iwols

just wondered if anyone had some files i could play with in AS!3 cheers

some great info there vlaiv cant wait to try again appreciated,when i get the ser files do i try using them in AS3 then

yep your right

hi vlaiv the settings for the avi are [ZWO ASI178MC] Debayer Preview=On Pan=0 Tilt=1180 Output Format=AVI files (*.avi) Binning=1 Capture Area=640x480 Colour Space=RAW8 Temperature=36 Hardware Binning=Off High Speed Mode=Off Turbo USB=60 Flip=None Frame Rate Limit=Maximum Gain=33 Exposure=0.315962 Timestamp Frames=Off White Bal (B)=99(Auto) White Bal (R)=37(Auto) Brightness=404 Auto Exp Max Gain=255 Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000 Auto Exp Target Brightness=100 Mono Bin=Off Banding Threshold=35 Banding Suppression=0 Apply Flat=None Subtract Dark=None #Black Point and the image settings are [ZWO ASI178MC] Debayer Preview=On Pan=622 Tilt=850 Output Format=PNG files (*.png) Binning=1 Capture Area=640x480 Colour Space=RAW8 Temperature=35.8 Hardware Binning=Off High Speed Mode=Off Turbo USB=60 Flip=None Frame Rate Limit=Maximum Gain=0 Exposure=4.132799 Timestamp Frames=Off White Bal (B)=68(Auto) White Bal (R)=30(Auto) Brightness=404 Auto Exp Max Gain=255 Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000 Auto Exp Target Brightness=100 Mono Bin=Off Banding Threshold=35 Banding Suppression=0 Apply Flat=None Subtract Dark=None #Black Point if that helps thanks

debayered?? thanks

not sure what the expiosure was will check next time,it was on the hot night last thursday or friday and it was about a metre or two above a bungalow opposite,

collimation was checked a while ago and i could not focus any better no matter how finely i adjusted it peter

hi been used to doing dso,but changed to planetary during this month,really struggling,using my c8 and a asi178c ccd,dont seem to get a good image ,added a few images and a link to an avi,thought with the c8 things might be slightly better,anyway any comments /suggestions appreciated as always link to avi...of jupiter https://www.dropbox.com/s/9lfchdick07juow/23_03_01.avi?dl=0 and an image of saturn

wow superb ,what equipment are you using

hi neil what equipment did you use for this cheers

hi saw ,not sure if this answers your question but i can never seem to get on with mine for visual so i mainly stick to imaging with a different scope and dso ,maybe i expect too much ,but i will try imaging planets with the c8 when the funds allow,maybe someone can explain different,its supposed to be a great scope though

so if i bought a better mount i would probably want to use that for my fixed set up which would leave me with the heq5 pro,would this be good enough for the c8 edge for occasional viewing /imaging thoughts appreciated

right my dilema is ,i have a ror with the heq5 mounted with a tq 100 and all set up for astrophotography which i dont want to disturb but the problem i have is at the moment both jupiter and saturn are low down and the area the pier mount is, is too close to a row of bungalows ,so i thought about using my c8 to start with for visual where i can use it on my patio which will just be able to view both planets,now im starting to think i will want to take some images,so visual and astro will now doubt be used,the heq5 is serving me well ,confused iwols? any suggestions appreciated

just wondered what the cheapest mount for a c8 would be that would cope with the c8 edge thanks

hi just done a very quick test of my asi 178 ccd as a all sky cam and just wondered what your opinion is/suggestions thanks

hi just wondered what software people used for their all sky cam? cheers

now changed to usb as well

hi,seen a lot of all sky camera images that were not of great quality so just wondered if anyone could recommend one that they use,thanks in advance

thanks john would the image without the barlow show much detail?

hi all, always done astro and dso as ive always seemed to have struggled/been disapointed with observing,so just wondered if the above setup would be any good for observing planetary(jupiter/saturn),not been used to observing so got the following fov,but doesnt really mean that much to me,would i see plenty of detail or not,any comments suggestions really appreciated

hi all ,just wondered what kind of image i should expect with the above set up,just wondered if anyone had similar and the original video,maybe with roi (sharpcap),just so i know what i should be aiming for ,thanks guys and is the 178 upto the mark??

hi all just a quickie im using my heq5 on a fixed mount but just wondered if there is any cheap way to secure my c8 to the tripod legs that came with the heq5 for just a bit of visual work? thanks

as above guys just wondered what settings you use for pixels and seconds cheers

thanks👍

thanks vlaiv,so are we saying i dont need a x2 barlow and the 178 alone will give me quite large usable image?