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Tag: ASTAP

ASTAP is a free stacking and astrometric solver (plate solver) program for deep sky images.

Learning NINA for Astrophotography Gear Control…
Command and Control Equipment 

Learning NINA for Astrophotography Gear Control…

May 27, 2024 by Hersey

I was looking to learn something new and to try out some different options for astrophotograpy imaging command and control. I have been using KStars/Ekos/INDI to control my gear for both EAA and Astrophotography session. KStars/Ekos/INDI works great but I wanted to…

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New Mini-PC, Who this?
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New Mini-PC, Who this?

February 1, 2023 by Hersey

Remember when getting a new PC required hours upon hours of moving data to some type of removable media and manually transferring it between the old and the new PC. Software and technology like OneDrive and DropBox make this so much easier….

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01/27/2023 – AP – NGC 2403 and a Comet
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01/27/2023 – AP – NGC 2403 and a Comet

January 29, 2023 by Hersey

Nice clear night with temperatures starting in the mid-40s and dropping down to about freezing as the night went on. The Moon was up but is only about 43%, so not as bright as will be in a few more days. The…

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Post-Process Playing with IC 434
Astrophotography 

Post-Process Playing with IC 434

January 26, 2023 by Hersey

I did a little post-processing on the Horsehead data I captured earlier this week. Nothing fancy, just stacked the 40 x 180 second exposures using ASTAP, the Astrometric STAcking Program, applying darks and flats. After stacking the frames I exported the stacked…

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SharpCap Live Stack Deep Sky Annotation
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SharpCap Live Stack Deep Sky Annotation

January 29, 2022 by Hersey

We got 4″ about of snow last night, yuck. Since it is cold and cloudy I am messing around with a neat new SharpCap feature: Deep Sky Image Annotation. In SharpCap Pro you can now see what other little faint fuzzies you…

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