Hi Sander, I've choosen (among many others) from internet the TFA Dotsmann USBTemp (see the manual...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 1, 2008 7:27 pm
Hi Rosario, very nifty device! You are right that using a dark library takes some considerable organization but it sounds like you have a system that works. If...
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svfanatic
Oct 1, 2008 8:28 pm
Have you guys tried to measure the noise build-up when taking a series of dark frames? I did this to test a cooling device, and the noise just seem to grow and...
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Rosario
rpomillo
Oct 1, 2008 9:25 pm
Søren, if i'm right noise doubles (+/-) every 6°C increment in chip temperature, and this should be typical for CCD. For CMOS chips such figure should be...
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Christopher Vedeler
taotemu
Oct 2, 2008 12:56 am
I'm a little late on this thread but I was wondering what exactly many darks and flats buy you in terms of final image quality? I've taken as few as 2 darks...
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bboulant
bbboulant
Oct 2, 2008 1:28 am
The answer by "the boss" You will find a complete explanation for your two questions on the web site (under the topic How to create better images) and in the...
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svfanatic
Oct 2, 2008 5:15 am
... temperature, and this should be typical for CCD. ... temperature, ... acceptable and consistent with ambient temperature among different sequences. ... on...
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alex
shurik0001
Oct 2, 2008 9:53 am
Processed a couple of images (M31 & M33) http://starstudio.110mb.com/33new_galacticos.html enjoy ! , comments are welcome Alex...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 2:12 am
Chris, I trust you've read up on Luc's site by now. In case you are still in doubt that more=better I recommend you do some simple experiments to prove it to...
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DeepSkyStacker@yahoog...
Oct 3, 2008 2:48 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the DeepSkyStacker group. File :...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 2:55 am
Hi Luc, is this normal? Shouldn't it show 3 images stacked? Sorry if this was reported before, I forgot. Best, Sander...
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Christopher Vedeler
taotemu
Oct 3, 2008 5:09 am
Hi Sander, Yes I read through Luc's site. It makes sense. I'm dealing with a perfect storm of noise. Even now in October our highs are in the 100's and night...
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Luc Coiffier
deepskystacker
Oct 3, 2008 6:51 am
Hi Sander, It is possible since you can define conditions when to not add to the stack (based on star count, score...). To be sure, check the log tab that is...
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Dennys
gowron35
Oct 3, 2008 11:30 am
Hey Sander, Just how many actually means tons of flats? 20? 50? AS for me, I use about 15 of each as per Luc's help file recommendation. Cheers ... \ So now I...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 12:19 pm
Hi Dennys, as I've reported many times here I use 100 or more of each. Sander...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 12:20 pm
Hi Luc, I specifically copied the entire table so you can see there's no reason why not all images can be stacked. I think they are stacked but the display it...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 6:50 pm
Hi, To be honest I didn't spend much time processing this so I'm only publishing a full field image which effectively hides chromatic noise: ...
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Luc Coiffier
deepskystacker
Oct 3, 2008 7:55 pm
Hi Sander, I tried and was unable to reproduce the problem with CR2 files. However it can come from the bug in FITS file concurrent access that is fixed in the...
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Luc Coiffier
deepskystacker
Oct 3, 2008 7:57 pm
Hi Sander, Sometimes not overdoing post processing is creating very nice, soft and smooth images. That is the case here and I like it very much :) Nice work...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 8:00 pm
Thanks Luc. Couldn't do it without your software. Sander...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 10:22 pm
Hi Luc, woohooo! New DSS to try! Can't wait :) I'll see if I can find the log file. Best, Sander...
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Luc Coiffier
deepskystacker
Oct 3, 2008 10:41 pm
Hi Sander, ... Oh nooooooooo! :-Oo You don't want to do it again? Ruining the perfectly good reputation of a newborn... ... This is the log tab, there is no...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Oct 3, 2008 11:14 pm
Hi Luc, Haha, I'm sure this DSS is even better than the current one. And I always hope that somehow through magic the crash problem on one of my PCs is solved...
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Luc Coiffier
deepskystacker
Oct 4, 2008 10:49 am
Hi All, DeepSkyStacker 3.2.2 is available for download. A few new features and, big thanks to Wei-Hao Wang, a Traditional Chinese version. - Add the option to...
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ralledo
Oct 4, 2008 11:48 am
Hi Folks! I still have trouble using DSS with NEF-Files from my Nikon D300. Since Version 3.0.3 DSS should support Nikon D300 Camera`s. But in the current...
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Eelko Gielis
me_gielis
Oct 4, 2008 12:15 pm
Hi Ralledo, I have a D300 too and have no problem stacking in DSS. Try to set some of the recommended settings like background calibration. Also, download the...
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Luc Coiffier
deepskystacker
Oct 4, 2008 12:20 pm
Hi, Indeed the list in the FITS tab is not updated, but that's because it is used only for FITS files and not NEF files. So, as long as you are using NEF files...
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ludo.astro
Oct 4, 2008 12:40 pm
... merci luc pour cette nouvelle version un grand respect pour tout le travail effectué bon ciel ludo...
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Timothy Dey
tjdey
Oct 4, 2008 4:02 pm
Greetings Luc - The install failed on Vista (same as earlier problems we've discussed, only now I have the error log... perhaps it will help diagnose the ...
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Luc Coiffier
deepskystacker
Oct 4, 2008 4:06 pm
Hi, Error 1638 is: Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing ...
