This copmet is currently at mag 7 - but can be seen with binoculars in a dark sky. Visually the comet will look like a fuzzy blob, but photographs are showing...
i joined here, admittedly, not long ago, and i attended a meeting in Jan at SO. I have been coming here everyday, and TBH, there doesnt seem to be much in the...
I thought i better put my money where my mouth is, and start something. What software/IT equipment do you use for Astronomy? what software do you use to...
OK. I don't process images (yet), so I'll mention a PC planetarium software package that I use: Redshift, mainly because of the way you can tailor the sky view...
Michael Nelmes
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Feb 2, 2009 5:57 am
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As an image contributor to this group I'm probably one of the people to whom the implied criticism is directed but I will also chime in on the software front....
To be quite Frank Duncan, this is clearly not the forum for you, you are destined for dissapointmet. There is very little action on here and very few people...
Newcomers and those who aren't CAS members might not be aware of a group that's been formed with the aim of keeping a planetarium and public observatory going...
Michael Nelmes
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Feb 2, 2009 6:56 am
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Hi Mike Thanks for your reply, is this the discussion group for me? who knows, i have already joined IIS etc. but thing that is more special about the CAS is...
Hi Michael thanks for this, can i ask, where did you get it from, and how much was it? hope you dont mind me being nosey. Duncan ... software package that I...
Hi Duncan, I can't recall where exactly but it was a software shop in Canberra, probably Woden, some years ago. It was about $100 and originally brought out by...
Michael Nelmes
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Feb 2, 2009 8:14 am
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Hi Duncan, thought I'd drop a line into the conversation. For my astronomy needs I use an Acer Aspire 5610 which I find perfect for all my needs. I also have a...
Duncan, I have Redshift v2 which you are more than welcome to borrow long term to see if you feel it's worth purchasing an updated version. cheers, Kim...
Rawlings and Ford
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Feb 2, 2009 9:09 am
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Sounds great, i would like to learn more about imaging, but dont know where to start, i have just put some software my 9" Aspire One, and it looks pretty good,...
Sounds great, i might well hold you to that ;) ... shop ... and ... much ... planetarium ... you ... level ... I've ... wouldn't ... learning ... software ... ...
I bought my copy of Redshift v.4 in 2001 in the computer section of Norman Ross in Fyshwick for $75. Not that I use it much -- I find v.2 much more user...
A reminder (or notification)... Next Monday evening there will be a penumbral eclipse of the moon. The prediction is as follows: L U N A R E C L I P S E...
Something that caught my eye in the wide-field view, which is stunning, is a collection of star chains below the bright star Eta. Michael N ... From: Mike...
Michael Nelmes
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Feb 5, 2009 11:27 pm
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Mike, did you try running your images through something like Focus Magic? Even on the jpeg you can get a tad more sharpness. DN...
No, never heard of that program, sounds like something you would use "during" the imaging though..? If you have it please feel free to apply it to my image and...
See http://www.focusmagic.com/ It's usually best to apply it to the original, rather than the (smeared) jpeg image. I'll have a go over the weekend, although...
I downloaded the free trial and I couldn't get any meaningful improvement actually, only increased the noise and started to look "processed" rather than...
... The prediction is as ... the moon entering and ... comes very close to the ... which is at 1.38am on the ... light across the moon, ... ok, so i am being...
Start 11.36pm (but you won't notice anything different at that time) Maximum 1.38am End 3.38am But with the current cloud, all a bit academic! Dave Herald ...
Hi to all With the weather the way it is currently it doesn't look like there will be too many imaging opportunities for a while so I thought I would reprocess...
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