A Bad Evening!

[Fay]

I am ok with the artifacts now, Chris, it was the cooling bit that was doing it. I saw the figure 9 in that box bottom right & now realise the the was the temp. Astroart does not mention anything about that.

It is only the focus, & framing that is my concern now!!  I will practice in a minute

[Rocket Pooch]

It might not have been very bright, did you get any numbers in the right side of the box?

[Fay]

The numbers were on zero.

Chris, can you bin flats?

[Rocket Pooch]

Hi,

Yes you can, I'm going to have too with mine to complete my image.

Chris

[Fay]

Thank God for that, too late for tonight. I was doing flats & they started off at 33,500 adu and by the end, they were 28,800adu. Do you think the light diminishes in the light panel if it is on too long?

[Rocket Pooch]

looks like they must do!

[Fay]

Ok, I just had a go at focusing & the star was not in the box. There is a big number bottom right, but the other two are zeros.

I will put a post on QSI forum

[Rocket Pooch]

Fay,

I think this is AstroArt thats the problem not QSI, maybe post there?  or both.

Chris

[MarkS]

mine takes about 28 secs

I can't believe you waited for a dark, cold, freezing night out in the back garden to try this out.  Why not experiment in daytime in the warmth of your home - both for your own comfort and so as not to waste valuable imaging time.

Mark

[Fay]

Hi Mark, i have not stopped experimenting since I got it.  All the other problems were the fact that I had not turned cooling on. Trouble was, I was still in the throes when the first good night came up & I had to go outside with what I knew at the time. And last night was the next good night, so had to go outside again. Learning in the field, so as to speak.

I just have to sort out the focusing & download times. It may have the same sort of size chip as the Canon, but the Canon is immediate in downloading subs. I assumed that QSI would be the same, but not so.