Its easy to keep track of the clear nights when there are so few!
Second light with my Sharpstar 61 EDPHII and I captured about 10 hours on the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
I was blessed with the 12th and 13th clear night of the year last Thursday and Friday. A much welcomed cool front passed through Thursday brought the nighttime temperatures into the mid 60’s F.
Its easy to keep track of the clear nights when there are so few!
Second light with my Sharpstar 61 EDPHII and I captured about 10 hours on the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
Imaging Info:
Telescope: Sharpstar 61 with a 0.8
Camera: ASI 533
Filter: IDAS LPS-D1
Software: Captured with N.I.N.A. 60 second subs (about 600 of them) at 104 gain
PHD2
Processed in Pixinsight with a small nudge in
I think that 30 second subs would have been more appropriate. My delta ADU between lights and darks was just over 800. Usually, I shoot a delta ADU of 100-200.
Even with 60 second subs, Pixinsight’s WBPP (registering/calibrating) chewed on the 600 or so subs for over two hours (my pc is a few years old, but it’s a Ryzen 7 2800x with 32g ddr4).
I am really enjoying using this little scope!
Please share any thoughts or ideas. I have a few of my own for the next process.
Thanks for looking!