2024-01-31, 02:47 PM
Hi again, I guess I should have put in the last window after the longitude fix that I still see wild results. I shared my camera settings. Filters are input fairly detailed and look correct.
Here are results for the same object, which I just imaged and may take more images at the winter star party. The recommendations in the smart project builder are no where near where I'd expose, or need to, to get a good image.
With the corrected longitude, smart project builder did start up with the correct location and scope.. thanks for pointing this out.
In Smart Project builder I get these results:
With total 5 hours of exposure option set:
Lum is showing 8x20 min
Ha is showing 8x20 min
OIII is showing 8x20min
G is showing 8x20 min
SII is showing 8x20 min
R and B filters are conspicuously absent - not sure why
When I change to 20, acceptable image quality:
33 hr for lum
70hr for Ha
114hr for OIII
166 hr for Green
1671hr for SII
They are still all 20 min exposures and there still is no B or R filter. I included filter data files below. Filter exposure ranges should be by filter.
So back to my original question, I'm not sure how to use this data, it doesn't help me set exposure or plan a night of imaging.
What would be idea is for instance give a number of nights or hours of total object imaging and have Smart Project Builder make recommendations for the best mix of LRGB or narrowband to create an image. And narrowband targets should be focused on narrowband filters plus RGB for stars.
Broadband targets should be set for LRGB (with L balanced with RGB overall exposure). Maybe a setting(s) to make this obvious as to what filters are doing what.
In any case, the data that's most useful is the target selection tool to help find targets, the exposure information that I see isn't very useful. Now maybe I'm using it wrong or something is still set wrong. Looking to learn and fix it.
Here are results for the same object, which I just imaged and may take more images at the winter star party. The recommendations in the smart project builder are no where near where I'd expose, or need to, to get a good image.
With the corrected longitude, smart project builder did start up with the correct location and scope.. thanks for pointing this out.
In Smart Project builder I get these results:
With total 5 hours of exposure option set:
Lum is showing 8x20 min
Ha is showing 8x20 min
OIII is showing 8x20min
G is showing 8x20 min
SII is showing 8x20 min
R and B filters are conspicuously absent - not sure why
When I change to 20, acceptable image quality:
33 hr for lum
70hr for Ha
114hr for OIII
166 hr for Green
1671hr for SII
They are still all 20 min exposures and there still is no B or R filter. I included filter data files below. Filter exposure ranges should be by filter.
So back to my original question, I'm not sure how to use this data, it doesn't help me set exposure or plan a night of imaging.
What would be idea is for instance give a number of nights or hours of total object imaging and have Smart Project Builder make recommendations for the best mix of LRGB or narrowband to create an image. And narrowband targets should be focused on narrowband filters plus RGB for stars.
Broadband targets should be set for LRGB (with L balanced with RGB overall exposure). Maybe a setting(s) to make this obvious as to what filters are doing what.
In any case, the data that's most useful is the target selection tool to help find targets, the exposure information that I see isn't very useful. Now maybe I'm using it wrong or something is still set wrong. Looking to learn and fix it.