The camera is an SBIG 8300C with the auto-guiding package. I know the pixel resolution is better with the black-and-white camera using a filter wheel for the color, but I’m too stupid to do all that. Heck, I forgot to do the dark subtraction. Didn’t have any darks to subtract. Obviously, you don’t have to guide for M42. Good thing. I set up the auto-guide package, anyway, just to go through the motion of setting it up. Word of advice, don’t leave PHD Guiding without making sure the program has gone through it’s calibration function. I left PHD, jumped into Nebulosity (I’d already been in the program and had done the focus routine) and started taking preview images of M42 with the guiding package running. Guess what? Those shots were really funky-looking. The guide camera is calibrating the mount and I’m snapping previews right and left. I look at the first preview under guiding and I thought, ‘this camera sucks‘. I went back into focus mode and notice the image jumping around with each 1-second focus iteration. I went back to the PHD window and realized what was happening. Push-Here-Dummy, obviously, didn’t take me into account. Dave On Mar 11, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Larry Holmes <larry@kijoda.com> wrote:
Dave, I agree w/Chuck. I have been waiting for just a bit warmer weather to make my first stab with my new gear. I will be very happy if I can come somewhat near your first try. What is your camera? 73
On 3/11/2013 9:49 AM, Dave Gary wrote:
First light with new camera. Huge learning curve ahead.
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