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Originally Posted by xa-coupe
Thanks guys. I did get a single star (Hadar) to show after I took the filter out ... so I focused on that. I was also having mount troubles as well as some weird stuff with APT, so at that stage I said '"dash it" or words to that effect and packed up and went inside.
I will have to get my head around gain and how it relates to ISO and the nuances of it all. I'm still at a loss as to how to focus with the L-Extreme but I will get there!!
I made a few changes... a new laptop, a new camera and a new guide scope. The new laptop is acting weird so I am reverting back to my old laptop which is quite old but stable. I'm also considering changing to NINA but I'll find out if the old laptop fixes my issues before changing yet another thing.
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dont overthink it... i dont think gain and binning are the main source of your troubles .. the defaults should work fine....it becomes more a case of changing these later or not to suit targets and conditions...not changing just to get it to work. Sounds more like focus and APT issues/stretching etc that may need to be tweaked so you can see stuff... I gave up on APT in the end and now use NINA which I find easier and less finicky. Mind you I dont bother with live view since going to astro cameras.