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ZWO ASI178MC Camera Images

Capture Notes: ZWO ASI178MC 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. PhotoShop CS2, Paint Shop Pro 9, or The Gimp have been used for adjusting levels, curves, and color, while Neat Image is used for digital noise removal.
Image Notes: North is up.

November 12, 2025 at 1:18 UT

548 frames stacked. Camera settings: exposure 82 milliseconds, and gain 388. The video resolution was set to 1280x1280. The final image was cropped to 1024x720. Binning was set to 1x1. Seeing was very poor (~1 out of 5). Angular diameter 18.6".

November 6, 2025 at 1:37 UT

590 frames stacked. Camera settings: exposure 32 milliseconds, and gain 444. The video resolution was set to 1280x1280. The final image was cropped to 1024x720. Binning was set to 1x1. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). Angular diameter 18.8".

November 4, 2025 at 2:21 UT

450 frames stacked. Camera settings: exposure 100 milliseconds, and gain 381. The video resolution was set to 1280x1280. The final image was cropped to 1280x720. Binning was set to 1x1. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). Angular diameter 18.9".