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Exploration of Astronomical imaging with x-bit devices.
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Monday, 9 February 2026

Feature release of AstroDMx Capture Version: 2.16.2 (All Platforms)

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Nicola has released a new version of AstroDMx Capture For  Linux x86-64 • Linux ARM • macOS x-86 • Apple silicon • Windows  Mutatis mutandis...
Saturday, 7 February 2026

LuckyStackWorker working on nebulosity

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There is a cross-platform tool called 'LuckyStackWorker" for processing stacked solar, lunar and planetary images and also for stac...
Monday, 2 February 2026

Producing 'RGB' stars from Ha, O3 and S2 data

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When we are doing narrowband imaging we frequently don’t have time to do separate RGB imaging for the stars. This is due to a number of reas...
Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Manipulation of narrowband palettes

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Although a lot of the work done here could possibly be done in a single application, I find the most comfortable workflow involves the use o...
Saturday, 24 January 2026

Using the starrem star-removal command-line software on Seestar stacked images

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Command-line software comprises programs that are run from a terminal window rather than from a GUI (graphical user interface). This is remi...
Saturday, 22 November 2025

The East Veil Nebula with an SV705C OSC

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AstroDMx Capture was used with an SV705C OSC 12 bit, uncooled colour CMOS camera and a StellaMira 66mm APO doublet refractor with field flat...
Saturday, 8 November 2025

PhotoDemon; free, open source Photo editing software

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Every so often I come across some software that, as far as I am concerned, has been hiding in plain sight. Such a program is PhotoDemon . Ph...
Saturday, 1 November 2025

The Lobster claw nebula region

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AstroDMx Capture was used with an SV605CC OSC colour CMOS camera and an Altair Starwave ASCENT 60ED doublet refractor with 0.8 reducer/flatt...
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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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