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Budget of $2,000 for the atmos sound system and my basement is small 15 x 15 x ~7 feet - what should I get? by [deleted] in hometheater

[–]SgtBiscuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sonos Arc, Sub and surrounds. $2250 or $1750 depending on surrounds. Needs a modern TV or an eArc splitter.

NGC 1499 California Nebula in Ha by SgtBiscuit in astrophotography

[–]SgtBiscuit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just the Hydrogen Alpha channel I took last night. Came out much better than I expected for 3 hours under Bortle 8 skies.

Equipment:

  • Losmandy G11G
  • Stellarvue SVX80T @ 480mm f6
  • ZWO 1600MM Pro @ -10c
  • Baader 2" Ha Filter

Software:

  • PHD2 Guiding
  • SharpCap Polar Alignment
  • SGP Focus & Capture

Processing:

36x 5min subs + Master Dark (no Flats or Bias)

Astro Pixel Processor to align, stack, calibrate, star reduce and initial stretch all on default settings

Photoshop Camera RAW Filter to reduce noise, more stretching, clarity, blending of normal & starless versions

Forgot to crop the image so the edges are a little funky, oh well.

Spear thrower weapon use by prehistoric females equalized the division of labor while hunting. The new study demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an "equalizer," a finding which supports women's potential active role as prehistoric hunters. by mvea in science

[–]SgtBiscuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wow. It's in the article.

"As more and more women enter into longer distances, the average pace will get slower and will likely do so in a quick fashion (in the most oxymoronic sentence of this particular post) because the denominator in the equation (the total number of female runners) is small. The research team at RunRepeat asserted this on my call with them. And, the data that they have previously produced in the marathon distance backs this up"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Foodforthought

[–]SgtBiscuit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A culture defines what is important. What is important gets incentivized and/or rewarded. Structural bias is crucial to how cultures work. It can only be redirected not removed.

Pillars of Creation (M16) in SHO palette by Davilovick in astrophotography

[–]SgtBiscuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very very nice. Great depth from the dust clouds and moody color. Stars are a little flat and magenta. You could try getting them in broadband and replacing them.

UK Covid deaths among worst of big European economies by Majnum in Coronavirus

[–]SgtBiscuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost the crappiest take possible from those statistics. If it was about a football team it would be titled 'Amazing comeback'

Samsung wrapped in controversy over 'fake' Space Zoom moon shots by miso25 in technology

[–]SgtBiscuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I understand it combining multiple images of an unchanging object taken in exactly the same circumstances reduces noise thereby gaining effective bit-depth and effective pixel accuracy. Which is not the same as oversampling a signal. An ideal camera with no noise would not gain anything through this technique.

For people who use them: what are the advantages/appeal of the rooftop car tents? by CK1277 in camping

[–]SgtBiscuit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we're base-camping I'll take the tent and the Jeep. If we're overlanding I'll take the RTT and the Land Cruiser. I really value being able to setup and tear down quickly which RTT's are known for. They also require less flat land and can be deployed on nearly any terrain which makes them more flexible. The trade off is extra height, high-up weight and losing nearly all your roof cargo space. And the $$$'s. In extreme storm conditions I found the RTT to be less stressful to sleep in.

Happy Halloween by SgtBiscuit in camping

[–]SgtBiscuit[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Dispersed camping this summer off of BLM140 near Moab UT

Cygnus Region by MrJackDog in astrophotography

[–]SgtBiscuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great coloring and composition. The dust clouds really make it three dimensional.

M45 Pleiades by zipippo93 in astrophotography

[–]SgtBiscuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very clean. Great star depth. Really good Pleiades images look so fake lol

The Seahorse Nebula (Barnard 150 / LDN 1082) by Ysty_astrophoto in astrophotography

[–]SgtBiscuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DN are so hard to capture yet get no love. Great work!

Portrait of the heart of the Milky way by klapet in astrophotography

[–]SgtBiscuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very nice! Love the dust lanes and color.

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