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by maxchess
Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:24 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M16 Eagle Nebula
Replies: 0
Views: 2072

M16 Eagle Nebula

https://astrob.in/4iwg5i/0/
Taken with my ES102, ASI294MC and Lenhance filter. Processed in StarTools using Compose OSC load method.
by maxchess
Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Messier 33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
Replies: 6
Views: 3958

Re: Messier 33 (Triangulum Galaxy)

Nice Job, Those are nice tight stars for an SCT. What sort of SCT is it?, Edge or just regular? :obscene-drinkingcheers:
by maxchess
Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:07 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M1 Crab Nebula Processed with Startools
Replies: 0
Views: 1895

M1 Crab Nebula Processed with Startools

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M1 Crab Nebula came out suprisingly well with my uncooled ASI784MC on ES102. I used a gain of 400! and Dithered to avoid noise and the stacked in DSS using a 2x Drizzel. I then binned at 50% in Startools.
130x60" (gain: 400.00) bin 2x2
by maxchess
Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:35 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Orion Constellation with Barnard's Loop
Replies: 2
Views: 2456

Re: Orion Constellation with Barnard's Loop

I did try my unmoded canon 2000d without filters and the level of detail was much less, especially the Ha which hardly showed up at all. I also tried the DSLR with an Astronomix CLS clip in filter, which was even worse with distorted colour balance that I could not fix in processing. My OSC is coole...
by maxchess
Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:10 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Orion Constellation with Barnard's Loop
Replies: 2
Views: 2456

Orion Constellation with Barnard's Loop

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Taken while on holiday in La Gomera, Canary Islands. Dark skies but overlit hotel
Standard Stsartools workflow brought out all the detail I needed, particularly HAlpha for Barnards Loop.

Max
by maxchess
Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Utility to replay StarTools sessions
Replies: 78
Views: 558273

Re: Utility to replay StarTools sessions

How do I get STReplay?

Cannot see a link in this forum or on the STReplay links page?
Max
by maxchess
Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:14 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M33 reprocessed in ST1.6
Replies: 0
Views: 1735

M33 reprocessed in ST1.6

Just got a new PC that runs Startools much faster and first subject was M33

https://astrob.in/zeie20/0/

Max
by maxchess
Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: StarTools 1.6.382 alpha is big; please report any issues!
Replies: 23
Views: 15545

Re: StarTools 1.6.382 alpha is big; please report any issues

As per my other post just ran latest StarTools-Windows64-AVX2 on my new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
RAM: 64GB DDR4 3200MHz with a 4072x2747 image and its pretty quick with no issues running through all the main modules.
:obscene-drinkingcheers:
Max
by maxchess
Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:13 pm
Forum: Software Troubleshooting
Topic: Optimal PC for Startools
Replies: 8
Views: 7978

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU

Ok, so I decided to go for it and got a PC with: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) RAM: 64GB DDR4 3200MHz M.2 SSD Drive 1TB CORSAIR MP600 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 4950MB/R, 4250MB/W) Storage: 6TB SEAGATE 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) , RAM: 64GB DDR...
by maxchess
Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: Software Troubleshooting
Topic: Optimal PC for Startools
Replies: 8
Views: 7978

Re: Optimal PC for Startools

Sorry, one more question, does M.2 SSD Drive improve speed compared to SSD drive, if so how much is worth having??

Max