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Stellarvue 70mm f/4.8 336 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=On
Turbo USB=80(Auto)
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=39
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
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2021-03-03\FLAT35-MONO-BIAS\flats\19_38_55_offset=-0.043%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-12-14T01_14_34.fits
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-03-04T05:40:32.4723137Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.7438.0
TotalExposure(s)=930
StackedFrames=31
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.MinStarSize=3
LiveStack.MaxStarWidth=24
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=0.5
LiveStack.DigitalGain=Off
LiveStack.BlackThreshold=50
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=84.32433
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=5.783784
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=3.932448
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=85.8
LiveStack.MidLevel=7.185689
LiveStack.WBB.db=0.06389584
LiveStack.WBG.db=-1.83023
LiveStack.WBR.db=9.299997
LiveStack.Saturation=1
AutoStretch.Strength=1
Jupiter captured through a MAK90, 3X barlow, ASI120MC. Best 20% of 5000 frames at 640x480. Captured with Sharpcap 2.8 and stacked with Registax using a Lanczos x2 re-sample. 90mm diameter @ F41.6 hence the lack of fine detail.
29-07-2016: M16 "Eagle Nebula", Canon 17-102mm zoom lens @ f/2, ASI290MM, Omega Optics 30nm Halpha, 44 x 20 sec, 50% gain, SharpCap v2.8. (distorted stars due to optics in lense)
Captured 25 Jun 2021, 00:17 hrs ET, Springfield, VA, USA. Bortle 8 skies, Mallincam DS10C camera, Celestron 8 inch SCT f/10, exposure 7 sec, gain 20, bin 2, live stack of 50 light frames, dark and flat frames subtracted, no filter.
Clouds: partly cloudy
Seeing: ok
Transparency: ok
Moon phase: 100%
From Astrometry.net:
FOV: 21 x 28 arcmin
Resolution: 0.8 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is West
From NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED):
Cross-identifications: MRK 0205; [HB89] 1219+755; WISEA J122144.09+751838.2; 2MASS J12214407+7518382; LQAC 185+075 009
Distance: 973 million light years
[Note: Estimated age of the Universe is 13.8 billion years. Measurement of distance is complex problem at this scale. ]
Redshift: z = 0.071
Type: Seyfert 1 galaxy
Apparent magnitude: +14.0
Apparent size: --
Appearance: dim star-like object adjacent to galaxy. Target area plate solved in Sharpcap; unambiguous visual ID via Stellarium.
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
Stellarvue 70mm f/4.8 336 FL
[ZWO ASI183MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=5496x3672
Colour Space=RAW16
Hardware Binning=Off
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=70
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=200
Exposure=60
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=5
Temperature=-10
Cooler Power=38
Target Temperature=-10
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=225
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2020-04-13\FLAT-68-MONO-BIAS\flats\21_30_21_offset=0.225%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI183MC Pro\RAW16@5496x3672\60.0s\gain_200\dark_10_frames_-10.0C_2020-04-10T23_10_54.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2020-04-14T05:30:56.1104233Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6281.0
TotalExposure(s)=603
StackedFrames=13
Celestron 6in SCT, Baader Solar Film filter, QHY 183C camera, Celestron Evolution mount.
Single best frame out of 1150 frame video clip captured in SharpCap, preprocessed in PIPP and best extracted using AutoStakkert.
Postprocessed using Wavelets in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Data from two nights, 4/2/21 and 4/3/21, Raindrop Lane. 540 subs, 10 seconds each, gain 300, temp -20 C on 4/2/21. On 4/3/21: 19 subs x 3.5 min, gain 120 and 4 subs x 9 min, gain 120. Note that 3.5 min subs were recommended settings via SharpCap's "brain" analysis tool for greatest dynamic range. The 9 min subs were given by the "brain" as optimum when using unity gain.
I processed the 10 second data first. The calibrated stacked master from that data was essentially identical to the calibrated stacked master when adding in the longer exposure data. So the longer exposures surprisingly did not seem to add anything new.
Also, -20C is a tough temperature for my camera to sustain unless the external environment is already near freezing temps. Indoors the cam is not able to maintain this temperature.
The image is stunning. Pleased with it for sure. I may re-shoot this with an IR cut filter once the adapter is obtained.
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/6.98 1062 FL
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
FrameType=
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=80(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=30.000s
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Temperature=-10
Cooler Power=48
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
Background Subtraction=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=10
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2021-05-30\FLAT119-MONO-BIAS\flats\22_19_24_offset=-0.021%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-12-14T01_14_34.fits
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-05-31T03:12:32.3530888Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.7806.0
TotalExposure(s)=840
StackedFrames=28
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.StarDetection.Sensitivity=80
LiveStack.StarDetection.SuppressHotPixels=True
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=0.5
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=84.32433
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=5.783784
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=2.251593
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=97.6
LiveStack.MidLevel=3.866914
LiveStack.WBB.db=3.668216
LiveStack.WBG.db=-0.6139277
LiveStack.WBR.db=2.442073
LiveStack.Saturation=1
AutoStretch.Strength=1
LiveStack.StarDetection.FaintStarsOptimization=False
A gauche sans alignement des couches couleur, à droite avec...
Newton SW150/750. Barlow APM2.7, ASI120MC
Capture Sharpcap@108 i/s fichier SER 10,000 frames (1'32)
Traitement Siril : Alignement planétaire avec drizzle, empilement 200 frames (sélection par qualité), Réalignement couches couleur, déconvolution, ondelettes, filtre médian, Saturation.
Cosmétique Darktable
Orion Nebula 62 frames at 16 seconds each, using ZWOASI385MC-Cooled, Orion Spaceprobe 130mm ST, EQ-2M RA Motor drive, captured with SharpCap, stacked and slightly modified with Affinity Photo.
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/6.98 1062 FL
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
FrameType=
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=80(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=30.000s
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Temperature=-10
Cooler Power=49
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
Background Subtraction=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=10
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2021-05-30\FLAT119-MONO-BIAS\flats\22_19_24_offset=-0.021%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-12-14T01_14_34.fits
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-05-31T02:54:52.7886128Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.7806.0
TotalExposure(s)=1020
StackedFrames=34
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.StarDetection.Sensitivity=80
LiveStack.StarDetection.SuppressHotPixels=True
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=0.5
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=84.32433
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=5.783784
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=2.095691
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=99.8
LiveStack.MidLevel=7.632605
LiveStack.WBB.db=3.668216
LiveStack.WBG.db=-0.3139277
LiveStack.WBR.db=2.442073
LiveStack.Saturation=1
AutoStretch.Strength=1
LiveStack.StarDetection.FaintStarsOptimization=False
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=51
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=2020-05-31T06:00:55.3537494Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6342.0
TotalExposure(s)=2040
StackedFrames=68
LX5 10", f/10, focal image, LPI as Trust 14823 IRcutfilter, bad seeing , capture SharpCap, stack AviStack2
Taken using modified Microsoft Lifecam HD5000 attached to a Skywatcher Explorer 130m. 27 avi's taken consisting of 1000 frames each using SharpCap then avi's put through Registax 5. All 27 images then put through PaintShop to reduce saturation and all images then stitched together using Microsoft ICE.
This is my first ever attempt at doing a mosaic.
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=Off
Turbo USB=55
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=37
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=20
Banding Suppression=10
Apply Flat=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\2023-04-11\FLAT-350-300-MONO-BIAS\flats\MasterFlat_22_52_52_offset=-0.070%.fits
Hot Pixel Sensitivity=5
Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\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=
Moonlite DRO Focuser Driver=4281
Focuser Temperature=16
iOptron CEM60,iEQ45Pro/30Pro,CEM25,SmartEQ Pro+,AZ Mount Pro,Cube II Mount=RA=09:57:36,Dec=+69:35:11 (JNOW)
TimeStamp=2023-04-12T04:07:30.1498294Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.9538.0
TotalExposure(s)=2700
StackedFrames=45
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=2
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=70
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=6.743243
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=1.977311
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=98.8
LiveStack.MidLevel=4.063268
LiveStack.WBB.db=1.803526
LiveStack.WBG.db=-0.4600001
LiveStack.WBR.db=10.44479
LiveStack.Saturation=1.104368
AutoStretch.Strength=1
LiveStack.StarDetection.FaintStarsOptimization=True
TS Photoline 72mm F/6
Herschel Solar Wedge
ZWO ASI 174MM
Seeing = 3
SharpCap Pro
PixInsight & SolarToolBox
Lightroom
[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=30
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=10
Temperature=-14.8
Cooler Power=40
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=5
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2019-01-05\FLAT-209ms-300g-0offs-5050WB-COL-BIAS\flats\19_48_45_offset=0.289%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_25_frames_-14.8C_2018-12-23T01_02_14.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0.033203125
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.151489291114545
#White Point
Display White Point=0.998046875
TimeStamp=2019-01-06T07:20:48.8396723Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.5906.0
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
Stellarvue 70mm f/4.8 336 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=60
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=30
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=0
Temperature=-10
Cooler Power=30
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
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2021-02-20\FLAT41.5-MONO-BIAS\flats\19_55_51_offset=-0.040%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-12-14T01_14_34.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-02-21T01:26:19.8203572Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6480.0
TotalExposure(s)=630
StackedFrames=21
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/9 1370 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=70
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=60
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=4
Temperature=-15.4
Cooler Power=74
Target Temperature=-15
Cooler=On
Auto Exp Max Gain=285
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\2019-05-16\FLAT-367-300g-MONO-BIAS\flats\22_38_10_offset=0.138%.fits
Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\60.0s\gain_300\dark_20_frames_-14.8C_2019-04-23T00_45_41.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0.460637019230769
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.64061175732177
#White Point
Display White Point=1
TimeStamp=2019-05-17T06:59:18.5813808Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.5994.0
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=45
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=31
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\2020-11-17\FLAT-193-BIAS-MONO\flats\20_12_55_offset=0.963%.fits
Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_25_frames_-10.0C_2020-11-17T00_24_37.fits
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2020-11-18T03:54:51.1832144Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6452.0
TotalExposure(s)=2040
StackedFrames=68
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
Stellarvue 70mm f/4.8 336 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=On
Turbo USB=40
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=285
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=110
Mono Bin=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=E:\SharpCap Captures\2021-03-03\FLAT35-MONO-BIAS\flats\19_38_55_offset=-0.043%.fits
Subtract Dark=E:\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_50_frames_-10.0C_2020-12-14T01_14_34.fits
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-03-04T00:52:14.0172311Z
SharpCapVersion=4.0.7438.0
TotalExposure(s)=180
StackedFrames=6
LiveStack.SaveRawFrames=None
LiveStack.AlignFrames=True
LiveStack.Derotate=True
LiveStack.StarsForAlignment=10
LiveStack.MinStarSize=3
LiveStack.MaxStarWidth=24
LiveStack.AlignAutoDisabled=False
LiveStack.ReduceNoiseAmount=0.5
LiveStack.DigitalGain=Off
LiveStack.BlackThreshold=50
LiveStack.BrightnessLimit=90
LiveStack.FilterBrightness=False
LiveStack.AutoBrightnessLimit=False
LiveStack.FWHMLimit=5.783784
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=4.5
LiveStack.WhiteLevel=87.1
LiveStack.MidLevel=8.511114
LiveStack.WBB.db=1.083896
LiveStack.WBG.db=-1.01023
LiveStack.WBR.db=9.98
LiveStack.Saturation=1
AutoStretch.Strength=1
The Tadpoles
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
Stellarvue SV70-IS f/4.8 336mm
IDAS D2 Filter
[ZWO ASI183MC Pro]
FrameType=Light
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=FITS files (*.fits)
Binning=1
Capture Area=5496x3672
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Sky Watcher Star Adventurer
Altair GP-CAM2 Guide camera and scope
Nikon 750
Tamron 70-200 F/2,8
Surface Pro4
AstroPhotographyTool (Image acquisition)
SharpCap (polar alignment)
PHD2 (Auto Guiding)
Moon
2021-04-20, 21h
55% illuminated, Alt/Az 223°/56°
ZWO ASI290MM Mini camera
ZWO 60mm f/4 finderscope (untracked)
500 x 1ms @ 107 gain, 8bit captured in SharpCap
50% best stacked in AutoStakkert!3, 3x Drizzle
Sharpened in PixInsight
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Mosaïque de 5 tuiles de 5000 images pour 200 retenue.
Logiciel sharpcap.
Camera zwo asi 120mc.
Newton skywatcher 150/750.
Neq5 goto.
Traitement AS2 registax et composition sous Photoshop
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Datos Obtenidos por el personal del observatorio remoto Deep Sky West (www.deepskywest.com) y procesados por @chilepuntoar .
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Competition entry Ross Hockham
The pillars of creation in the Eagle Nebula(messier 16)in the constellation of Serpens.
Before I got into astronomy properly I used to read about it online and would see this image come up a lot.
So i had to capture this target myself when I got a good setup on my telescope.
This is from last summer captured in my back garden with the milky way stretched over head and it was nice and warm. This summer I will get some color with my new setup.
100x 8 second exposures at 65 gain.
Captured with my Explorer 200p on an eq5 mount Ra motor driven.
Asi120mm at prime focus with a red filter on which I thought was a good idea at the time.
Captured in Sharpcap 2.8 and stacked in deepskystacker with final tweaks in photoshop Cs2
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I embarked on a mammoth lunar imaging session on 10th February so I could produce an animation showing the sunrise over some prominent craters. I've already shared the video I created with the data but am now sharing the still images. If you didn't see the animation you can watch it here:
I was imaging from15:45 UT until 22:30 UT and during that time the Moon changed its illumination from 69% to 72%.
Taken from Oxfordshire with a William Optics 70mm refractor and ASI120MC camera through a Celestron 3x Barlow. A 2,000 frame video was shot with SharpCap and depending on the quality graph I stacked either 50 or 25% of the frames using Autostakkert! 3. Processing with Lightroom and Fast Stone Image Viewer.
Captured 25 Jun 2021, 01:25 hrs ET, Springfield, VA, USA. Bortle 8 skies, Mallincam DS10C camera, Celestron 8 inch SCT f/10, exposure 7 sec, gain 20, bin 2, live stack of 80 light frames, dark and flat frames subtracted, no filter.
Clouds: partly cloudy
Seeing: ok
Transparency: ok
Moon phase: 100%
From Astrometry.net:
FOV: 21 x 28 arcmin
Resolution: 0.9 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is North
From NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED):
Cross-identifications: CGCG 319-007; CGCG 1518.9+6546; MCG +11-19-006; WISEA J151933.67+653558.5; 2MASX J15193367+6535583
Distance: 616 million light years
[Note: Estimated age of the Universe is 13.8 billion years. Measurement of distance is complex problem at this scale. ]
Redshift: z = 0.044
Type: Seyfert 1.9 galaxy
Apparent magnitude: +13.4
Apparent size: 1 arcmin
Appearance: dim star-like object. Target area plate solved in Sharpcap; unambiguous visual ID via Stellarium.
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Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
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Subtract Dark=C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\SharpCap Captures\darks\ZWO ASI294MC Pro\RAW16@4144x2822\30.0s\gain_300\dark_25_frames_-10.0C_2020-11-17T00_24_37.fits
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#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.5
#White Point
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Notes=
TimeStamp=2020-11-19T04:32:19.7543661Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6452.0
TotalExposure(s)=1830
StackedFrames=61
Camera: Canon T6
Mount: Celestron AVX
Telescope: Skywatcher Evostar 72mm
Field flattener: Orion field flattener for short refractors
Guided with Astromania 60mm guide scope
Guide camera: ZWO Asi 120mm-s
ISO: 800
Light Frames: 57@ 60s
Integration time : 57mn
Flats: 0
Bias: 75
Darks: 0
Catured by APT software
Polar aligned by SharpCap
SharpCap Live Stack
Photoshop Edit
RC6 f/9 1370 FL IDAS D1
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
Debayer Preview=On
Pan=0
Tilt=0
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Binning=1
Capture Area=4144x2822
Colour Space=RAW16
High Speed Mode=Off
Turbo USB=70
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=300
Exposure=60
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=50
White Bal (R)=50
Brightness=4
Temperature=-14.8
Cooler Power=74
Target Temperature=-15
Cooler=On
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Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
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#Black Point
Display Black Point=0.252457476265823
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.655453646773223
#White Point
Display White Point=0.998046875
TimeStamp=2019-06-01T03:37:57.6984331Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6028.0
17 Apr 2025, 0219 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 17.4s, gain 1750, stack of 52 frames, no filter, no guiding, no calibration frames, sensor -10°C. Captured in Sharpcap Pro. Processed in PixInsight. Image scale: 1 "/px
Clouds: clear
Transparency (AL): 6
Seeing (AL): G
Moon illuminated 85%, age 18.5 days
Description: small and somewhat bright fat oval galaxy, center is bright oval larger than a star, bulge is dimmer fat oval with a darker ring or lane around the center, halo is dimmer and diffuse. It dominates the FOV which also features asteroid 92 Undina (at 12:00, mag. 12.5), elliptical galaxy NGC 3605 (at 1:00), and elliptical galaxy NGC 3608 (at 8:00) and other fainter galaxies.
Apparent magnitude 10.8
Apparent size 4.9x2.5'
type SA(s)0
from Wikipedia
NGC 3607 is a small but fairly bright lenticular galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, about 2.5° south of the prominent star Delta Leonis. The galaxy was discovered March 14, 1784 by William Herschel. Dreyer described it as "very bright, large, round, very much brighter middle, 2nd of 3". It is located at a distance of 73 million light years and is receding with a radial velocity of 930 km/s. The galaxy lies southwest of NGC 3626 at an angular separation of ~50′. It occupies the center of the Leo II Group of galaxies, forming one of its two brightest members – the other being NGC 3608. It is a member of the NGC 3607 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.
The morphological class of NGC 3607 is SA(s)0*, matching a lenticular galaxy (SA0) with no inner ring structure (s). It is an intermediate mass galaxy that is being viewed at an inclination of 34°, showing an ellipticity of 0.13 with the major axis oriented along a position angle of 125°. The galaxy has an outer dusty disk with a second perpendicular disk that is falling inward toward the center of the galaxy. X-ray emission from hot gas has been detected in the interior and from all around the galaxy.
A system of 46 confirmed globular clusters have been identified around NGC 3607, which are orbiting within an effective radius of 14.2±2.0 kpc. In contrast, the stellar component of the galaxy has an effective radius of 4.2±1 kpc. Orbital motions of this cluster system imply an unusual poverty of dark matter: perhaps 16%±44% of the total mass within 5 effective radii. Its central black hole has a mass of M• = (1.2±0.4)×10^8 M☉ The core region of the galaxy is kinematically distinct from the remainder of the galaxy and shows an enhancement of magnesium.
5 Mar 2025, 00:36 UT; Spotsylvania, Virginia USA. Bortle 4.5 zone.
Celestron C8 SCT at f/7. Orion Atlas AZ/EQ-G mount. QHY294M Pro monochrome camera, bin 1x1, exposure 12s, stack of 300 frames, no filter, no guiding, no calibration frames, sensor 0°C.
Captured in Sharpcap Pro. Processed in PixInsight.
Capture notes: First light after installation of Starizona SCT 4 focal reducer/corrector. I noticed visibly improved off-axis star shapes, and significant improvement in autofocus performance in NINA via Hocus Focus.
Clouds: partly cloudy
Transparency: below average
Seeing: poor
Image scale: 0.65 "/px
SharpCap Live Stack
[ZWO ASI294MC Pro]
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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=4
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=51
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#White Point
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TimeStamp=2019-01-16T02:15:32.9103755Z
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