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by Dunmunro
22 Jan 2023, 18:23
Forum: Images, research, events
Topic: Abell 426 from last night
Replies: 1
Views: 1201

Abell 426 from last night

Abell 426 Galaxy Cluster centred on NGC 1275 on Jan 21 2023 10in Meade F10 OTA and a Starizona .63x SCT FR = F7 on a pier mounted CEM120 Orion SS Pro APSC 6MP OSC - 12 x 20min (1200sec) subs and 5 dark frames. No flats. LR deconvolution, DDP and Gradient removal in lieu of flat. Imaged, OAG FF autog...
by Dunmunro
22 Jan 2023, 03:10
Forum: Images, research, events
Topic: M101 - last night
Replies: 3
Views: 1162

Re: M101 - last night

TKnightKY wrote:
22 Jan 2023, 01:36
Nice image. Where is your location?

Tony
Thanks.

SE Arizona - Arizona Sky Village.
by Dunmunro
21 Jan 2023, 21:35
Forum: General
Topic: AllCometEls.txt vs CometEls.txt
Replies: 2
Views: 1284

AllCometEls.txt vs CometEls.txt

I guess the Minor planet Center must have renamed the comets file at some point. Anyways I have to remove the 'All' from the AllCometEls.txt file to get AA8 to read it.

https://minorplanetcenter.net//iau/MPCORB.html
by Dunmunro
21 Jan 2023, 19:31
Forum: Images, research, events
Topic: M101 - last night
Replies: 3
Views: 1162

M101 - last night

M101 - Jan 21 2023 10in Meade F10 OTA and a Starizona .63x SCT FR = F7 on a pier mounted CEM120 Orion SS Pro APSC 6MP OSC - 12 x 20min (1200sec) subs and 5 dark frames. No flats. LR deconvolution, DDP and Gradient removal in lieu of flats. Minor cropping Imaged, OAG FF autoguided, FF autofocused wit...
by Dunmunro
14 Jan 2023, 00:18
Forum: Image processing and analysis
Topic: Stacking 10in F7 and F5 images
Replies: 3
Views: 2007

Re: Stacking 10in F7 and F5 images

fabdev wrote:
13 Jan 2023, 23:18
It looks like the distortions from F5 and from F7 are too different, even for that option. May you post the two separate images?
Fabio.

I posted the separate stacked images here:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=753
by Dunmunro
13 Jan 2023, 22:12
Forum: Image processing and analysis
Topic: Stacking 10in F7 and F5 images
Replies: 3
Views: 2007

Stacking 10in F7 and F5 images

Two 10in SCTs F5 and F7!

This image is a stack of 10 x 1200sec subs at F7 and 14 x 900sec subs at F5. I used the 'Distorsions between images' option. No flats or dark frames (how?) Both OTAs were using an Orion SSpro camera:
by Dunmunro
13 Jan 2023, 21:37
Forum: Images, research, events
Topic: NGC 891 from last night
Replies: 1
Views: 1047

Re: NGC 891 from last night - 2nd mount and camera

This image stack was taken at the same time as the first image. Another NGC 891 with an Orion SSpro APSC OSC (6mp 7.8m pixels) CCD camera through a 10in F10 OTA ,on a CEM120, using a Starizona .63x SCT reducer for F7 (~1750mm); guided off axis. I used a 2X drizzle stack, 20 x LR deconvolution and DD...
by Dunmunro
13 Jan 2023, 16:45
Forum: Images, research, events
Topic: NGC 891 from last night
Replies: 1
Views: 1047

NGC 891 from last night

NGC891 with an Orion SSpro APSC OSC (6MP, 7.8 micron pixels) camera through a 10in F6.3 OTA on a CEM60 using a Starizona .75x SCT reducer for F5 (~1250mm); 14 x 15min subs. I used a 2X drizzle stack, 15 iterations of LR deconvolution and a DDP pass. Acquired, OA guided, temp based focused, preproces...
by Dunmunro
08 Jan 2023, 17:54
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
Replies: 8
Views: 1875

Re: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!

It looks like that the StarShoot ASCOM driver is 32 bit only. with an internet search: starshoot ascom 64 bit it's possible to find the same issue on other software, for example: https://aptforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2395 At the Orion web site the latest ASCOM driver is version "100209", maybe...
by Dunmunro
08 Jan 2023, 14:09
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
Replies: 8
Views: 1875

Re: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!

I was able to get my CEM120 back in operation after being away for 6 months. I did 6 x 10min light frames and a whole set of darks and bias frames, all using AA8 SP3/64bit an a miniPC being run remotely via Chrome Remote Desktop. There was no really compelling reason to use the 64bit executable over...
by Dunmunro
08 Jan 2023, 06:54
Forum: General
Topic: Star Atlas query
Replies: 2
Views: 1159

Re: Star Atlas query

Hi Fabio First off, I'd just like to say that AstroArt is an amazing piece of software and just gets better with every SP release. I have a query on the automatic reference stars Star Atlas option. There is a box titled "Astrometry". Could you advise what that is for and when should it be used. Reg...
by Dunmunro
08 Jan 2023, 01:41
Forum: Instrumentation
Topic: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!
Replies: 8
Views: 1875

Re: 64bit Camera plugin - it works!

Hi, I didn't understand "broke access", may you explain? what happened exactly? 32 bit or 64 bit? By the way it's possible that the first time v2.70 is used it's required to select again the camera from the ASCOM Chooser. The previous version is still available, you may switch between them without ...