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Old 22-06-2011, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cybereye View Post
Everything seems to work OK and ended up with Gain/Offset values of 1 and 113 respectively. However, I'm not that sure on the Offset value - do I just have a large exposure in order to over-saturate the image?
Those are good starting values. Keep your gain at 1 then adjust your offset to get approx 500 to 1000ADU in your skycount (sky background). Mine is set at offsey 68. Most people I know are around 100. Depends on your camera. Once you've found the sweet spot leave it there.
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