EAA and Startools
Re: EAA and Startools
The central part of NGC 4449 contains of a population of very young stars, not much older than 5 million years, which extend through the galaxy in a bar formation. Numerous red H II regions are currently forming stars. Chains of young bluish-white star clusters are visible, some of them near massive dark clouds of gas and dust which provide the fuel future episodes of star formation.
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 18x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Shrink + Sharp+Flux (sharpen)+Denoise 10 pixels
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 18x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Shrink + Sharp+Flux (sharpen)+Denoise 10 pixels
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- NGC 4449 GX CANES VENATICI 18X25 RC8 ASI294MC UVIR.jpg (245.45 KiB) Viewed 46184 times
Re: EAA and Startools
Trio of profile galaxies in Virgo. NGC 4216 is the largest, at 45 Myl and the other two are NGC 4222 and 4206 at 63 Myl.
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 14 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Sharp (galaxy mask)+Flux /sharpen (galaxy mask)+Denoise 4 pixels
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 14 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Sharp (galaxy mask)+Flux /sharpen (galaxy mask)+Denoise 4 pixels
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- NGC 4216 GX VIRGO 15X25 RC8 ASI294MC UVIR.jpg (161.72 KiB) Viewed 46072 times
Re: EAA and Startools
What an epic thread this has become. Kudos! 

Ivo Jager
StarTools creator and astronomy enthusiast
StarTools creator and astronomy enthusiast
Re: EAA and Startools
I am also surprised, there seems to be a lot of interest in this type of simple astrophotography with minimal equipment.
Thanks for the comment and encouragement!
Thanks for the comment and encouragement!
Re: EAA and Startools
NGC 4535 is a 9th magnitude Spiral Galaxy appearing in the constellation Virgo. It is 49 million light years from our solar system.
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Sharp (galaxy mask)+Flux /sharpen (galaxy mask)+Denoise 20 pixels+Warp(star mask)+Shrink (star mask)
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Sharp (galaxy mask)+Flux /sharpen (galaxy mask)+Denoise 20 pixels+Warp(star mask)+Shrink (star mask)
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- NGC 4535 GX VIRGO 15X25 RC8 ASI294MC UVIR.jpg (121.93 KiB) Viewed 45665 times
Re: EAA and Startools
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The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Sharp (galaxy mask)+Flux /sharpen (galaxy mask)+Denoise 20 pixels+Warp(star mask)+Shrink (star mask)
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Sharp (galaxy mask)+Flux /sharpen (galaxy mask)+Denoise 20 pixels+Warp(star mask)+Shrink (star mask)
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- M 102 SPINDLE GX DRACO 15X25 RC8 ASI294MC UVIR.jpg (107.64 KiB) Viewed 45655 times
Re: EAA and Startools
NGC 6517 is a 10,22 th magnitude Globular Cluster appearing in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is 35 thousand light years from our solar system.
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x15" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ AutoDev (ROI)/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Superstructure/Saturate
The shot: TSOptics TSO -RC 203 mm+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x15" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib1)/ AutoDev (ROI)/ Flux (Noise) / Color (scientific+adjust RGB)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Superstructure/Saturate
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- NGC 6517 GC CEG OPHIUCHUS 15x15 RC8 ASI294MC UVIR 27.8C.jpg (363.82 KiB) Viewed 45305 times
Re: EAA and Startools
The open cluster Messier 23 (also catalogued as NGC 6494) is a glorious sight for small telescopes and binoculars, located in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius Milky Way.
The shot: TSOptics APO+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x15" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Vignetting)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (Star mask+scientific)/ final Denoise ( 20 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Shrink
The shot: TSOptics APO+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x15" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Vignetting)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (Star mask+scientific)/ final Denoise ( 20 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Shrink
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- M 23 OC CEA SAGITTARIUS 15X15 APO ASI294MC UVIR 23.5C.jpg (612.51 KiB) Viewed 45272 times
Re: EAA and Startools
The shot: TSOptics RC8+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x10" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft and hardware Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib 1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (Scientific+RGB ad.)/ final Denoise ( 20 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Shrink
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib 1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (Scientific+RGB ad.)/ final Denoise ( 20 pixels)
Extra workflow after final denoise: Shrink
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- M 27 DUMBBELL PN VULPECULA 16X10 RC8 ASI294 UVIR 25.7C.jpg (371.19 KiB) Viewed 45184 times
Re: EAA and Startools
The shot: TSOptics RC8+ ASI294 MC+ UVIR filter. 15x25" stack, Gain 390. Capture soft and hardware Asiair Pro.
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib 1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (Artistic+RGB ad.)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Thats all!
The ST basic work flow: Bin / Crop (stacking artifacts)/ Wipe (Uncalib 1)/ Dev/ Flux (Noise) / Color (Artistic+RGB ad.)/ final Denoise ( 6 pixels)
Thats all!
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- NGC 404 MIRACH GHOST GX ANDROMEDA 15X25.0s_Bin1_294_gain390_20210831-233256_21.8C.jpg (203.17 KiB) Viewed 44849 times