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ZWO ASI178MC Images

Capture Notes: ZWO ASI178 color camera, unless otherwise indicated. 8 inch Meade LXD55 SCT and 3X barlow. ASIStudio is being used to capture the videos.
Processing Notes: Final processing has been done using AutoStakkert for stacking and AstroSurface for wavelets, Neat Image for noise removal, and PhotoShop CS2, Paint Shop Pro 9, or The Gimp were used for adjusting levels, curves, and color.

February 16, 2026 at 01:23 UT

346 frames stacked. Camera settings: Exposure setting: 29 milliseconds, gain: 338. The video resolution was set to 1280x1024. Binning was set to 1x1. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). Angular diameter 44.3".

November 6, 2025 at 09:03 UT

420 frames stacked. Camera settings: Exposure setting: 32 milliseconds, gain: 338. The video resolution was set to 1280x1280. Binning was set to 1x1. The final image was cropped to 1024x1024. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). Angular diameter 41.2".