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Sky-Watcher 200/1000
HEQ5 Pro SynScan
ZWO ASI224 MC
Barlow 3x TeleVue
Filtro IR-Cut Meade
Acquisizione con SharpCap
Gain: 125/600
Exposure: 0,010
7.852 frame totali, 2.000 elaborati
Távcső: SkyWatcher 150/1200 Newton+2,5x GSO Barlow
Mechanika: SkyWatcher EQ-5 GoTo
Kamera: ZWO ASI 120 MC-S színes kamera
Feldolgozás: SharpCap, AS3, Lightroom
Hely: Eger
Dátum: 2020.07.01. 1:26 NyiSZ
Taken on 28 August 2017 at 23.43 UTC with ZWO ASI224 MC Camera and Celestron NexStar 6 SE Telescope. Video was captured in SharpCap, processed in Autostakkert and edited in PS.
Triton was copied from an overexposed image in my album taken at 00.00 UTC, and pasted onto standard version in PS, the Triton was shrunk and sharpened.
Taken on 1 June 2017 with ZWO ASI224 MC Camera, connected to Celestron NexStar 6 SE Telescope.
Video was captured by SharpCap, processed in Registax 6 and touched-up in PhotoShop, with overexposed Saturn (merely just a bright oval) cropped out.
Titan has a distinct yellowish orange colour, believed to consist of Tholins. However, its atmosphere consists mainly Nitrogen, but also small amounts of Methane, Ethane and Hydrogen.
Cropped version of the wide shot showing just Jupiter and one Galilean. Best 50% of 1000 frames shot with the Hypercam 183c, RC8, Sharpcap Stacked in AS3 and processed in Pixinsight, Photoshop Registax and FastStone
Gear:
Imaging Camera: ASI294MM-Pro
Filters: None
Lens: Nikon 180mm f/2.8 stopped down to f/4
Guidescope: Williams Optics 30mm Uniguide
Guidecam: ASI120MM mini
Mount: SW HEQ5-Pro
ZWO EAF, EFW
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Image Details:
HA-123x300s, gain 200, bin 2x2, -10c
OIII-83x300s, gain 200, bin 2x2, -10c
17 hrs total integration
Location: Parker, CO, USA
Bortle 5/6 sky
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Acquisition/Edits:
SharpCap, NINA, PHD2, Stellarium, Pixinsight, Photoshop CC
AT60ED F3.7, AZ-GTi Alt/Az
158x_8.0s_1264s
ASI533MC Pro, IDAS D1 filter
Bortle 4, Saved as viewed in Sharpcap
First light: =first time using the new camera.
ZWO ASI174MM-Cool (mono)
Explore Scientific 80ED on CGEM-DX (Saddle mod to hold Vixen mount)
ProPlanet 742 IR-pass filter
Ambient temperature 15*C Operating temperature 25*C
Cooled to -5*C
Captured with Sharpcap 2.8 stacked in Registax 5.1
[ZWO ASI174MM-Cool]
Pan=568
Tilt=308
Output Format=AVI files (*.avi)
Binning=1
Capture Area=800x600
ColourSpace=MONO8
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=80
Flip Image=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=257
Exposure (ms)=0.045854
Timestamp Frames=Off
Brightness=0
Gamma=50
Sensor Temp=-5
Cooler Power %=10
Target Temperature=-5
Cooler=On
AutoExpMaxGain=211
AutoExpMaxExp=32
AutoExpMaxBrightness=105
Subtract Dark=None
Display Brightness=1
Display Contrast=1
Display Gamma=1
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 AP f/9 1300mm FL
IDAS D1 Filter
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
FrameType=Flat
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=45
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=60.000s
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Cooler Power=48
Temperature=-10
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=300
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Trail Width=3
Minimum Trail Length=100
Trail Detection Sensitivity=9
Remove Satellite Trails=Off
Background Subtraction=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\2022-05-17\FLAT-710-MONO-BIAS-NATIVE\flats\MasterFlat_21_45_35_offset=-0.066%.fits
Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\60.0s\gain_300\dark_25_frames_-10.0C_2022-04-17T03_25_00.fits
NegativeDisplay=0
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
iOptron CEM60/40,GEM45,iEQ45Pro/30Pro,CEM25,SmartEQ Pro+,AZ Mount Pro,Cube II Mount=RA=17:17:52,Dec=+43:07:06 (JNOW)
TimeStamp=2022-05-18T07:05:33.7473990Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.8949.0
TotalExposure(s)=2100
StackedFrames=35
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.StarDetection.Sensitivity=75
LiveStack.StarDetection.SuppressHotPixels=True
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=1
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=70
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=4
LiveStack.FilterFWHM=False
LiveStack.WarningThreshold=5
LiveStack.StackingMode=1
LiveStack.SigmaClipInitialCount=5
LiveSack.SigmaClipThreshold=3
LiveStack.SigmaClipLowLimit=0
LiveStack.AutoSaveReset=False
LiveStack.AutoSaveResetMinutes=5
LiveStack.LogarithmicHistogramHorizontalAxis=True
LiveStack.AutoSave=False
LiveStack.BlackLevel=4.51781
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=99.8
LiveStack.MidLevel=9.30957
LiveStack.WBB.db=1.333298
LiveStack.WBG.db=-0.5200001
LiveStack.WBR.db=10.31745
LiveStack.Saturation=1.196987
AutoStretch.Strength=1
LiveStack.StarDetection.FaintStarsOptimization=True
Taken on 23 May 2017 with ZWO ASI224 MC Camera, connected to Celestron NexStar 6 SE Telescope. Video was captured in SharpCap and processed in Registax 6.
Equipment:
- Celestron C8 SCT
- Skywatcher EQ6-R mount
- ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera
- Astrodon LRGB and Baader IR-pass filters
Captured with Sharpcap; processed using PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax, PixInsight and Photoshop.
Overexposed image of Uranus and its Moons I used to copy the moons onto the standard Uranus image in my album.
Taken on 28 August 2017, at 23.36 UTC with ZWO ASI224 MC Camera and Celestron NexStar 6 SE Telescope. 25 Individual frames was captured in SharpCap and processed in Autostakkert.
Solar Flare time-lapse captured 5/20/2022 near sunspot 3014. 500 frames at roughly 70 fps every 20 seconds 100 times using SharpCap Pro. Images stacked in AutoStakkert 3.0, best 5% used per stack. Combined and colored in Photoshop.
Equipment:
EQR-6 Pro
Explore Scientific 102mm apo refractor
Daystark Quark Chromosphere
ASI 174MM
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/6.8 1032 FL IDAS D1
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=50
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=30
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Temperature=-10
Cooler Power=28
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=300
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\2020-01-07\FLAT6194-64bit-224-MONO-BIAS\flats\19_47_27_offset=-0.010%.fits
Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-01-08T00_10_13.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0.095703125
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.212238463419486
#White Point
Display White Point=0.998046875
TimeStamp=2020-01-08T06:22:52.5079965Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6194.0
Seeing 7/10
Acquisition data:
Galileo Galilei Astronomical Observatory
45 ° 24 'N - 18 ° 59' E
09.08.2020
UTC 10:21 pm
Sky-Watcher 200/1000
HEQ5 Pro SynScan
ZWO ASI178 MM
ZWO ASI224 MC
Barlow 2x Omni Celestron
IR Block Astronomik filter
Red filter Celestron
L: ZWO ASI178 MM + Red filter
Acquisition with SharpCap
Gain: 250/600
Exposure: 0,026
15000 total frames, 1500 processed
RGB: ZWO ASI224 MC + IR Block filter
Acquisition with SharpCap
Gain: 224/600
Exposure: 0,019
5000 total frames, 800 processed
After midnight, the Pleiades star cluster rises in the eastern sky. Calming my eager heart, I pointed my SAMYANG 135mm F2 lens at the Pleiades and stacked images over about an hour, spread across two nights. The reflection nebula around Merope and the dark, nebula-free grooves are beautiful.
SAMYANG 135mmF2
ASI662MC
UV/IR blocking filter
AZ-GTi alt-azi mode
sharpcap as platesolver
stacked by Siril 1.2 x2 drizzle
889x5sec frames used
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Meade LX65 6" MAK OTA
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI224MC
Mounts
Celestron Advanced VX
Filters
SVBony UV/IR Cut
Accessories
Tecnosky Barlow Apo 2X
Software
Adobe Photoshop · AstroSharp Ltd SharpCap · Cor Berrevoets et al. Registax · Emil Kraaikamp Autostakkert
Acquisition details
Date: July 19, 2022
Time: 03:04
Frames: 2000
FPS: 63.300
Exposure per frame: 6.55 ms
Focal length: 3600
Resolution: 936x882
File size: 601.0 KB
Locations: Sassari, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
Data source: Backyard
Target : Sun - Our star
Location:
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Description:
are we really that small! I tried to scale earth as close as possible compared to the sun and I may be a little off as we are tiny in comparison but wow! provided is a single panel of the mosaic and a mosaic of the full disk.
where to start! wow. this has been a goal of mine for a long time, to image our sun up close and personal. the sheer difference of technique and time and effort required to image the sun is outstanding. also the fact that our sun is ever changing means everytime you image there is a slight difference. while I had some technical and mechanical issues I was thankfully able to work around them and I present to you my results. hopefully in a few days I will be receiving a new dedicated camera which I plan to use to image the sun to pull more details out. stay tuned!
Equipment:
° Mount: Rainbow Rst-135 - @rainbow_astro
° Main Imaging: ZWO 462mc@zwoasi
° OTA: Lunt LS100MT modular day and night telescope @luntsolarsystems
° Aquisition Device: Lenovo Yoga slim 7 laptop with Sharpcap
° Filter: Lunt B1800 blocking filter and H-alpha pressure tuned filter system
Integration:
2000 x 0.26s per panel total panels over 18,000!
total integration: roughly 15 minutes give or take
Software:
Autostakkert 3!
Microsoft ICE
Impgg
Adobe Photoshop
Process: analyse each panel for best 15% of the frames and stack them , then stich total image using Microsoft Ice and photoshop to blend overlaps. Image was then taken to impgg for deconvolition sharpening and levels/tone correction to bring out the finer details. finally image moved back to photoshop for false color and tweaking.
#سماء_الكويت #sun #star #astrophotography #kuwait #space #day #universe
Here is another first one images with 2 Planets and 8 Moons!
For this shot i purposely over exposed the image to bring out the moon of Saturn (5) and Jupiter (3)!
On 12-17-2020 I was able to capture Saturn and Jupiter at the same time in my astro camera/
Taken with the ASI1600MC through a 8 inch Celestron SCT scope. A stack of the best 25% of 5000 video frames. Taken with SharpCap and stacked in AstroStackert. Post processed in Lightroom to brighten Saturn a bit to balance with Jupiter.
Imaging telescope or lens:Stellarvue SV080ST SV80ST-IS
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI 1600MM-Cooled ASI1600MM Cooled
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Auto Guiding Camera
Software:SGPRO, PHD2. PixInsight, Photoshop,SharpCap
Filters:Astrodon 3nm OIII 31mm, Astrodon 3 nm SII 31mm, Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm
Accessory:Zwo Off axis guider
Resolution: 9000x7200
Dates:Nov. 15, 2017, Nov. 16, 2017, Nov. 17, 2017
Frames:
Astrodon 3 nm SII 31mm: 100x300" (gain: 200.00) bin 1x1
Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm: 100x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 3nm OIII 31mm: 100x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 25.0 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~10
Flat darks: ~10
Bias: ~150
Imaging telescopes or lenses:Explore Scientific 80mm FCD100, Celestron C11 Edge HD
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI 1600MM PRO -Cooled
Mount:Explore Scientific G11 with PMC-8
Software:SGPRO, PHD2. PixInsight, Photoshop,SharpCap
Filters:Baader Ha Hyperspeed 2", Astrodon Gen II Blue 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Green 31mm, Astrodon Gen II Red 31mm
Accessory:Zwo Off axis guider
Resolution: 3954x2676
Dates:Sept. 15, 2017, Sept. 16, 2017
Frames:
Astrodon Gen II Blue 31mm: 50x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Green 31mm: 50x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon Gen II Red 31mm: 50x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Baader Ha Hyperspeed 2": 200x30" -20C bin 1x1
On July 10th I took 24 Videos of Jupiter from 9:54pm until 11:49pm. I processed each video into a stacked image and took all 24 images and processed them for clarity and sharpness. I then used those images to create this video showing how much Jupiter rotates in just 2 hours and how much the moons Ganymede (upper) and Io (lower) moved during this time.
Videos captured with a ASI1600MC camera ion a 9.25 SCT telescope using Sharpcap, Stacked using PIPP and Autostacker and Post processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.
NGC6960 Witches Broom Nebula
ISO1600
25x184.5 sec (1h16'52")
16 light
32 bias
12 dark
33 flat
GT81
CEM25P
Nikon Z6
L-Enhance
asi224mc guide
PHD2 2.6.9
Sharpcap polar alignment 3.2
Digicamcontrol 2.1.2.0
DSS 4.2.5
GIMP 2.10.20
NGC2237 Rosette Nebula
redone with Siril
Integration 2h02'
Lights 122x60"
Darks 40x
Bias 55x
Flats 55x
GT81
CEM25P
ASI533mc
L-Enhance
ASI224mc guide
PHD2 v2.6.9dev4
Sharpcap 3.2
Siril 1.0.6
GIMP 2.10.20
[ZWO ASI533MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=3008x3008
Colour Space=RAW16
Hardware Binning=Off
Turbo USB=100(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=101
Exposure=60
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=95
White Bal (R)=52
Brightness=5
Temperature=-7
Cooler Power=4
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=300
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
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0,5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-03-02T21:50:48.9938812Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6433.0
Technical data:
SkyWatcher Evostar 120 Achromatic Refractor
Daystar Quark Chromosphere H-Alpha
iOptron CEM60
ASI290MM
Best 12% of 500 frames recorded with SharpCap
Processed with Autostakkert, imPPG and PS
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/9 1370mm FL
IDAS D1 Filter
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
FrameType=Light
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=On
Turbo USB=65
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=60.000s
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Cooler Power=47
Temperature=-10
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=285
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=110
Mono Bin=Off
Trail Width=3
Minimum Trail Length=100
Trail Detection Sensitivity=9
Remove Satellite Trails=Off
Background Subtraction=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2023-04-19\FLAT-344-300-MONO-BIAS\flats\MasterFlat_21_28_53_offset=-0.072%.fits
Hot Pixel Sensitivity=5
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\60.0s\gain_300\MasterDark_25_frames_-10.0C_2023-03-03T22_17_19.fits
NegativeDisplay=0
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
iOptron CEM60,iEQ45Pro/30Pro,CEM25,SmartEQ Pro+,AZ Mount Pro,Cube II Mount=RA=11:20:53,Dec=+12:54:55 (JNOW)
TimeStamp=2023-04-21T05:50:26.9828593Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.9538.0
TotalExposure(s)=4200
StackedFrames=70
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.StarDetection.Sensitivity=90
LiveStack.StarDetection.SuppressHotPixels=True
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=0.5
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=81.8919
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=7.891892
LiveStack.FilterFWHM=False
LiveStack.WarningThreshold=5
LiveStack.StackingMode=1
LiveStack.SigmaClipInitialCount=10
LiveSack.SigmaClipThreshold=3
LiveStack.SigmaClipLowLimit=0.2645503
LiveStack.AutoSaveReset=False
LiveStack.AutoSaveResetMinutes=5
LiveStack.LogarithmicHistogramHorizontalAxis=True
LiveStack.AutoSave=False
LiveStack.BlackLevel=1.99542
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=99.9
LiveStack.MidLevel=2.877126
LiveStack.WBB.db=2.200492
LiveStack.WBG.db=0
LiveStack.WBR.db=10.55228
LiveStack.Saturation=1.1
AutoStretch.Strength=1
LiveStack.StarDetection.FaintStarsOptimization=False
H II region (star forming emission nebula) in Sagittarius
Distance 4,100 ly
AT60ED F/6 on Evolution Alt/Az mount
ASI385MC one shot color camera
IDAS LPS D1 light pollution filter
154x8s 20.5m total
Saved as displayed in Sharpcap (no post-processing)
Target: Rosette Nebula Caldwell 49 in the constellation of Monocerous
Distance:5200 Light years
Object Type:Large spherical HII region 130 light years diameter
Date:25th and 26th March 2020
Location:St Helens, Merseyside. Bortle 8 sky at new moon.
Exposure:19x 240s Ha; 20x 240s OIII; 24x 240s SII, 30x 240s Darks with gain 2000 offset 20 temp 7-10 deg C.
Flats:30x 1.25s Ha flats, dark flats. 30x 1.0s OIII flats, dark flats. 30x 1.5s SII flats, dark flats. 15 deg C.
Integration:252 min.
Imaging:Altair Astro 60EDF, 1x Flattener, Zwo EFW mini filterwheel,Bader Ha, OIII, SII, Altair Hypercam 183M Pro.
Guiding:Altair MG32 mini guidescope, Zwo ASI120MC camera.
Mount:Skywatcher Star Adventurer Pro.
Software: APT,PHD2,Sharpcap Pro (polar alignment),Deepsky Stacker, Photoshop.
Unusually clear skies for two consecutive nights, free of aircraft con trails amidst the Covid 19 lockdown. This was my second attempt at getting enough data on this target to process in Hubble palette. On the previous attempt the clouds rolled in before I captured any SII data. As the season for this target was drawing to a close I was very pleased to get the opportunity to image it again.
Horsehead Nebula: FLT98 @ f/4.4 + Meade O-III filter + AG1.2c, SharpCap 2.9 software, no dark field, 77x4sec
Seeing 6/10
Acquisition data:
Galileo Galilei Astronomical Observatory
45 ° 24 'N - 18 ° 59' E
03.04.2020
UTC 06:21 pm
Sky-Watcher 200/1000
HEQ5 Pro SynScan
ZWO ASI224 MC
Barlow 3x TeleVue
IR Block Astronomik filter
Acquisition with SharpCap
Gain: 140/600
Exposure: 0,007
12500 total frames, 2000 processed
H II region (star forming emission nebula) in Sagittarius
Distance 4,200 ly
The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' within the emission nebula that cause the trifurcated appearance; these are also designated Barnard 85)
AT60ED F/6 on Evolution Alt/Az mount
ASI385MC one shot color camera
IDAS LPS D1 light pollution filter
154x8s 20.5m total
Saved as displayed in Sharpcap (no post-processing)
Taken on 12 Sept 2017 with NexImage 5MP Camera and Celestron NexStar 6 SE Telescope, using SharpCap. Processed in Registax 6. Uranus appears as a featureless planet.
Orion Nebula: FLT98 @ f/4.4 + Meade O-III filter + AG1.2c, SharpCap 2.9 software, no dark field, 95x2sec
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/6.8 1032 FL IDAS D1
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=50
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=30
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Temperature=-10
Cooler Power=47
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=300
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\2020-05-30\FLAT-196-MONO-BIAS\flats\22_26_19_offset=-0.012%.fits
Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-01-08T00_10_13.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2020-05-31T09:02:32.3432200Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6342.0
TotalExposure(s)=2250
StackedFrames=75
Taken from Oxfordshire, UK with a William Optics 70mm refractor, on an EQ5 Pro mount on a permanent pier. Camera used was a ZWO ASI120MC with a 5x Powermate Barlow attached to the camera nose.
4,000 frame video shot in Sharpcap, best 75% of those frames were stacked using Autostakkert! 3, then processed in Lightroom and Fast Stone Image Viewer.
Flaming Star Nebula: FLT98 @ f/4.4 + Meade O-III filter + AG1.2c, SharpCap 2.9 software, no dark field, 76x4sec
Live Stack in SharpCap
Tweak in Photoshop
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=60
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=60
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Temperature=-14.8
Cooler Power=25
Target Temperature=-15
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=285
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=110
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=10
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2019-01-10\FLAT-209ms-300g-0offs-COL-BIAS\flats\22_11_08_offset=0.283%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\60.0s\gain_300\dark_40_frames_-14.8C_2018-11-13T05_04_49.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0.0927911931818182
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.1898978316695
#White Point
Display White Point=0.925648684954751
TimeStamp=2019-01-11T08:18:26.4149263Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.5906.0
NGC6960 Witches Broom Nebula
ISO1600
25x184.5 sec (1h16'52")
16 light
32 bias
12 dark
33 flat
GT81
CEM25P
Nikon Z6
asi224mc guide
PHD2 2.6.9
Sharpcap polar alignment 3.2
Digicamcontrol 2.1.2.0
Siril 1.2.0-beta2
GIMP 2.10.34
Gear:
Imaging Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro
Filters: None and IDAS NBZ 2"
Imaging Scope: Orion 8" f/4 Newtonian
Guider: ZWO OAG
Guidecam: ASI290MM mini
Mount: SW EQ6R Pro
Pegasus Astro Pocket Power Box
Astro-Zap dew heaters
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Image details:
No filter- 142x180s, Gain 100, -10c, bin 1x1 (7hrs total)
IDAS NBZ- 107x300s, Gain 100, -10c, bin 1x1 (8.9 hrs total)
25 flats, darkflats
15.9 hrs total integration
Bortle 5/6 sky
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Acquisition/Edits:
SharpCap, NINA, PHD2, Stellarium, Pixinsight, Photoshop
Mars Taken with an ASI120MC with the below settings through a Televue 4x Powermate and 200P on a belt driven NEQ6 Pro. Captured in Sharpcap 2 and processed in PIPP (as polar alignment was a little off and causing a little drift) then stacked in AS!2 and curves, levels and unsharp mask in Photoshop CS2. Best 75% of 5000 frames stacked.
Camera Settings:
[ASI120MC Camera (ZWO Design)]
Frame Divisor=1
Resolution=320x240
Frame Rate (fps)=Maximum
Colour Space=RGB24
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Exposure (s)=0.01561
Brightness=5
Gamma=50
WhiteBalance=5000
Gain=41
Imaging telescope or lens:Explore Scientific 127mm FCD Apo
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI 1600MM-Cooled ASI1600MM Cooled
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Auto Guiding Camera
Software:SGPRO, PHD2. PixInsight, Photoshop,SharpCap
Filters:Astrodon 3nm OIII 31mm, Astrodon 3 nm SII 31mm, Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm
Accessory:Zwo Off axis guider
Resolution: 9000x7200
Dates:May 11,2018 May 12,2018, May 13,2018
Frames:
Astrodon 3 nm SII 31mm: 110x300" (gain: 200.00) bin 1x1
Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm: 110x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 3nm OIII 31mm: 110x300" (gain: 200.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 25.0 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~10
Flat darks: ~10
Bias: ~150
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Meade LX65 6" MAK OTA
Imaging Cameras: ZWO ASI224MC
Mounts: Celestron Advanced VX
Filters: SVBony UV/IR Cut 1.25"
Software: AstroSharp Ltd SharpCap · Cor Berrevoets et al. Registax · Emil Kraaikamp Autostakkert
Acquisition details
Date: Aug. 6, 2022
Time: 18:53
Focal length: 1800
Resolution: 1263x923
File size: 703.8 KB
Locations: Sassari, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
Data source: Backyard
M2 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Aquarius and is about 55,000 light-years distant from Earth. At 175 light-years in diameter, it is one of the larger globular clusters known. The cluster is rich, compact, and significantly elliptical. It is 13 billion years old and one of the older globulars associated with the Milky Way galaxy.
M2 contains about 150,000 stars, including 21 known variable stars. Its brightest stars are red and yellow giant stars. The overall spectral type is F4. M2 is part of the Gaia Sausage, the hypothesised remains of a merged dwarf galaxy.
C8 F/6.3 on Evolution Alt/Az mount
ASI385MC one shot color camera
IDAS LPS D1 light pollution filter
44x8s 5.9m total
Saved as viewed in Sharpcap (no post-processing)
11 Aug 2025, 02:25 UT; Spotsylvania, Virginia USA. Bortle 4.5 zone.
Celestron C8 SCT at f/7.2. Orion Atlas AZ/EQ-G mount. QHY294M Pro mono camera, bin 2x2, exposure 5s, gain 1750, stack of 80 frames, no filter, no guiding, no calibration frames, sensor -10°C. Captured in Sharpcap Pro. Processed in PixInsight. Image scale: 1.3 arcsec/pixel. SkyCal used to refine focus.
Clouds: clear
Transparency (AL): 6
Seeing (AL): G
Moon illuminated 96%, age 16.6 days
Description:
Apparent magnitude 7.9
Apparent size 8'
Class V
from Wikipedia
Messier 70 or M70, also known as NGC 6681, is a globular cluster of stars to be found in the south of Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. The famous comet Hale–Bopp was discovered near this cluster in 1995.
It is about 29,400 light years away from Earth and around 6,500 light-years from the Galactic Center. It is roughly the same size and luminosity as its neighbour in space, M69. M70 has a very small core radius of 0.22 ly (0.068 pc) and a half-light radius of 182.0 ly (55.80 pc). This cluster has undergone core collapse, leaving it centrally concentrated with the luminosity distribution following a power law.
There are two distinct stellar populations in the cluster, with each displaying unique abundances. These likely represent different generations of stars. Five known variable stars lie within its broadest radius, the tidal radius, all of which are RR Lyrae variables. The cluster may have two blue stragglers near the core.
Andromeda Galaxy / M 31
Località: Verona, Italia
Data: 20.08.2021
SCHEDA TECNICA
Tubo ottico riflettore: Newton Skywatcher 150/750 PDS Explorer
Telescopio guida: 60/280
Montatura: EQ - Celestron AVX Advanced VX
Riprese: Camera CCD ZWO Asi 1600 mono PRO (raffreddata a -10°)
Filtro: UHC-E
Inseguimento: Camera CCD ZWO Asi 120 mono
Software riprese: SharpCap 3.2
Software inseguimento: PHD Guiding 2
Integrazione: 59 pose (.fits) × 00 secondi + Dark + Flat
Elaborazione: Deep Sky Stacker + Photoshop
On 12-18-2020 I was able to capture Saturn and Jupiter at the same time in my astro camera.
Taken with the ASI1600MC through a 8 inch Celestron SCT scope. A stack of the best 20% of 5000 video frames. Taken with SharpCap and stacked in AstroStackert. Post processed in Lightroom to brighten Saturn a bit to balance with Jupiter and to enhance Jupiter's moons.