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SharpCap Sensor Analysis and Smart Histogram - I'm impressed
I recently ran SharpCap's daytime sensor analysis on my ZWO ASI185mc attached to my F7 120mm refractor. SharpCap saves the results for later use in it's Smart Histogram feature.
Then the other night I tried out the Smart Histogram which will do a 30 second sky analysis and collate that with the stored sensor analysis data to recommend optimum gain and exposure time.
I was astounded at the result. Best ever EAA live imaging result ever from what I've always considered to be a noisy amp glow ridden camera, and the biggest surprise was the recommended camera settings which were way different to what I had assumed might be good;
Gain: 144 (I'd been trying 200 ~ 350)
Exposure: 8 sec (I'd been trying 10 ~ 45 seconds)
Has anyone else used the Smart Histogram?
The attached picture is scaled WYSIWYG image from the Live Stacking screen. 8 second exposures, with a flat and SharpCap generated darks.
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