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- Which Macbook for astro processing
  
  By Elp · Posted 10 minutes ago
  
  I don't use Mac but I would of thought any M1 and above processor one would be worth looking into, the M chips are leaps and bounds better than the previous CPUs.
- RASA 11
  
  By Elp · Posted 18 minutes ago
  
  Have you tried a full circle in the clear aperture radius rather than a semi circle arc, I find this gives the most refractor like diffraction pattern around stars.
- Sky-Watcher wave 150i
  
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  Note HD mounts suffer from the effects of wind gusts just like traditional drive mounts, if anything they're more affected as there's less weight to them.
- What did you see tonight?
  
  By John · Posted 22 minutes ago
  
  I often do that - with thanks to @michael.h.f.wilkinson and @lukebl for the use of their images:
- ngc 1169, with neighbours and very, very faint galactic cirrus
  
  By wimvb · Posted 25 minutes ago
  
  This is a seldom imaged group of galaxies in Perseus, with the main galaxy some 120 million light years distant. The small galaxies surrounding it are much further away, about 300 - 350 million light years. The galaxies are not gravitationally bound to ngc 1169, due to their distances from each other. Imaged over two nights (4 & 5 december) with my trusted setup: SkyWatcher MN190 on the SW AZ-EQ6 and ZWO ASI294MM camera. Frames: Optolong Blue 31 mm: 60×300″(5h) Optolong Green 31 mm: 38×300″(3h 10′) Optolong Red 31 mm: 52×300″(4h 20′) Integration: 12h 30′ Processed in PixInsight I also collected a few hours of H-alpha, but most of this data couldn't be used as the target was partially obscured by trees on my property. The data that was usable didn't reveal any detail worth adding.
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  Had a good, if very cold night, with my 127mm refractor in our backyard. Jupiter and Saturn were on display. Haven’t looked at the Saturn data but the Jupiter data looks good with a shadow transit featuring close to the GRS, which tonight is looking very small!
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