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Robert
Sensational first image with the new camera
Well done !!
Just an observation and recommendation,
Looking at the curves on this camera when using Unity Gain your only getting up to 18,000e in the pixel well which has a maximum well depth of 48,600e so your dynamic range is limited at the expense of a lower read noise of 0.7e rms which isn’t a big saving
Unity gain is fine but give the camera a chance to show its wears and give Highest Dynamic Range ( Gain 0 ) a go, you will probably extract more detail especially on the longer exposures and objects with nebulosity
I found this with my 2600MC , HDR is the best setting for all objects and Sky glow , I image from Bortle 8 and Bortle 3
As far as cooling goes the dark current doesn’t improve much on the 071MC when you cool lower than -5C so that’s the optimum cooling setting. My 2600MC has a massive reduction in dark current from -5C down to -20c +
Have fun with your new camera and enjoy its capabilities, ZWO have certainly come a long way in the last 2 years with these OSC cooled CMOS cameras
Martin
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