out. I already suggested on a different thread, as has someone on this, to set up during the day. That was how i got my oag to focus with my asi 1600. I needed to add a spacer between the guidecam and the oag to get it to focus. You shouldn't be losing any imaging time as that only adds to the frustration.

This might suit your scope better with the larger pixels. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras/zwo-asi-294mc-pro-usb-30-cooled-colour-camera.html

My favourites from 2017

Superb and another new one for me.