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Old 11-03-2009, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
Usually they would take darks at the end, not between each light. But you need to make sure your darks are taken at the same temperature as your lights, otherwise they just won't match up and you'll end up with black spots in your nebula.

I'd love to be able to use darks instead of ICNR but the results have always been better with ICNR, for me.
Ahh ok, unfortunately I may have to take them while imaging, the ambient temp usually falls steadily here in Canberra during the night. Especially during winter /freeze

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Originally Posted by RB View Post
Like Mike said I do them at the end or if the temp is changing I'll stop the lights and do a run of darks and then resume the lights.

I use around 15 sec rest between shots, to allow the sensor to cool a little and let everything settle, but it adds up in the end, I may cut the rest time back a little.

Also are you using Mirror Lock up?
This helps too.

Yep, I'm using Mirror Lock up. I currently have the rest time between shots set in IP at 10 sec. Thanks for all the info, depending on how the temp is on the night I will take them at the end or during the run.

Michael
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