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Uranus f25 9/13/07

Started by fugardi, 09/15/2007 04:02PM
Posted 09/15/2007 04:02PM | Edited 09/15/2007 04:04PM Opening Post
By using the 2.5X barlow, I had to crank the gain to 100% and gamma to 10% just to get the image bright enough to capture. Unfortuneately, the result was grainy at this max gain setting. Mirror temp delta 0.8degC and climbing which is indicating that my body heat may be radiating to the back of the scope, adversely affecting the seeing in my small 7' dome. Next time out, I plan to roll my computer/power box cart outside to see if it helps. Best 200frames stacked from 1500. Opposition of Uranus was 4 days earlier.

Regards,
Steve

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