x-bit-astro-imaging

Exploration of Astronomical imaging with x-bit devices.
Fully Searchable and Archived. ...... . Dr Steve Wainwright FRAS

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

H-alpha image colourisation and the adding of to-scale images of the Earth and Jupiter with Sylvain Weiller's 'Solar Gun' software

The monochrome solar H-alpha image showed lots of structure but it had a background gradient as frequently happens. In a colourised image ba...

Saturday, 7 June 2025

Gimp workflow for fixing elongated stars Part 3

Gimp workflow for fixing elongated stars Part 3 This workflow is possibly the simplest and can be done either in Gimp or Photoshop. It uses...

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Gimp workflow for fixing elongated stars Part 2

Gimp workflow for fixing elongated stars Part 2 Click on an image to get a closer view if required. We shall use the same EQ mounted Seestar...

Sunday, 1 June 2025

Gimp workflow for fixing elongated stars Part 1

Gimp workflow for fixing elongated stars Part 1 Click on any image to get a closer view Our first attempt at EQ mode Seestar S50 30s exposur...

Saturday, 12 April 2025

Locating the Moon with an imperfectly polar-aligned mount

Our main imaging location is at the front of the house where the celestial pole is obscured by the house. The mount we use is a Celestron AV...

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

End of the line for ChromeOS support with AstroDMx Capture

With Regret: Due to recent changes made to ChromeOS by Google, Nicola will no longer be able to support ChromeOS with AstroDMx Capture. Chan...

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About Me

astroimager: United Kingdom; My name is Dr. Steve Wainwright. I am a retired Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences at Swansea University and have been an astronomer since 1967. I founded the international astronomical imaging group QCUIAG in 1998. My interest is in getting as much as possible out of as little as possible. I am a member of the Swansea, Port Talbot and Barry Astronomical Societies. I am also a member of the Society for Popular Astronomy and the BAA, I am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the European Astronomical Society. I also write books, astronomical articles, short-stories and poetry. I also make a little art. I taught astronomy at the University of Swansea in D.A.C.E. evening classes for several years, but am now, largely retired. I give lectures to astronomical societies. For several years I have been working with my partner Nicola on AstroDMx Capture. She is a brilliant programmer and Linux expert. I help with some algorithms, testing and specifications.

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