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Astro Pixel Processor 1.071 released
This version includes a bunch of new fixes and features. * IMPROVED, access to license server * IMPROVED/FIXED, star analysis & registration * FIXED, Calibration AMP-GLOW * FIXED,
Removing light pollution with Astro Pixel Processor
The above screenshot is what my Luminance data looks like after a few nights of imaging the same object. In this particular image I was
Sometimes...all you need to do is reprocess your data
It often pays to revisit older images you’ve captured. I was never very happy with the processing job I did originally on the Pacman
Asteroid or satellite?
I managed to catch this on my guide scope with the ZWO ASI290mm camera as I was trying to focus it better. I saw a
The bloodiest of moons.
As most people did last week, I managed to get outside and catch the Blood Moon. I came prepared. I had two telescope setups and
Revisiting IC 417 on the ES 102mm
I decided to revisit IC 417 but this time with a wider field of view. The image was previously taken with my AT6RC, and it
Narrowband Imaging IC410 and IC417
Over the last two weeks, I’ve had 3 imaging nights. KStars & EKOS 3.0 were released which fixed a ton of long standing
KStars/EKOS 3.0 released with new features
The team behind KStars and EKOS have been busy wrapping up anew versionof their imaging software just in time for the holidays. There’s a
13 Panel Mosaic of the Moon
Yesterday, I had a few hours of clear sky, and got out my AVX along with my Celestron C5, and ZWO ASI224MC camera. I was
HD 14771 and Galactic Friends
I managed to produce a neat image over the last two nights. I centered the star HD14771 to place NGC 891 in the lower right
iObserve gets a new release, now with Mojave Dark Mode support
A little over a year ago, iObserve saw its last update. The developer (Cedric Follmi) had put the Mac iObserve application on hold to devote
Observatory for Mac updated to Mojave with dark mode
Observatory 1.4 was just released, and fully supports MacOS Mojave, including dark mode! The complete release notes with all changes listed arehereon the Code