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- Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:55 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: The Doubly Rare Galaxy: NGC 150
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The Doubly Rare Galaxy: NGC 150
This image and text were just uploaded to Astrobin. https://www.astrobin.com/r2sj4v/ ************************** The Doubly Rare Galaxy: NGC 150 NGC 150 is rare at least two ways: It is rarely imaged (first for Astrobin and my Internet search found no other published amateur images); and it has a rar...
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: StarTools in Astronomy Magazine
- Replies: 6
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Re: StarTools in Astronomy Magazine
Thanks to all of you for your comments. StarTools is the best thing that's happened to our hobby in a long time.
Russ
Russ
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: StarTools in Astronomy Magazine
- Replies: 6
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StarTools in Astronomy Magazine
I'm pleased to report that my image of NGC 2559, processed with StarTools, has been published in Astronomy Magazine. Take a peek at page 51.
Russ
Russ
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:14 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Barnard's Galaxy using Version 1.8
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Barnard's Galaxy using Version 1.8
This text and image were uploaded to Astrobin this morning https://www.astrobin.com/4a8xqy/ Once again, version 1.8 yielded a beautiful result. ***************** Barnard’s Galaxy (NGC 6822), 2021 Version This year I was motivated to improve an image I captured of Barnard’s Galaxy in 2020. I doubled ...
- Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:32 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: The LMC using version 1.8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1640
Re: The LMC using version 1.8
Hello, and sorry for the late reply. I've often wondered how much Ha enhancement is the "right" amount. Take a cruise through Astrobin, and it varies all over the map! The great thing about the new accent tool is how much control it gives us over the intensity of the enhancement, and how well it pre...
- Fri Aug 20, 2021 3:59 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: The LMC using version 1.8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1640
The LMC using version 1.8
Version 1.8 produced some huge improvements to my LMC data. Here are the text and image I posted to Astrobin this morning. https://www.astrobin.com/fk9cx3/ I hope you check out the Astrobin link, because the size reduction and compression required for images on this website seriously degrade the ima...
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:58 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Rho Ophiuchi with the Very Small Telescope
- Replies: 2
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Rho Ophiuchi with the Very Small Telescope
This image and text were uploaded to Astrobin this morning. https://www.astrobin.com/5hssh9/ Processing was with version 1.8 on an iMac, which continues to blow me away. ******************** This famous cloud complex is one of the easiest star forming places to observe and is visible from both the N...
- Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:06 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Corona Australis and its Star Field
- Replies: 2
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Re: Corona Australis and its Star Field
Thanks for your comment. It's gratifying that an object that's been imaged so many times can still yield wonderful results.
Russ
Russ
- Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:49 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Corona Australis and its Star Field
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1305
Corona Australis and its Star Field
This image and text were uploaded to StarTools this morning. To see the remarkable detail in the image, please click the link. https://www.astrobin.com/u6yioa/ **************** This celestial wonderland has been described many times in Astrobin, and I won’t repeat the details here. Instead, I’d like...
- Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Apple M1 support/performace?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Apple M1 support/performace?
Hello, I am currently evaluating startools. Are there plans to update it to run natively on apple m1? I managed to install it on mac and go through the hoops to get it to work, but performance running through rosetta 2 emulation seems really bad. Like just pressing a button to open a file there is ...