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Martin Thank you, again, for your comprehensive advice, insights and workflow. And for your encouragement. All are sincerely appreciated. Maybe Ivo should contract you to release some video tutorials?!? Hint-hint, nudge-nudge, Ivo! I’ve got plenty of advice here to advance my workflow. Clear skies M...

Martin Like the Spanish Inquisition, I have another question for you… Following your Compose module workflow above, should I select the ‘Bi-Color’ preset when entering the Colour module? And…(in try Python style)…I normally use a Mask to sample the star field and Corte fly set the White Balance: doe...

Martin Honestly, I don’t know what to say other than to thank you for your incredibly helpful and comprehensive reply. I do use Guy’s notes but it’s useful to have someone else’s take to fill in any gaps. On that note, I would pay good money for Ivo to record a series of tutorials, not least because...

Hi Martin Thanks again. I tend to keep gain close to unity, at around 125, and have settled on 2min exposures as a default. My laptop isn’t the most powerful and I am occasionally blessed by air traffic causing me to lose frames. That said, I do acknowledge that I probably sound increase exposure wh...

Martin
Thanks for this. I’ve ordered an IR/UV filter for my 294MC Pro and will try it out on a broadband target when weather and Moon permit, along with your module tips.
Clear skies,
Matt

Hi Martin Thank you for taking the trouble to pen a comprehensive reply: I’m most grateful. Your comments re the use of the L-Pro are interesting, as it is marketed as being suitable for reflection nebula as well as other broadband targets. That’s why I purchased it, anyhow. Are you suggesting that ...

Hello fellow StarToolers It’s been a while since I last posted: the northern hemisphere summer nights and a lengthy diagnosis of sensor frost have thwarted my ambitions in 2024.., Attached is a recent image of the Iris Nebula. It’s 4:50 hrs integration, using an auto guided 9.25” SCT reduced to F6.3...

Hi Ivo ‘Heal’ is awesome! It’s been months for the weather - and work - to conspire in my favour to provide a chance to image Orion this winter. My humble offering is attached (jpeg only, for size), which is 90mins integration using a Star Adventurer mount, D5300 camera and 66mm ‘frac. Prior to capt...

Hi Jochen Thanks for your support and advice, both of which are greatly appreciated. I just increased the RAM in my laptop to 32Gb and will give your suggestion a go. V1.8 really pushed my laptop and I found that I was spending as much time waiting for changes to happen, rather than actually process...

Hi Mike Thanks for taking the time to pen some insights, which are all gratefully received. The unprocessed, but stacked, image does contain some tree detail, but it’s either during Wipe, or subsequently, that I lose it all. That said, it probably looks better without. I’ll certainly give the Layer ...