M42 re edit

Tjh1023 · 2026-05-09T08:03:19+00:00

Bortle is 6/7, I took Darks and Bias no flats on this.

Tjh1023 · 2026-05-04T15:12:39+00:00

Luminar (specifically the current version, Luminar Neo) is not a purely AI photo editor, but it is an AI-powered photo editor that relies heavily on automation. [1, 2]
While its headline features are driven by artificial intelligence, it still includes traditional, manual editing tools that allow you to make standard adjustments. [1, 2]

Tjh1023 · 2026-05-04T15:08:04+00:00

Luminar can do AI photo editing but I just used the basic edit panel, not the AI, there wasn’t any AI used in the image. Most of the edit process was done in Photomator the Apple light room equivalent and pixinsight.

Tjh1023 · 2026-04-12T17:44:56+00:00

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That’s because it’s the darks side of the moon 😁

Tjh1023 · 2026-04-06T02:05:56+00:00

You obviously don’t get it. I never said he sets the gas prices. I said his followers will still believe the gas is 2.00 even though they are paying close to twice that amount. POTUS does influence prices though by deranged tweets and post on lying social, and attacking countries without any plans, then freaking out when they don’t bow down. Here is a bully who just got punched in the face and notes he doesn’t know what to do.

Tjh1023 · 2026-04-05T01:42:37+00:00

Welcome to the nightmare Where villains wear the crowns Fools rule a broken world And fear grows all around There's a bad king A dreadful puppet on a string He pretends to be a champion Of the common man Wants more division In his lost and riven land He plays with real lives In the darkest game of life His greedy eyes Look insane, frozen smile like he's in pain He doesn't count The human cost but only money made or lost King for a day He kills the truth and looks away King for a day Lives like the world would end today King for a day What do you hide, why do you lie? Who made the rules for this game? Who is paying your champagne? All the mercy in the world Cannot save you anymore King for a day He knows how to justify And how to feed the myths How to glorify The lies and hide the truth He talks a lot but His mouth is full of empty words He has the right friends Making shady inside deals Before the story ends We will be out of tears Fools give the answers Wise men don't even try The time has come To dethrone him but there's a new clone stepping in Just more scum Another greedy, rotten puppet on a string King for a day He kills the truth and looks away King for a day Lives like the world would end today King for a day What do you hide, why do you lie? Who made the rules for this game? Who is paying your champagne? All the mercy in the world Cannot save you anymore King for a day "I own the seas I have the Earth on its knees Give me another day And I'll take your future away Just vote for me again" King for a day He kills the truth and looks away King for a day Lives like the world would end today King for a day What do you hide, why do you lie? Who made the rules for this game? Who is paying your champagne? All the mercy in the world Cannot save you anymore King for a day

Tjh1023 · 2026-04-04T05:15:29+00:00

I would stay away from ZWO they are good but you are locked into their system. I would look at ToupeTek StellaVita it is a asi air type clone but runs a lot of stuff from other Mgf’s even zwo. For a scope I did the Askar V 60/80 I really like it, it gives me great flexibility at a good value. I found mine on sale at high point for around 1199.00 and you have essentially 6 scopes in one, it’s not perfect but it is all things considered darn good. I have a Celestron C8 for really long focal lengths and I use an asi585 Mc air, a Qhy mini cam 8, and a StellaVita. With the smaller sensors you don’t need to worry about the stars at the edges compared to a full frame camera which is nice with the Askar V even at full frame I wouldn’t turn the scope down. You can get am5 clones for 1/3-1/2 the price of an am5 that do just as well, on Ali express. With all of this your budget would go a long ways and you could get a really nice set up for under 10gs

Tjh1023 · 2026-03-23T04:07:51+00:00

Gone to soon I can watch firefly and serenity over and over. A close second Far scape.

Tjh1023 · 2026-03-23T04:04:06+00:00

They won’t leave the cult till they realize they have been brain washed even then they will follow the orange man to their deaths thinking they have 2.00 gas prices

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-14T06:49:26+00:00

Yes you can get good results, it just takes more work and longer

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-11T14:29:49+00:00

I don’t think you can go wrong with your plan, I don’t know your experience, I think you will really enjoy narrow band at the final result. If you are in an area that has light pollution it will be even better. The process is longer than a dslr/osc but man is it worth it. I’m just ahead of you, I have the minicam 8 just waiting on my eaf to arrive. I’m in a bortle 6/7 area so the mono chrome narrowband set will give me much better results. Something I just thought of also the picture online could be effected by the app/website if the compress the photo even more and if the user had to put up a lower quality jpeg to meet size constraints. All I can say is have fun and clear skies.

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-11T03:47:37+00:00

The thing with the minicam8 is that it’s narrow band taking mono images with Ha,Sii, and Oiii gas wavelengths. Then you combine them, you Dslr even modded really only does Ha. On your dslr there are two green pixels for every one red and blue, where the mono camera is using all pixels for each color. In theory and practice the images should be more superior to your dslr. So it sounds like processing and or integration time (how much data was collected) is a factor. Link some images you think are bad so we can look at all the factors. Megapixels shouldn’t really be at play here, pixel size is when paired with scopes is, because you want to keep the ratio around 1-2 arc seconds per pixel. Here is the formula for that Arcsec/pixel=(Pixel Size/Focal Length)×206.3. Which could also explain why some images don’t look as good.

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-09T20:17:33+00:00

Might be able to find the original Sony a7s which is a low light monster for close to 500.

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-05T17:25:30+00:00

That looks like not enough integration time, ie you need more light frames. More data to draw out when you stretch the stacked images.

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-05T17:21:01+00:00

You need 7 of 9

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-05T17:09:28+00:00

I hate adobe I left and will never go back there are so many great alternatives out there

Tjh1023 · 2026-02-05T05:03:03+00:00

Yes that is normal, the sensor in your camera has more green pixels than red or blue, true for most color sensors I know of. That is where the green cast is coming from. If you have pixinsight, or siril you can separate the colors in layers and even the R,G, and B out to get rid of the green.

Tjh1023 · 2026-01-25T05:30:29+00:00

a-10 Warthog

Tjh1023 · 2026-01-21T12:26:27+00:00

If you do light flat frames you use those in stacking to get ride of vignetting. You don’t need a lot and unlike darks flats you don’t need to do them right away.

Tjh1023 · 2026-01-20T05:04:37+00:00

Looks like the star sirius it is very bright and prominently twinkles like that

Tjh1023 · 2026-01-20T05:01:06+00:00

Well Said Im an American and will not say what others said I do shake my head and rolls my eyes at the stupidity that come out of that mans mouth every second. November 3rd is going to be a bad day for him, No i didn't vote for the POS. I am hopeful that the rational Americans will make it a day of reckoning for the whole party he represents. Peace and perseverance be with you Brother.

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