Bob Rose mentioned the hyperstar a friend of his has and so I thought I would continue the discussion with an example. The attached image of M31 is a single shot, no editing of about 18 sec. with ASI

Bob, I don't have enough experience to say. So far, I have not adjusted PHD2. Don

Also, I have only used FITS so far, not JPG, and they work for me. Don

Bob, Have you used the "Settings Assistant" on ASPS? It is shown under "Settings", then "Settings Assistant" and will calculate the effective f.l. and pixel size. On my scope, I used the calculated fo

The programs I have seen say 5-10 secs, but that will depend a little on focal. Nice round stars, and not overexposed is what I try for (though I am still experimenting). I have an ASI290MC and I have

Yes: FITS or JPEG. In the window where you enter the path to the file and select file, in the lower right there is a field that defaults to "File". Once you chose your file, you must now change that f

Astrogb pops up a screen that asks for F.L. and pixel size and chip array size. It then selects the appropriate files for the FOV and camera and downloads them from astrometry.net. Don

There are many (dozens?) of star data files to choose from. There are different sections of the sky as well as different depth of magnitudes. You will be asked about your camera, scope, etc., so you m

I incorrectly said that PHD2 had a plate solve for polar alignment - it does not. I was thinking of SharpCap. but there are probably many other programs as well. Don

Bob, Is this a series using a < single > narrow band filter? I'm not that familiar with filter nomenclature, but I assume that the single filter has narrow bands for all the species you listed. What w

Me, too, but can still get this and although likely minor illness, can be significant and/or long term. 12% of UAB hospitalizations are vaccinated. Also, some evidence the efficacy is reduced after 6

I am still avoiding close contact due to COVID Delta. It's a long ride to make in a single day! Don

That is a long trip but a good site. Best of luck. I'm planning on Okie Tex in October (unless Delta scare me off) so I am not available. Just curious, do you camp or stay at the lodge? Don Waters

Good for you. Inspires me to get out. Don

Here is my first shot with ASI294MC (color, cooled). 20 x 10sec. 5 darks, no guiding - tracking only. Meade LX85 (entry level) mount. DSS. Only spent about 5 minutes using GIMP to adjust color curves,

I say suspend. Many good reasons already given. Don Waters

Good job, Bob. Thanks for sharing. How long were exposures with RASA11? I assume you could get much shorter. Don

My old Celestron mount has died and nothing seems available anywhere. Does anyone have anything for sale/rent? I am open to just about any EQ that will guide, or any brand, although I prefer Celestron

Can't make this one due to commitments, but with COVID mostly past, look forward to next one. Don Waters

Thank you. What about future meetings? Do I have to wait and receive the email link?