Imaging - Tips, Tricks and Techniques

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1. Filters for planets

   By Dave scutt, August 10, 2022
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   • Knighty2112
   • August 10, 2022

2. ASIAIR Plus and iPad Mini - how much RAM do you need to run Sky Atlas?

   By Steve143, August 5, 2022
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   • Martthebass
   • August 10, 2022

3. Precise measurement of (generic) mount tracking performance

   By vlaiv, January 8, 2019
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   • Nik271
   • July 28, 2022

4. (Planetary) Could I get away with using extension tubes instead of buying more barlows?

   By JokubasJar, July 17, 2022
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   • JokubasJar
   • July 17, 2022

5. Collimation confusion: all my tools disagree with eachother and none of them are right!

   By pipnina, July 9, 2022
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   • ONIKKINEN
   • July 17, 2022

6. PHD only managing 1-ish image per second? Regardles of exposure time.

   By pipnina, July 7, 2022
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   • kens
   • July 8, 2022

7. How do you autofocus? I am getting OK results on lum but struggling to get it perfect, narrowband filters won't focus at all : (

   By pipnina, July 8, 2022
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   • pipnina
   • July 8, 2022

8. How do I take clear crisp clear sharp images of the Moon from my EF 75-300mm lens?

   By WilliamAstro, May 9, 2022
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   • michael.h.f.wilkinson
   • June 20, 2022

9. Samyang 135/f2 Focus

   By groberts, April 15, 2022
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   • groberts
   • May 30, 2022

10. Calibration steps by ASI Air plus

    By bomberbaz, May 28, 2022
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    • AstroNebulee
    • May 29, 2022

11. NINA autofocus operation of a dual rig

    By tomato, May 25, 2022
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    • tomato
    • May 28, 2022

12. Flats using a light panel

    By PeterCPC, May 26, 2022
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    • PeterCPC
    • May 28, 2022

13. RASA 8 Optical Window

    By tomato, August 26, 2020
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    • ClaudeM
    • May 24, 2022

14. Imaging smaller DSO with a barlow query

    By bomberbaz, May 19, 2022
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    • vlaiv
    • May 20, 2022

15. NoiseXTerminator - addon for PixInsight

    By Richard_, May 12, 2022
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    • AstroNebulee
    • May 14, 2022

16. Colour gradient in bias frames

    By StuartT, May 5, 2022
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    • StuartT
    • May 12, 2022

17. Tips for imaging very north objects? PHD / polar alignment / under vs over polaris etc

    By pipnina, May 7, 2022
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    • ONIKKINEN
    • May 9, 2022

18. Shooting darks

    By StuartT, May 5, 2022
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    • BrendanC
    • May 6, 2022

19. Does filter orientation matter for chromas? Worried they could be the wrong way around.

    By pipnina, May 1, 2022
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    • scotty38
    • May 1, 2022

20. A Good Way to Take Flat Calibration Frames

    By bob2, April 28, 2022
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    • saac
    • April 28, 2022

21. UHC filter

    By bomberbaz, April 26, 2022
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    • bomberbaz
    • April 27, 2022

22. help needed about T-ring and other adapters for photography....

    By ReaperDaddy, April 22, 2022
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    • ReaperDaddy
    • April 26, 2022

23. NII extraction from Ha data?

    By Adam J, April 25, 2022
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    • Adam J
    • April 26, 2022

24. Guide Issues EQ8R

    By Arizawilliams, April 10, 2022
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    • michael8554
    • April 18, 2022

25. Powering an ASIAIR Plus and all the rest of it.

    By bomberbaz, April 12, 2022
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    • StevieDvd
    • April 13, 2022