Saturn IR-CH4-L (06/08/2023)

[NenoVento]

Hi all,

First light of my new  ASI462MM (replacement of a GPCMOS02000KMA) .

This image is with IR:

This one is with the CH4:

And finally with an UV/IR filter:

The gear:

• Sky-Watcher Skymax 180 PRO
• RB Focus Merlin 3.0
• ZWO 5x1.25" Electronic Filter Wheel
• Astronomik L2, Optolong IR685, ZWO CH4
• ZWO ASI462MM
• Sky-Watcher HEQ5

The software:

• CdC
• FireCapture
• Autostakkert (15% drizzle 1.5)
• RegiStax 
• The Gimp 

Thanks for looking,

NV

[Kon]

Nice captures.  The 462mm is a very nice camera.

[NenoVento]

Thanks @Kon, It arrived too late for the Venus season this year, though.

[Kon]

16 minutes ago, NenoVento said:

Thanks @Kon, It arrived too late for the Venus season this year, though.

Unless you go for the early morning Venus from September 🙃

[NenoVento]

8 hours ago, Kon said:

Unless you go for the early morning Venus from September 🙃

I'll keep it in mind, thanks @Kon.

[Kon]

7 hours ago, NenoVento said:

I'll keep it in mind, thanks @Kon.

For my Venus I removed the AR window to gain that extra 15% that it was cutting. Others might advise you to keep it on to avoid dust on the sensor. I always had a filter on and stored it away. The AR is back on until next Venus.

[NenoVento]

10 hours ago, Kon said:

For my Venus I removed the AR window to gain that extra 15% that it was cutting. Others might advise you to keep it on to avoid dust on the sensor. I always had a filter on and stored it away. The AR is back on until next Venus.

Yayyy... I think you are more adventurous than I am. Dust in the sensor is not fun. The first proper astrocamera that I bought was a Touptek GPCMOS01200KPC labelled risingcam, which has some kind of sponge material around the sensor that tends to lose bits of material. Of course, such material falls over the sensor and is quite troublesome to get rid off...

Edited August 7, 2023 by NenoVento

[Pete Presland]

Nice start with the new camera