Saturn UTC
CM1: 328.90°
CM2: 268.40°
CM3: 217.70°
CLat: +31.60°
Description
Seeing was not as cooperative for the first time in a few months. I decided to overhaul my imaging train for the C8. The ASI224MC has been swapped out for my ASI174MM with Orion RGB filters. While it takes work to get reasonably accurate colors with these filters, I find satisfaction with the colors captured by OSC cameras to be rare. Since the ASI74MM has larger pixels, I've switched back to the Celestron X-Cel 3x barlow to compensate.
Equipment
ZWO ASI174MM
Celestron X-Cel 3x
Celestron EdgeHD 8
Logs
FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Camera=ZWO ASI174MM Filter=B Profile=Saturn Diameter=16.25" Magnitude=0.55 CMI=331.3° CMIII=219.9° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=8500mm (F/23) Resolution=0.14" Filename=2018-10-06-0311_7-EC-B-Sat.ser Date=2018_10_06 Start=03_10_30.869 Mid=03_11_45.874 End=03_13_00.879 Start(UT)=03_10_30.869 Mid(UT)=03_11_45.874 End(UT)=03_13_00.879 Duration=150.010s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=2142 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=no ROI=332x194 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=14 Shutter=70.00ms Gain=400 (100%) AutoHisto=75 (off) FPS=100 (off) AutoExposure=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) Brightness=1 (off) Gamma=50 (off) HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off USBTraffic=80 Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=255 Histogramm=100% Noise(avg.deviation)=2.67 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=150 Seconds Sensor temperature=39.2°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Camera=ZWO ASI174MM Filter=G Profile=Saturn Diameter=16.25" Magnitude=0.55 CMI=328.9° CMIII=217.6° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=8500mm (F/23) Resolution=0.14" Filename=2018-10-06-0307_7-EC-G-Sat.ser Date=2018_10_06 Start=03_06_29.117 Mid=03_07_45.666 End=03_09_02.215 Start(UT)=03_06_29.117 Mid(UT)=03_07_45.666 End(UT)=03_09_02.215 Duration=153.098s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=2550 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=no ROI=332x194 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=16 Shutter=60.00ms Gain=400 (100%) AutoHisto=75 (off) FPS=100 (off) AutoExposure=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) Brightness=1 (off) Gamma=50 (off) HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off USBTraffic=80 Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=255 Histogramm=100% Noise(avg.deviation)=2.63 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=none Sensor temperature=38.7°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Camera=ZWO ASI174MM Filter=R Profile=Saturn Diameter=16.25" Magnitude=0.55 CMI=326.5° CMIII=215.4° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=8500mm (F/23) Resolution=0.14" Filename=2018-10-06-0303_7-EC-R-Sat.ser Date=2018_10_06 Start=03_02_28.351 Mid=03_03_43.372 End=03_04_58.393 Start(UT)=03_02_28.351 Mid(UT)=03_03_43.372 End(UT)=03_04_58.393 Duration=150.042s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=2247 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=no ROI=332x194 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=14 Shutter=66.76ms Gain=400 (100%) AutoHisto=75 (off) FPS=100 (off) AutoExposure=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) Brightness=1 (off) Gamma=50 (off) HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off USBTraffic=80 Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=255 Histogramm=100% Noise(avg.deviation)=2.63 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=150 Seconds Sensor temperature=36.8°C