Not sure if that is a rhetorical question Stan so... Because I didn't know any better and it was almost free via work. Ideally I will take better photos as I...
Hi All - I gave up using Photoshop a few years ago - I now use Pixinsight and Picture Window Pro, better results at a fraction of the price. Cheers Geof...
If you're only after stacking software then candidates are CCDstacker and others but I believe the original question was about PhotoShop replacement and in...
Thank you Tom. I am not just interested in stacking. I am no where near Stan's level of competence so I need all the help I can get! :LOL: It was about ...
... I very much doubt that. Does PixInsight have brushes, erasers, cloners, blenders, dodge and burners, etc.? That's the bread and butter of Photoshop....
I have no idea what might be used instead of Photoshop for those things Photoshop does so well. Maybe I'll have to figure that out some day, if the new model...
PixInsight is free for 45 days! Seriously, I switched to PixInsight and have never looked back. There are many excellent videos available to get you started...
For registration in CCDStack, I second the motion on using the CCDIS plugin. It works very well for me. Don Waid http://www.waid-observatory.com ... From:...
Stan, You misquoted me, I wrote that PixInsight does the astrophotography portion of what Photoshop does. Photoshop is more about photo editing software....
Everyone probably has their own pet feature of Photoshop that no other application quite implements correctly. This is why the software survives. Anyway, my...
If you purchase the Adam Block tutorials of how to use Photoshop to enhance your images you would understand why it's needed. Of course there are probably...
Here's a shot of NGC4490 (the Cocoon, and Arp 269) that's been cropped. This is one taken with my usual MO of too little exposure from my back yard … but...
It occurs to me now that the thing is too in focus to be that far away from the camera, I think. But I generally leave the camera attached to the tube, so it...
Almost certainly that's a reflection. Could be a bright star just outside the frame, or off-axis light source such as a porch light or an LED near the camera,...
... CCDStack can be used for layering actions, though it does not display a running result (you must press the "combine" button or menu item to enact the...
Bit of basic advice sought here. I've just bought a set of Astrodon narrow-band 50mm sq unmounted filters (haven't paid as much for anything so small since the...
Latex is a safe bet, so is nitrile. I like the thicker ones they sell at automotive stores; they are less likely to break, and come in a wide variety of sizes....
The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51a, M51a, or NGC 5194) is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The...
... You don't have to rely on appearance to determine color hues. Measure the color ADU differentials. A CCDStack measurement of an area near the satellite...
Using six SDSS-DR7 stars, eXcalibrator gives an RGB correction of 1.00, 0.99 and 1.07. This adjustment sets the area, that Stan mentioned, very close to a...
