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Truly amazing pictures!

If you aregoing to use it for PixInsight only, they state pretty clearly that Linux is the best performing OS. https://pixinsight.com/sysreq/index.html Just something to also take into account.

We have had very clear skies this week in Norway, so I have been out a few nights to observe the Venus & Jupiter Conjunction. On Wednesday I also attempted my first planetary image. I am cheating a bit since the image is a combination of two different exposure times, one to capture the moons ( where Jupiter saturates) and another one to capture Jupiter without saturating it. I stacked about 50% of about 1000 images for both. Captured in Firecapture and stacked in AutoStakkert. This was taken with the ASI120MC through a 2x Telvue barlow on the Esprit 80 ED.Jupiter01Mar2023.tiff

What version of windows is on the NUC? Home edition does not support Windows Remote Desktop.

He he, Sorry to spoil your picture. Just a normal suburb in a mid sized city. Drug addicts are everywhere, even here and they need daily funds for their bad habit.

IMHO the only thing you achieve with security cameras/cctv is to be able watch the theft afterwards. Probably not likely to scare anyone off. And there is no guarantee that the police have the resources to follow up on a camera recording.

As others have said, it depends on the thieves. Drug addicts or kids looking for some quick cash will be in and out quickly and only steal stuff that is easily fenced, and will probably flee if spooked by lights and sirens. But if it is as gang of pro thieves - then maybe not. And they might be more likely tho steal the expensive stuff (imaging setup) in addition to the cheap stuff (pc). After this incident I never leave my gear unattended for long periods, and sadly it kind of ruined the hobby for me.

Hi and welcome. 'Ovenpaa' - I smell something Norwegian here?

Me too. I am sure I will find some good use for the "Designer".

To those who try big numbers and small numbers and see what happens? Same as PS I think. A Feather of 2 is...? Good ? Bad?

I got going with those videos too, highly recommended. However they are a bit outdated, particularly when it comes to Image Integration. I took notes/screenshots, it is so much quicker to refer to later instead of re-playing videos.

I suspect you must have been proficient at Photoshop before you started AP processing (?) I started with zero knowledge of either Photoshop or PixInsight. From my perspective Photoshop had a next to impossible learning curve. PixInsight, while not easy, was at least possible for a beginner to learn, Photoshop was not. I am (very sloooowly) getting the hang of Affinity Photo though, which is similar to PS I guess. As for matching Photoshop results - I do agree that some of the filters you can apply in PS/Affinity works magic, and is hard to do in PI.

Since the camera is out of warranty, and the dealer suggest the fix is swapping out one or two boards, I would consider to ask the dealer if it is feasible to DYI. If they send you the board(s)...

Hi. This is my 8x50 SW finder scope as a guide camera. It works sufficiently for a small (80mm) aperture refractor, Guiding with PHD2 I can take longer than necessary exposures with it on a HEQ5 pro mount. The pictures shows it in focus with the ZWO 120 MC camera. I very much doubt you will get it in focus with the helical adapter. It is not needed anyway, just focus by adjusting the front like you would if using it as a finder scope. A bit touch and go to get focus, but definitely doable. Edit: Oh, just now realized the OP is from 2016 😜 Hope he got sorted out.

For DYI PCB's a laser/CNC engraver is an option. Google CNC3018 - there are plenty of info online on how to make PCB's with it.