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AutoStakkert! 3.1.4 menu option that is activated by pressing CTRL + V - a very common 'paste" command in Windows apps
Also even if this menu IS NOT dropped down and you press CTRL + V w...

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AutoStakkert!3 stacked frame without the unexpected effect error I caused by pressing CTRL + V which turns on "Column Noise Correction (vertical lines)"
I inadvertently made a mistake in AutoStakkert!3 - I pressed CTRL +...

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M27 DSS 1h55m44s 91frms 60and90sKappa Autosave003 30hcgDSS60 90hgDarks 1600x
DSS stack, histo stretch - no other processing except convert from...

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AutoStakkert! 3.1.4 (x64) undesired effect caused by inadvertently pressing CTRL + V which turns on "Column Noise Correction (vertical lines)"
I inadvertently made a mistake in AutoStakkert!3 - I pressed CTRL +...

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M51 Es6Qhy 6hrs then Astrosleuth Nex algorithm with Mild settings
PiPP .Gif sequence of two frames repeating, original conventional a...

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M51 Es6Qhy 6hrs NoDecon then StarTools Decon
PiPP .Gif sequence of two frames repeating, original conventional a...

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M27 220605 "Autosave" via DSS Stools andGIMPlayerMildSharpLuminance1600x PnetMoreStretchAndSat YELLOWcircleTriadOfInnerStars
June 6 2022 55minutes total from 15 Second Frames
2300 High conv...

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M27 25and35hcg5sec 2x2Bin 1hr6min25secDSS 2022-07-04 Autosave002 SirilPhotometricColorCalib Asnih GIMP DarkContrast Scaled .66 crop 1600x1600
July 4 2022 55 minutes total from 5 Second Frames 2x2 additive b...

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M43 C6> QHYIII485 3m24s 20frames 10hcg before and after AstroDenoisePy AI tweaked to STFstretch -3.0 strength.8 Tiling4
set Astro Denoise Py less aggressive (STFstretch -3.0 strength.8 T...

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Jupiter-C8-2xBarlow-Dsc10cAstrocam 62fps-2023-09-18 055211585 pipp
I half scaled "PiPP.gif animation" of the poor conditions
ES Exosgt...

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QHY III 485C USB3.0-B female port solder points (Crop 20231011 005420~3)
I drew a blue lasso around most of the solder points and have an ar...

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CTerry's jupiter1.tif processed with Registax - Gaussian, with medium sharpening, high Contrast
screenshot of Registax settings

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Jupiter-C8-2xBarlow-Dsc10cAstrocam- 2023-09-18055 pipp
"PiPP.gif animation" of the poor conditions
ES Exosgt-2 pmc-8 moun...

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QHY III 485C broken USB cable port
I'm not sure how it happened but I went to use the camera last nigh...

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Bortle 9 + Half Moon M101 2023-04-02 C8 LPS-D2 Ds10c 2x2Averged BIN 45min46s Hcg20gain=10sec AND 1hr2min4s Hcg20gain=20sec 1600xScale
1hr 47 mintotal
noise level was so high with EAA could only see ver...

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Registax Screenshot of CTerry's "Jupiter1.tif" Gaussian, with medium sharpening, high Contrast
processed .tif from
https://www.cloudyni...2#entry13102441

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Ncg1977 living room carpet - C8.63 7secHcg15gain LPS D22023 03 04 24min12s Autosave001 SIril R3 GImp 1600x
My new living room carpet!
Picked a pretty faint reflection nebula...

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Coral Canyon Malibu, CA 2022-11-21 bortle 5
found a "balanced compromise" of a sight where the unanticipated wi...

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Mars C8 Tv2x Ds10c AS P20 lapl5 ap7120221123005806745
My first (kind of OK) mars - really poor seeing - couldn't even col...

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Jupiter C8>2xBarlow> Ds10c Autostakkert Registax MsPhotos Gimp
My first and only (and probably worst) Jupiter through the C8 in a...

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Jupiter 20221010 0706.4 C8 Tv2x Ds10c AS P60 lapl5 ap238 RxD130
Good example of horizontal smear I'm getting from some vibration in...

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Vertical Flipped View From MallincamSky C8>DS10c camera 20220427
"Flipped vertical" shows a RACI image, that's what I wanted (I just...

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ZWO uncooled OSC Cameras under 350 dollars https://astroforumspace.com/zwo/
zwo cameras comparison table
https://astroforumspace.com/zwo/
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