#firecapture
The clouds didn't part early enough to try and catch comet Lemmon.
But Saturn isn't looking too shabby, so trying a bit of planetary imaging
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October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Saturn, taken on the 8th Oct.
The seeing wasn't the best but quite pleased how it turned out.

For those who use Firecapture, I've been tweaking the RGB colour capture settings, which I'm still not happy with. Would be interested to hear what others do to get accurate colour rendition
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October 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Using software (e.g., FireCapture) read in data, adjusting exposure, gain, gamma. Use the shortest exposure and smallest ROI possible while still resolving the object (short expo/small ROI = more frames = better lucky imaging). (6/8)
November 17, 2024 at 8:01 PM
2025-08-29 10:14 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan, Player One Uranus-C⁠, Phoenix Wheel 8 x 1.25", (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, Optolong UV/IR-Cut, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
September 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm old school.
Plug the camera straight into a laptop running Firecapture and save direct to the internal drive. Then move to an external drive before the internal drive gets full!
Fwiw I take AVI's. I know SERs are supposed to be better, but I've yet to see a noticeable difference tbh
December 21, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Finally decent seeing! Stacked about 1000 of the best frames from 8 minutes of video of Jupiter. Captured with FireCapture, processed with AutoStakkert!4, WinJUPOS, WaveSharp and PixInsight. Gear: Celestron EdgeHD 11", ZWO AM5N, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro.

#jupiter #astrophotography #celestron
January 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76Ha
📸
Player One Uranus-M
Mount
iOptron CEM25P
Accessory
GSO 1.5 x Barlow (lens cell only)
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Blumentals Solutions GIF Animator Pro
Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert!
Filip Szczerek ImPPG
Torsten Edelmann FireCapture"
October 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
2024-07-01 11:04 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan⁠, Player One Uranus-C, Optolong UV/IR Cut 1.25", (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, Affinity Photo
July 26, 2024 at 4:44 PM
A couple attempts with a dedicated #Solar #Telescope made by #Lunt. Like most things in this hobby, they are quite easy to get started, and quite hard to get good at. These images are from a monochrome video, refined down to a single image. #LAAS #AstroPhotography #Astro #ZWO
February 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Lunar South Pole

2025 Jan 11 - 21:36UTC

The Moon was close to maximum libration, tipped up relative to the Earth by about 6.5˚. As a result you can just make out Shackleton crater.
1200 frames FireCapture video, best 20% stacked in ASIVideoStack, cropped in Lightroom; label added in Photoshop.
January 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
AR 3796, AR 3792, AR 3790 (656.28 nm and 656.33 nm), 26 august 2024

Details and better quality images:

(656.28 nm)
astrob.in/25vvwx/0/

telescopius.com/pictures/vie...

(656.33 nm)
astrob.in/87h1hc/0/

telescopius.com/pictures/vie...

#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #sunspot ☀️
December 14, 2024 at 10:52 AM
2024-07-03 11:22 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan Goto Dobsonian⁠, Player One Uranus-C, Optolong UV/IR Cut 1.25", (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
August 1, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Lovely! I have most of that gear - I need a decent Barlow (and probably another mount so I can carry on with DSO on the other scope). I haven't tried Firecapture yet - I did give ASIair a quick video attempt, but it wasn't great.
January 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
2024-06-23 10:35 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan⁠, Player One Uranus-C, Optolong UV/IR Cut 1.25", (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
June 26, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Took a step back into something super beginner level. How to install FireCapture on Win 11 for both ZWO and QHY Cameras: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vGW...
EasyPeasy but I'm hoping this helps people with driver issues. 🔭
How to Install FireCapture on Windows 11 for ZWO and QHY Astro Cameras
This is a super beginner video for anyone who hasn't installed FireCapture before or are having trouble getting ZWO and/or QHY cameras working. Download Fire...
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2024 at 10:54 PM
AR 3796 , 656.23 nm and 656.33 nm, 26 august 2024

Details and higher quality images:

(656.23 nm)
astrob.in/29xo34/0/

telescopius.com/pictures/vie...

(656.33 nm)
astrob.in/25cdik/0/

telescopius.com/pictures/vie...

#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #sunspot ☀️
December 14, 2024 at 10:44 AM
2025-06-21 11:27 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan, Player One Uranus-M⁠, (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, Baader 685nm IR-Pass, Chroma U-Bessell, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
June 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Sun, 24 august 2024: filaments
Details and better quality images in the captions.

#astronomy #astrophotography #sun #halpha ☀️
December 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM
2024-11-17 8:51 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan Goto Dobsonian, Player One Uranus-C⁠, Optolong UV/IR Cut 1.25", APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Glad you like it.
Capture - Firecapture.
Stacking - Autostakkert.
Processing - Astrosurface & Photoshop.
April 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm sure it's compatible with either providing capture software is available for both.
I use firecapture running on windows
February 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
2024-06-23 11:19 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan⁠, Player One Uranus-C, Optolong UV/IR Cut 1.25", (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
June 24, 2024 at 2:14 PM
2025-06-01 11:00 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan Goto Dobsonian, Player One Uranus-M⁠, (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, Chroma RGB (pre-2019), ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
June 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
2025-06-02 2:24 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan Goto Dobsonian, Player One Uranus-M⁠, (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, Chroma RGB (pre-2019), ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
June 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
2024-07-06 10:47 UTC
Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W)

Hardware
Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan⁠, Player One Uranus-C, Optolong UV/IR Cut 1.25", (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, ZWO ADC

Software
FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, Affinity Photo
August 4, 2024 at 5:59 PM