[Stephane]

Hi all,

Yesterday, I received my first dedicated astro camera, the ZWO ASI294mc pro. I've been reading up on settings and processing for this camera. Can't wait to use it.

I heard that optimal temperature is -15 degrees (apparently no point going any lower, even in Winter), unity gain at 120 or 121 and offset of 30 are ideal, that bias frames should be avoided at all costs because of something being non-linear, and that dark flats are an absolute must. Apparently amp glow won't be an issue when calibrated with lots of darks, so I am aiming to create a dark library with 50 darks each at fixed temperature and settings, but varying exposure times; so 50 darks at 60", 50 darks at 120", etc.

Any further tips specifically for this camera?

Clear skies,
Stéphane