Pelican with HX916

[Rocket Pooch]

Had to give the camera a go, oh what a learning curve.

[Mike]

Nice detail Chris.

[Whitters]

Cool!

[Mike]

Why do you say "Oh what a learning curve" Chris ?

[Rocket Pooch]

well the reason for saying this is because the camera is dead easy to use, but when I was using it there was the following problem, the fits file saved created black dots in the stars, so when I was taking this image I kept reducing the exposure duration to ensure the black dots were minimum hence the one minute images rather than the 3x3 binned 2 minute images I was doing before where each frame was as good as this stack.  So I decided just to get anything I went 2x2 and kept the exposure to 1min and got this.  where the actual 3x3 binned images all the stars where black because the processing software I used did not support floating point iopperation on the fits and therefore any levels over 32774 we're negative and pants.  eve thought at the binning the levels went well depth went upto 120,000 and I think this was approx 64,000 levels in the FITS etc etc etc.

Anyway I know what a) the problem is now b) how to cure it.

hence the curve.

[Mike]

Aaahh, what software are you using ? Is it AIP4WIN ?

[Rocket Pooch]

yes and version 2 does now support the new fits formats, which should be dispatched soon, their shipping it in mid July,err now hopefully.

FITX and Stella Magic are ok and also AstroArt, but I like AIP its very easy