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Tim, I've held off from replying due to the word "DSO" in the title, but now that I see that the topic has shifted towards imaging stars, I can add something to the discussion. Feel free to use sub one-second exposures for the Lyra double-double. They are bright at 6th magnitude. If you ha...

Anthony, I know that some people swear by Bahtinov Masks, but I stopped using mine for two reasons: you need a bright star, and you risk accidental loss of PA putting it on and taking it off if you bump the tripod/mount. Also, I focus often, after slewing to a new object and after a filter change. I...

Gary, I recognize the document in the screenshot of your original post: AAVSO's CCD Photometry Guide. I agree with Robin. You need a very stable light source. I tried an Electroluminescent Panel but found that the brightness varied. I ended up using an LCD monitor. I've attached results for a run at...

PYTHAGORAS

Geological period: Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years)
Dimension: 129.0x129.0Km / 78.0x78.0Mi
Height: 4800.0' / 14500.0ft

Virtual Moon Atlas says that it is in the northwest quadrant, not southwest.

What do I win?
BTW, decent photo

Brian

Hi Bruce, Awesome image! For inspiration (and humiliation) I visit Sara Wager's website. Here is her rendition of the Bubble: https://www.swagastro.com/ngc7635.html Astro-Physics' website also shows a cyan bubble: https://www.astro-physics.com/ She did not specify, but I believe it is SHO. Plenty of...

Tim, That is a tight FOV! You've got good star color. It is amazing what CMOS cameras can do with such short exposures. On the positive side, your FOV would be great for galaxies. M81 Bode's Galaxy will be coming around soon. Give it a try. Here is mine from a year ago. I used Bin 1 for luminance, a...

Hi Tim, Thank you for your reply! Great questions. The Newtonian Mask adds visual interest. I have a refractor. Refractors render stars as round discs due to the clear, unobstructed path provided by the lens system. Newtonian reflectors utilize two mirrors. The primary mirror gathers starlight, and ...

Hi Robin,

'import socket' works for me, but I am running SharpCap 3.1, second to last patch.

Brian

Jesus,

I enjoyed reading your code. Very well-structured, and makes maximal use of the Windows Forms library.

Thanks,
Brian

One last iteration...
I think I'm going with this going forward.

Brian