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It was clear for 90 minutes last night so had a chance to actually try the camera for the first time as it has been over a month since I brought the thing and have never used it. The images below are just test captures as we were just playing with the camera there are no dark / flats subtracted and the images are the live stack saved as displayed with stretch etc straight from SharpCap all frames are included in the stack as I never had FWHM filtering active. The images were dithered every 120s, focus was carried out by eye looking at the screen so probably not perfect and there was a 6 to 10 mph wind so not ideal.

On the Orion image the trapezium is their before the auto stretch blows it out. First impressions with the camera are very good but will need to have a longer play with it when it next stops raining. All images are captured without any light pollution filtering.

Equipment
Mount M-UNO Synscan - Controlled via Green Swap Server software
Scope APM LZOS 130/780 + Flattener so at F6
Guide scope Skywatcher ED72 + 290MM guide Camera
Imaging Camera ASI 2600MC-PRO
All controlled by a Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox V2
Software Sharpcap + PHD2 + Stellarium to find the targets. Guide exposure 0.5s with PHD2 Zfilter

Images
M81_M82 - 34 frames at 60s 300g bl24 -10c so 2040 seconds (the live stack said 35 but it had added in a 1s dither exposure)
Horse Head / Flame - 75 frames at 20s 300g bl24 -10c so 1500 seconds
Orion - 47 frames at 10s 200g bl24 -10c so 470 seconds

ASI2600MC_PRO_M81_M82_27_02_2020_Stack_35frames_2041s_WithDisplayStretch_proc by Nick Davis, on Flickr

ASI2600MC_PRO_Horsehead_Flame_27_02_2020_Stack_75frames_1500s_WithDisplayStretch by Nick Davis, on Flickr

ASI2600MC_PRO_Orion_27_02_2020_Stack_47frames_470s_WithDisplayStretch by Nick Davis, on Flickr

Nice, Nick. I wish I had a FOV like yours. Can you fit all of M31 in? So many targets out there, different sizes and brightness. Really need at least two scopes!

Brian

Hi Brian,
This is without my reducer with the 0.75x reducer in at F4.5 I can't quite get M31 in but at some point I will get the flattener for the ED72 and then I can guide with the 130/780 and get some really wide shots off the skywatcher that I normally guide with.

Cheers
Nick

Nick

That Orion is good in < 8 mins. I had to work for mine:
https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/com ... #post-9256

Should be some good images coming out of that camera once you get used to it and in bed for midnight.

Dave

Very nice first light especially coming straight out of SC! This camera is really looking good. I look forward to images that are calibrated with flats and darks. Good job Nick!

-Chris

Very nice!