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M42 with Atik 314E
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:14 am
by turfpit
- _M42-250x0.5s.jpg (252.13 KiB) Viewed 1990 times
Altair 66-ED refractor, Planostar 0.8x reducer/flattener, Atik 314E CCD camera (16-bit ADC).
SharpCap 3.2 + FITS Liberator + Siril + GIMP 2.10 + ASCOM driver
[unguided]
250 lights, 100 darks, 100 bias, 100 flats
exposure=0.5s (well that is the only setting there is!).
Quite pleased with this as a first attempt with 'new to me' technology as I didn't blow out the Trapezium (trust in the histogram). Might be the edge of Running Man on this image? Next time I will capture both.
Dave
Re: M42 with Atik 314E
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:22 pm
by mAnKiNd
Very nice! How come it only gives you 0.5s?
Re: M42 with Atik 314E
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:55 pm
by turfpit
The histogram was showing saturated so I backed off the exposure. Have since found out that things might be different with the 16-bit ADC. An experienced Atik user told me the trapezium won’t burn out on higher exposure.
I will revisit with higher values and post the outcome into this thread.
Dave