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Waxing crescent Moon (26.47%) with the ZWO ASI462MC camera and a Mak90 telescope

Close up on the Moon using the ASI426MC camera with a 1250mm focal distance / 90mm aperture (f/13.88) telescope on top of a Meade LX85 computerized german equatorial mount.

Author: Fernando Schuindt
License: CC BY 4.0
Camera: ZWO ASI462MC
Lens/Telescope: Meade ETX 90 (OTA-only) (90mm aperture, 1250mm focal distance, f/13.88, Maksutov-Cassegrain)
Mount: Meade LX85 GEM (Two-star alignment).
Software: SharpCap 3.2, PIPP, AutoStakkert, RegiStax 6, Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.
Location Name: Aracaju - Sergipe, Brazil
Bortle Scale: 7
Location Aprox. Coordinates: 10°58’31.0”S 37°04’26.0”W
Timezone: UTC-3 (No daylight saving time)
Outdoor temp.: 26° C
Outdoor humidity: 98%
Backup Images (On Google Photos): https://photos.app.goo.gl/C6m7Ebpt6Qj83VSCA

(Click to zoom)

Picture 1

Composition: 1000 frames captured, stacked 63.
Timestamp (Local Time): 06-16-2021 19:38:22
Theme: 26.47% Moon

CameraSettings.txt:

[ZWO ASI462MC]
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=AVI files (*.avi)
Binning=1
Capture Area=1936x1096
Colour Space=RGB24
Temperature=35.3
High Speed Mode=On
Turbo USB=100(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=120 fps
Gain=64
Exposure=0.032
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=65(Auto)
White Bal (R)=53
Brightness=78
Auto Exp Max Gain=300
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=130
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=None
Subtract Dark=None
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.521367521367521
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-06-16T22:38:22.0496841Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6482.0

Picture 2

Composition: 1000 frames captured, stacked 70.
Timestamp (Local Time): 06-16-2021 20:09:05
Theme: 26.47% Moon
Other Gear: Celestron 2x barlow lens Multi-Coated, Optolong UV-IR Cut 1.25” filter.

CameraSettings.txt:

[ZWO ASI462MC]
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Output Format=AVI files (*.avi)
Binning=1
Capture Area=1936x1096
Colour Space=RGB24
Temperature=34.6
High Speed Mode=On
Turbo USB=100(Auto)
Flip=None
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=364
Exposure=0.016
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=76(Auto)
White Bal (R)=53
Brightness=102
Auto Exp Max Gain=300
Auto Exp Max Exp M S=30000
Auto Exp Target Brightness=130
Mono Bin=Off
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=None
Subtract Dark=None
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.521367521367521
#White Point
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2021-06-16T23:09:05.1548647Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6482.0