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by Russ.Carpenter
Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: StarTools 1.8.525 Final now available
Replies: 17
Views: 10513

Re: StarTools 1.8.525 Final now available

Ivo, congratulations for a splendid 2021. Every time I use StarTools, I admire it more. What an uncanny blend of simplicity and sophistication.

Russ
by Russ.Carpenter
Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 1316: A Very Messy Lenticular
Replies: 0
Views: 2001

NGC 1316: A Very Messy Lenticular

This image and text were uploaded to Astrobin this morning. https://www.astrobin.com/ygbjl3/ Most of the processing was done during vacation on my tiny M1 MacBook laptop. Worked perfectly. ****************** NGC 1316 may not be the champion of messy lenticular galaxies, but it must come close. - Fir...
by Russ.Carpenter
Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:30 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 1395—Not Your Basic Blob
Replies: 3
Views: 1284

Re: NGC 1395—Not Your Basic Blob

Very kind of you, Mike.

Russ
by Russ.Carpenter
Fri Dec 10, 2021 3:02 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 1395—Not Your Basic Blob
Replies: 3
Views: 1284

NGC 1395—Not Your Basic Blob

This will not be popular on Astrobin (which is essentially a beauty contest). It was difficult to process, but is super interesting. https://www.astrobin.com/du9uge/ ***************** NGC 1395: A Voracious Eater of Galaxies You might think this is an ordinary elliptical galaxy, but not true. It has ...
by Russ.Carpenter
Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:25 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 1398: A Double-Ringed Beauty
Replies: 4
Views: 1862

Re: NGC 1398: A Double-Ringed Beauty

You're right, of course!

Russ
by Russ.Carpenter
Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:06 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 1398: A Double-Ringed Beauty
Replies: 4
Views: 1862

Re: NGC 1398: A Double-Ringed Beauty

Hi Mike,

The 16803 does have 9 mm pixels. I wonder how much longer that sensor will be used? CMOS is taking over!

Russ
by Russ.Carpenter
Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:30 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 1398: A Double-Ringed Beauty
Replies: 4
Views: 1862

NGC 1398: A Double-Ringed Beauty

Many of the peculiar galaxies I’ve been posting are small and funky. This one could win a beauty contest. https://www.astrobin.com/ji6ujl/ ******************* NGC 1398: A Double-Ringed Beauty NGC 1398, in the constellation of Fornax, has a very bright central bulge and a dense, bright inner ring. Th...
by Russ.Carpenter
Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:18 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: NGC 1344: A Rare, Esoteric Elliptical
Replies: 0
Views: 2174

NGC 1344: A Rare, Esoteric Elliptical

This text and image have been uploaded to Astrobin. https://www.astrobin.com/jgna7r/ ***************** NGC 1344: A Rare, Esoteric Elliptical Here is a galaxy that looks like your usual elliptical blob at first glance. But NGC 1344 is actually a very unusual kind of elliptical called a “shell galaxy”...
by Russ.Carpenter
Sun Nov 14, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is processing, what is art?
Replies: 7
Views: 3312

Re: What is processing, what is art?

I'd like to mention that there is an excellent book on the topic of narrowband colors, written by professional astronomer Travis Rector. The title is Coloring the Universe and the publisher is University of Alaska Press. In the introduction, Rector states: "This often complex process of making image...
by Russ.Carpenter
Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pixinsight non-processing tools
Replies: 6
Views: 3271

Re: Pixinsight non-processing tools

I've used both PxInsight and StarTools for a long time. These days, I use PixInsight for creating masters and StarTools for post processing. But there are now a lot of preprocessing programs, and I don't know if PixInsight is still the best choice. One small thought. PixInsight has a virtual monopol...