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Thanks. I used to be able to get color images instantly in Pixinsight just by opening a raw file- no debayering needed (up until today)... Any idea why I now need to debayer? Not sure what suddenly changed.

I took this eclipse image during totality, and am having trouble bringing out any color in the solar flares or anywhere else in the image. It appears to be strictly black and white. I have included links to the FITS file, my finished image in Pixinsight and the Sharpcap capture file below. Any assis...

Thanks Robin - I will run the sequence again today using the live view. And that makes perfect sense why my EQ6 wouldn't track the sun; as you said I didn't do a polar alignment since I set up in the daytime. Thanks again, I appreciate it!

Thanks - I think I see what I did wrong. In my sequence, I used "capture still frames" instead of "capture live view frames." If I change all of these entries to "capture live view frames" do you think I will be able to move the target to the center of the screen during...

I am using the sequencer to program in a series of steps to capture a solar eclipse. I found that during the middle of the sequence my target (the sun) starts to stray from the middle of the screen, even though the tracking in EQMOD is set to solar. When I try to move the target back to the middle o...

Robin, another related question. For whatever mount I buy I will need to enter its settings into the hardware set-up tab in Sharpcap. Will Sharpcap remember these settings every time I connect the mount? Can I switch between my EQ6-R-Pro and the new mount without going into the hardware tab every ti...

Thanks, I appreciate the info. I am not sure which of these mounts I will buy (if any). I am waiting to see how the guiding works with my current EQ6 mount and the C11. If it works ok I may just stay with the EQ6. EQMOD has worked well for me using Sharpcap so far, so if I need another mount I am le...

I have a C11 Edge telescope on order which I will use for both deep sky and planetary imaging. I have an EQ6 mount now, but from what I understand it may be undersized for this OTA for doing deep sky imaging. So I am now considering getting a bigger mount. After doing some reading on the subject the...

Thanks! I'll be sure to remove the filter for the diamond ring(s) and totality, and make sure the dust cap is on at other times when the filter is off. Looking at the new picture with the Redcat 71, it looks like it will be easier to keep centered. Thanks for including it. Also I will watch this for...

Thanks very much Brian! I just bought a Redcat 71 and am anxious to try it out. So I will be using that (not the Esprit 100) I mentioned before. So the sun should be smaller in the FOV, which might help keep it centered. I have done quite a bit of imaging/stacking, so just running it for 4 min durin...