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Hi Robin In the latest 3.2 version, as well as v4 beta, the new SX Midi filter wheel (which came out in January of this year) will cause SC to freeze then completely lockup and then close when we move from one filter to another. It may take a few turns before it happens but it always happens when SC...

These are both very beautiful images, Tim. Congratulations but keep the wife happy so you can keep buying new telescope toys.

Bruce

Hi Gary I agree that most, including myself, have fallen victim to using longer exposure times than are required. That, like Robin stated, does lead to saturated stars at times, all looking white and sometimes bloated. The star shapes are also affected by oversampling or undersampling, depending on ...

Hi Tim Agree- the Bubble N is an amazing object. Would like to see your image from the Newt when you are done. The 249MC is a great camera. I had it for a long time before switching to the 2600MC. The broadband UHC LP filter will indeed give a different look of the Bubble N which is also very intere...

Well- there better not be more in it or the filter doesn't work and/or the nebula has changed. It is a dominate Ha structure (thus the red dominance) with very little OIII in it unlike other structures like the Veil Nebula. If you look carefully at it, the white wispy lines on the bubble itself are ...

Excellent, Menno! The Crab is always a crowd pleaser.

Bruce

One of the most peculiar emission nebulae and a fan favorite, the Bubble Nebula never ceases to amaze. This bright HII structure in the constellation Cassiopeia with its bubble created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star. The nebula is near a giant molecular clou...

According to ZWO, the new bin 1 is operating in HGC so there is no noticeable drop-off in read noise like with the old bin 1 setting. They recommend using 120 gain and 30 offset in either setting. I just downloaded the new SDK so hope to try it soon and compare it to the old bin 1 that I have been u...

Further update from ZWO on bin settings............ bin1 2.3um 12bit ADC bin2 sensor bin2 4.6um 14bit ADC bin3 software bin3 2.3um 12bit ADC bin4 sensor bin2 + software bin2 4.6um 14bit ADC Essentially, bin 2 was the only option available when the camera became available. ------------------------- I...

HI Robin

Good reminder- I have been using this camera with the 64 bit version of SharpCap and it works perfectly.

Bruce