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Is that time of year when I don't know what Imaging train to have on my mount. I decided to swap out the scope for my narrower FOV 8" SkyWatcher Quattro. Sounds simple right!!! Well it is if you don't need to pull the Guiding scope down to the rings and barrel, or move the EAF of one and transplant it on the other focuser. But it was a lot nicer temperature than we'll be having until April.....
My scopes never get brought into the house. They are kept at ambient temperature either in the Observatory of a little motorhome. It seems to be working, so far...
As usual old age is catchin' up and I have issues remembering the idiosyncrasies the transplant has. In addition remembering the details to change in my capture/control program. Once i got the bugs (gremlins) ironed out I chose a target way lower than I normally shoot, M51. It was down about 22 degrees above the horizon. Stacked in PixInSIght WBPP, with old darks (from the same camera in a different scope but like ambient temp. I always shoot with the camera sensor at -15C.
Managed 6 240 second shots with the ASI183MM Pro (gain 70; OS 8)using the Ha filter.
My scopes never get brought into the house. They are kept at ambient temperature either in the Observatory of a little motorhome. It seems to be working, so far...
As usual old age is catchin' up and I have issues remembering the idiosyncrasies the transplant has. In addition remembering the details to change in my capture/control program. Once i got the bugs (gremlins) ironed out I chose a target way lower than I normally shoot, M51. It was down about 22 degrees above the horizon. Stacked in PixInSIght WBPP, with old darks (from the same camera in a different scope but like ambient temp. I always shoot with the camera sensor at -15C.
Managed 6 240 second shots with the ASI183MM Pro (gain 70; OS 8)using the Ha filter.