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by micheleorsini
Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:54 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Flaming star and Tadpole Ha and HaRGB
Replies: 6
Views: 6437

Flaming star and Tadpole Ha and HaRGB

Hi Startools friends! this is my last achievement: more than 10 hours in Ha and RGB. http://astrob.in/332018/rawthumb/gallery/get.jpg [/url] http://astrob.in/332019/rawthumb/gallery/get.jpg [/url] Frames taken in November and December, but it took me a while for post processing. - I was waiting for ...
by micheleorsini
Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:47 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: SkyNews Photo of the Week
Replies: 2
Views: 3747

Re: SkyNews Photo of the Week

whoa! great picture!!!
by micheleorsini
Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:46 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M31
Replies: 2
Views: 3552

Re: M31

thank you!
I did one test with more saturation but there is an almost-impossible-to-remove reddish background (due to bad flats - Lesson learned!) that steps in if you use more saturation.

Michele
by micheleorsini
Tue Nov 28, 2017 7:23 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Autodev: save ROI rectangle as well?
Replies: 6
Views: 6728

Re: Autodev: save ROI rectangle as well?

oh man, sometimes I'm feeling *so stupid*!

yes, it worked, thank you!!

M.
by micheleorsini
Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:24 am
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: "Partially" mixing RGB and HA
Replies: 7
Views: 7571

Re: "Partially" mixing RGB and HA

Hi! Guy, I like your approach, I'm thinking at the same solution! Richard: I'm shooting at 400ISO even if it is not optimal for my canon so that I can take 4 minutes long frames, there is too much light pollution for shootint at higher ISOs and I'm giving priority to long exposures to collect more p...
by micheleorsini
Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:40 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: "Partially" mixing RGB and HA
Replies: 7
Views: 7571

Re: "Partially" mixing RGB and HA

Hi Guy, first I apologise for having done *nothing* in the last 10 days, also, no new frames unfortunately, here humidity has been above 80-90% all days, it is impossible even to have a decent guiding, I made a few attempts and all ended with wet lenses. Then: HA 5 hours at 1600ISO RGB 4 hours at 40...
by micheleorsini
Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:00 am
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: "Partially" mixing RGB and HA
Replies: 7
Views: 7571

Re: "Partially" mixing RGB and HA

wow, a wirlwind of ideas! thank you!! alright, I will upload the data, for sure ... once taken! currently here is snowing but I have a chance (last for M31, I think) to take a few shots on M31 in the next days in the meantime, I'm going to read everything carefully and make a few attempts with Veil ...
by micheleorsini
Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:50 pm
Forum: Image Processing Troubleshooting
Topic: "Partially" mixing RGB and HA
Replies: 7
Views: 7571

"Partially" mixing RGB and HA

Now that I have a beautiful M31 image I'm proud of (see gallery), I was wondering if it was the case of trying to get HA frames too This opens a problem that has been lying in the back of my head for a while, I want to share my thoughts with you: the most common technique to mix Ha and RGB data is t...
by micheleorsini
Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:25 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: M31
Replies: 2
Views: 3552

M31

Hi friends, I published my M31 on astrobin http://astrob.in/321231/c/rawthumb/gallery/get.jpg [/url] this has been a considerable effort from the post processing point of view with lots of attempts, and all this happened after a long discussion with some of you that allowed me to look alternative te...
by micheleorsini
Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:44 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Autodev: save ROI rectangle as well?
Replies: 6
Views: 6728

Re: Autodev: save ROI rectangle as well?

Alpha does not start on Mac Specs: mac.jpg how can I help you? stacktrace, system events? tell me, I'm a developer (rookie in mac, but experienced in other platforms ;) ) tried in the terminal to see if I could get any meaningful message, got this: "“StarTools” can’t be opened because Sandbox is not...