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HI Robin, It doesn't have to be that accurate for what I was envisioning. The intention would just be to get you near enough focus to start the fine focus process. As an example, sometimes I will start out visually observing with an eyepiece before putting the camera on. Before I got the electronic ...

It would be nice to be able to save (with descriptions) a number of focuser positions that would enable one to get close to a desired focus position without either memorizing a focuser position or repeatedly press the coarse focus position button. For example, you might have different focuser positi...

Thanks Chris. I had just made a fairly lengthy post, but it seems to have disappeared into the ether. I agree that the native driver uses 50/50, but the camera SDK appears to use 52/95 (or 50/90). When using SharpCap or FireCap, there is no need to install any ZWO camera driver. It really doesn't ha...

That's funny. I deleted my default 294MC Pro initialization file in SharpCap, restarted it, and it showed 50/50. Just to make sure, I downloaded FireCapture, installed it new, and it also shows 50/50. I don't know if it matters, but which version of the ZWO camera driver are you using? I have been u...

Thanks guys for the discussion. In response to your first post, Bruce, I am basically doing EAA with a little post-processing. I save the stack from SharpCap "with adjustments," not the individual FITS files. All the adjustments I make in SharpCap are with the sliders in the livestack wind...

Here is a comparison of an M27 I captured a couple of nights ago using an L-eNhance filter: https://photos.app.goo.gl/eHH4iqvu2VYspsZJ9 compared to one I took last year without any filters: https://photos.app.goo.gl/p5Bg71fwemb4pTR2A Both were taken with a Celestron Evolution 8 with a Celestron 0.63...

Hi Joe, I also practice EAA rather than long exposure astrophotography. With a Celestron 8-inch and 0.63x reducer/corrector, SharpCap's Brain usually recommends 121 gain , brightness 4, and 10-20 second exposures in my Bortle 6+ skies. That seems to work well for me. If I use a filter like the L-eNh...

Menlo, I think (hope?) you have your answer. The Brain's suggested max dynamic range exposure/gain settings (for the measured sky brightness, camera sensor analysis, min/max exposure limits, and desired read noise limit) will give you the best dynamic range in a stacked image. It assumes you will be...

I don't have the same camera you do, so can't comment directly on the Brain's suggested gain/exposure/brightness settings other than it has picked the gain where the read noise has a sudden "step" dropoff and so corresponds with the highest dynamic range, lowest read noise gain for your ca...

Frankly, I don't see anyone directly responding to Menno's question, which as I understand it is, why, when he uses the settings recommended by the Brain tool, are the resulting images so dark as to be completely unusable? I am sure he understands he can use any gain/exposure/brightness settings tha...