Give it a try. I don't find Firecapture to be super intuitive, but it can be figured out eventually. I mostly take photos with my dslr and APT, so I don't get lots of practice with Firecapture. dave On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 11:28 AM, <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:
Hi Dave,
Do you have experience using Firecapture? I'm looking at the tutorials on youtube but I may need some pointers on exposure times and gain settings. My refractor is f/7.5 and the focal length is 900mm. Jupiter comes up later in the evening but I may try the camera on Sirius just to learn how to focus the camera. For the price of an eyepiece I got a pretty nice ZWO CMOS camera. When it gets hot, I may have to drive to Baker Reservoir or Mountain Meadows.
Debbie
On 2018-04-23 05:05, Dave Gary wrote:
OPT fills almost all my astrophotography needs. I purchased a ZWO camera a couple of years back, the ASI120MC. It's a great little camera. I have it set up as my guide camera on my imaging setup. Also, I have used it for lunar and planetary imaging. It's a great little camera for the price. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the ZWO cameras.
Dave
On Apr 21, 2018, at 16:48, astrodeb@beyondbb.com wrote:
Hi!
I just found out OPT is having a sale on their merchandise. Here is one example. I missed the Christmas sale so I may take advantage of this. Skies are clear again in Southern Utah.
https://optcorp.com/collections/zwo-asi-224/ products/zwo-asi-224-uncooled-color-cmos-telescope-camera
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