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Thanks for the quick reply, Robin; I'll give both of those methods a try. I attached my old guidescope/camera last night (1.52 x 1 degrees) and polar aligned meticulously because I'm setting up the new OAG and wanted to ensure the Polar Alignment wasn't in question. I've also discovered that when I ...

I am also moving over to an OAG for my EdgeHD 925. At the F10 focal length for this scope, my OAG camera will have a FOV of 0.28 x 0.17 degrees and the imaging camera will have a FOV of 0.57 x 0.38 degrees. I see the general requirements for SharpCap Polar Alignment are a FOV between 1 degree and 2....

Yes, I also have the 294MC Pro that does not have the ability to "unlock" and use the 2.315 micron pixel mode. So, it's confusing even between the color and mono versions of this camera. But, I appreciate your implementation for the 294MM in SharpCap with the Read Mode that helps make sens...

Thanks for that explanation, Robin. I definitely agree that reduced file size can be a benefit. For me, I think there will be 4 benefits: 1) I'll be using this camera at 2350mm often; so binning 2x2 will give me an image scale of 0.66"/pixel and 3x3 will give me 0.99". These values are muc...

Hi, Robin. Long time SharpCap user primarily for polar alignment and planetary imaging. But, now I'm trying to use Sensor Analysis to not only determine the optimal subframe exposure, but to determine SNR given a target's brightness. And, I'm particularly interested in how CMOS binning for the ASI26...

Brian, I'm glad to hear you discuss the brightness of our targets when considering exposures. I also watched Dr. Glover's presentations on which types of noise affect our SNR and how to calculate exposure times based upon sensor Read Noise and the Light Pollution in the Sky (along with Focal Ratio, ...