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Thanks for chiming in on this issue Gordon - It's good to know it works reliably for you, but I may have to have a look at making the procedure more intuitive... :think: Could there be a way to maybe...drop one slider? Maybe "Top End Saturation" and "Bottom End Saturation"? I have no idea...I'm jus...

Gustavo, I had troubles as well early on..and still do at times. While I have noticed that the new module makes it possible to have much better control, and really "nail" the balance you're after, it isn't quite as intuitive...to me anyway...as the old one was. Classic issue in system development......

I'm so impressed. Aww shucks. :oops: The software is really impressive. It really is. The "magic"...at least to me...is its ability to "change the past". Being able to perform step 3, and then 4, 5, and 6, and ONLY THEN say "Hrm...what if I'd done step 3 like so?" but leave 4-6 intact. It's a game ...

Well...I'm not an admin, but I gave it a shot. :) http://i.imgur.com/TTYEHQn.jpg I went for a "softer" approach, with a bit less of an attack on the gradient, relying on Life->Isolate to help separate M51 from the background later. I also balanced color more to what I think of when I think M51, but ...

We're here for any (and I really mean ANY) questions you might have! :thumbsup: 1 horse sized duck, or 100 duck sized horses? :lol: Common question. I should probably make this a sticky. The answer is; it depends on your light pollution, but the rule of thumb is 110 duck sized horses, reduced by ap...

admin wrote:We're here for any (and I really mean ANY) questions you might have!

1 horse sized duck, or 100 duck sized horses?

Ok, I had a look in KStars and found their designation; HD117174 is indeed a multiple star system. Pretty cool! The galaxy at 1 o'clock is IC4263 The galaxy in the upper right is NGC5173 The orange 'star' at 3 o'clock, far right is actually galaxy NGC5198. Nice, nice, nice! :thumbsup: Nice work, Iv...

Ok, having said the above...I'm now fairly certain it's a legitimate binary star of some sort. Whether it's a true binary (orbiting one another) or just appears to be but one is far more distant, I have no idea. Consider this, however: This is Google Sky for that specific area of the sky. (M51 is "b...

admin wrote:Interesting... Do tell if you find out more about its designation!

For all I know, its "designation" may well be "CameraFutz-2013TopLeft"

Was able to get a crop of it over on my work laptop:
That's from the unstretched stacked TIF I linked in my top post.