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OK, think I'll 'bin' this experiment and return to using the full resolution of the camera. I've never been able to wrap my head around the concept of throwing away a third or a quarter of the camera resolution I've paid for and I also don't understand how the focal length of telescope matters? Surely a camera is telescope agnostic in that all it's 'seeing' is an analogue image from the focuser; how can it 'know' whether this image is coming from my 360mm WO or from a reduced 2888mm focal length of the C925? It's all just billions of photons landing on the sensor. Sorry despite having it explained to me on various fora over the past year or more, still don't get it. Thanks for trying though!
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Okay that makes sense and would explain the noisier data. I should probably have considered that before buying this model- The rarity of clear, windless nights means less time per target would've been a better outcome, at least until I buy a hyperstar one day! I haven't decided which way round is best yet- 294 on the Celestron C925 (usually with with reducer) and 533 on the WO ZS61iiAPO or the other way around. In terms of framing, the 294 gives a wider field of view so would probably be better employed on the William Optics scope with the tighter, square framing of the 533 being good for framing targets like planetary nebula and galaxies. In this case, the FITS image above was from the 533 on the WO.
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Hi. On the suggestion of the good folk at FLO, I'm posting this query on here. I've just bought the ASI533MC so I can image on both my rigs at once, joining my existing ASI294MC camera. First impressions are good; very impressed with how quickly the camera cools and maintains temp amongst other things, but one thing I have noticed is that the noise levels seem higher than my 294. See a typical sub below. It means that I'm having to apply more noise reduction after stacking than I'm used to doing at same settings with my 294. Does anyone who has this camera have a sub with IC 1848 - SoulLIGHT180.001202022-12-200025.fitssimilar setting to me, that they can post for comparison? I had the camera at 120 gain (though I believe 100 is a better level for this camera), cooled to -20 and this is a 180 second exposure. Just seems a bit noisy to me- wanting to check I don't have a dud or there is a setting somewhere that needs set. Thanks!