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Why isn't there an Astronomical Camera that can switch between an OSC and a Monochrome mode?

I've been shootig with a ZWO2600 Pro for the last year. Although I love the results and resolution of the camera, I'd really like to take a crack at narrow band Astropthotography without investing in another expensive AP camera, althogh I understand a monochorme mode would still require the filter sets and a filter wheel. Is it possible to design a duel functioning camera? I know my Nikon DSLR can do this, or is there an engineering issue that I'm missing? If the ZWO design team is reading these posts, I think ya'll might have a huge market that you are missing.

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Seestar Official Group

S50 subframe calibration with darks and flats

There is still one thing that is unclear to me: Does SEESTAR S50 automatically calibrate each subframe with dark and flat frames?If not, what do I need to do to ensure that both calibrations are performed? Thank you for your reply. Gianpaolo.

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Astronomy Chatroom

What is the Daily Image process?

Hi,If I post an image, is it directly enter daily image process? or I have do something?Thanks.Ali

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Image Processing Techniques

S50 subframe calibration with darks and flats

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Planetary Photography

How Is Imaging the New Moon Even Possible Near the Sun?

I’m genuinely confused how imaging the new Moon is even possible when it’s sitting so close to the Sun. Without a solar filter it’s obviously unsafe, but when a solar filter is on, the Moon all but disappears and there’s nothing visible to frame or focus on. Since the Moon isn’t emitting light and the filter blocks nearly everything except the Sun, how would one realistically locate and image the new Moon at all without risking equipment or eyesight? I'm thinking about this for the lunar badge and all I can think of that would be safe and effective would be to take a picture of the Sliver Moon. Any suggestions or recommendations are welcome.

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Telescopes

有没有1000元以下的日珥镜，或者是可以拍日珥的替代品？？？？？

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学生党天爱聚集地

太6了😂

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Seestar Official Group

Why is my Seestar s50 connection being lost and image stack progress deleted?

Hello all, I am new to the whole Astro photography scene and I've been learning my new s50 which I got for Christmas. I have taken some Luna pictures which turned out great, and decided to attempt my first nebula imaging which is where my errors begin. The telescope tracks and identifies the nebula (IC 434) well but after about 20 mins my connection drops and when I attempt to reconnect it says unable to connect, until I am right next to the telescope. Once connected it says something along the lines of "image stacking failed, deleting" and deletes all progress. Here is an image I saved manually before connection loss (ran for about 10 mins): I am new to this so I may be an issue caused by me, any idea on how to fix this? (also tips/ tricks/ suggestions are appreciated!)

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界面死机问题？

为什么s50更新之后转搜寻界面就发生死机现象？

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S.W.A.G. TEAM

For Those Who Capture Light in the Darkness

S.W.A.G. members — we're exploring something ambitious and potentially epic. PROJECT: LIGHTFALLProject: Lightfall will be a special, completely optional side project for those interested in participating in a large-scale, collaborative imaging effort unlike anything we've done before.The ConceptThe goal is to create a progressive “zoom-in” journey into a deep-sky object (target still to be determined).I'll begin with a widefield DSLR image showing the larger region of the sky.From there, participants will throw everything we have at it:SeeStarsRedCatsCarbonStarsRefractors, reflectors, SCTsEach successive contribution narrows the field, creating the effect of flying deeper and deeper into the object.The final result may take the form of:A collageA cinematic zoom-in videoOr bothSeeStar Remote Network The SeeStar remote network may be implemented to benefit those who want to participate but do not have access to the chosen object due to location, timing, or sky limitations. This allows more members to contribute meaningfully regardless of geographic constraints.Team Structure (Likely)This project will likely involve two primary teams:Image acquisitionImage processingCurrent StatusWe are in the pre-planning phaseCore planning team as of now: Sun Tzu, DeShda, and myselfA planetary nebula is currently being considered as the target, though this is not set in stoneData and AccessGiven the scope of this effort, we anticipate a large volume of data, which may require a separate shared drive account. All participants will have full access to the project data and materials.What We Need From YouIf you're interested in participating, please reply with:Your acknowledgment that you want to participateA list of the gear you plan to use, including:Telescope(s)Camera(s)Any relevant settings or configurationsWhether you are willing to be part of the SeeStar remote networkOptional: which team you're most interested in (image acquisition, image processing, or both)Final ThoughtsThis may very well become one of the largest collaborative projects ever undertaken by members of S.W.A.G. Participation is entirely voluntary and considered a side project, but for those who join, it's an opportunity to push collaboration, creativity, and technical skills to new limits.If this sounds like something you'd like to be part of, raise your hand and let us know what you can bring to the project.PROOF OF CONCEPTInitially, we do need a small "call to arms". A small group of volunteers with a variety of imaging equipment to image an object for a pre-determined amount of time, and possibly one brave soul (@XRaySpex ?) to test out the remote network to work out the bugs. This will be for a random object for a limited amount of time just to see how this all works. This will be hard.This will be COMPLICATED!THIS WILL BE FUN!!!!!Please consider and let us know. And as always,Per Aspera, Ad Astra

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