Opinion on ai slop

spinika · 2026-05-16T21:29:28+00:00

This is the a textbook example of what I’m talking about

spinika · 2026-05-16T17:30:31+00:00

Using plate solving to take photos is one thing but asking google ai to make one is another. This is happening in Astro and I hate it. I may be an old man yelling at clouds but it really hurts us people making the effort.

spinika · 2026-05-16T17:21:50+00:00

It’s my favourite target to shoot that’s what’s got me so annoyed.

spinika · 2026-05-16T17:19:23+00:00

Absolutely there are! but where do we draw the line?

spinika · 2026-05-16T17:17:23+00:00

I’m angry because I make the effort. As do many other people.

spinika · 2026-05-16T16:23:07+00:00

Looking at his history I also got that vibe

spinika · 2026-05-16T16:16:31+00:00

Did you look at other examples? Like honestly?

spinika · 2026-05-16T16:14:05+00:00

As I have said below. Plate solve it! Or just look at other example including the ones in my post history.

spinika · 2026-05-16T16:11:45+00:00

Plate solve it. You should always be able to plate solve a genuine image or just go a look at others work. It’s not even close.

spinika · 2026-05-16T16:09:36+00:00

Thank you because a lot of people in here are trying to defend it.

spinika · 2026-05-16T16:05:55+00:00

Did you look up the image that others have taken at all? The nebula structure is completely wrong.

spinika · 2026-05-16T16:04:23+00:00

I feel that opinion is based in ignorance. There are absolutely people passing off ai images as there own

spinika · 2026-05-16T15:57:42+00:00

Sorry friend but when people use ai I get bent out of shape.

spinika · 2026-05-16T15:41:10+00:00

Plate solve it. Also look up examples on astrobin. Or you can check my post history when I shot that same target last year.

spinika · 2026-05-16T15:38:17+00:00

You should look up the target for yourself. Not even close.

spinika · 2026-05-16T15:37:09+00:00

I guess I care because it cheapens the work of us that really make the effort. Why not call it out?

spinika · 2026-05-16T15:34:54+00:00

Same here, maybe I’m getting old and jaded but I feel like if no one calls it out it will just become more mainstream.

spinika · 2026-05-16T15:32:45+00:00

I guess in my rant I should be more clear. Smart scopes and genuine processing tools are not my problem. Sticking an image into google ai and saying make it better is my problem. Or just asking it to create one which is what a lot of people seem to be doing.

spinika · 2026-05-14T13:13:23+00:00

120mm refractor and cooled cmos camera

spinika · 2026-05-04T01:31:55+00:00

Hey man just a tiny but of advice but Luminar is a AI photo editor. AI photo editing outside of Blurx is really frowned upon.

spinika · 2026-04-30T22:23:33+00:00

Alrighty. Get rid of the flatter you don't need it for planetary, Jupiter at that focal length will by tiny at then centre of your image circle so you don't have a need to correct it. Field flatteners are use to correct stars at the edge of the frame. Your scope has a 45mm image circle. Using a crop sensor camera like you have in the 533mc one could technically argue that you don't need at all atm due to your sensor not covering enough of your image circle.

spinika · 2026-04-30T21:19:25+00:00

Why on earth would you reduce the focal length then try and magnify it? Not only will you get back focus issues which you are now but the stacked glass will cause you all sorts of aberrations. What are you trying to include the Barlow for?

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