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Old 28-09-2020, 10:37 AM
Jackstar
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Thanks Martin.


I am using the ASCOM driver and image through NINA.


When i was researching the camera before buying and after there was limited info on people who were actually using them. I latched onto a couple of conversations on CN. They were talking gain 0 and gain 100 and still are.


https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/7...gain-0-vs-100/


and this one 3rd reply down John Rista


https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/7...g-sense/page-3


I do not have the technical knowledge to understand all of what is being said,and they can't seem to decide anyway, but i see that i should try gain 0 and gain 100.



The first thing i did on receiving the camera was a set of darks for both 0 gain and 100 gain.


I started off on gain 100, the plan being to use that for a while and then use the gain 0 setting and start to decide myself on what i thought was giving me the results that i wanted.



That is as far as i have got, still on gain 100. I am happy with my images so far, however i do see plenty detail in those galaxies of yours, is that down to the gain setting 0 i wonder or better seeing conditions?


I aren't due clear nights anytime soon but next session i will image at gain 0 and start to compare.


Similarly i have also only stuck to -10 sensor temp and planned on dropping that cooler too to see if i got an improvement.


I am sure you will have read these posts but i have to now ask the question why you have not been trying the gain 100 at least to compare? In particular because you have 2 different skies to image under you may find 1 works better than the other in one of those locations.


thanks Martin



Jack
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