PixInsight Guide: IntegerResample (knowing when to bin your data)
Intro Binning is a topic that confuses a lot of people — myself included! In this guide I hope to
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Guide: “Which filter should I use with my OSC camera?”
Intro I’m often contacted with lots questions, and am always happy to help beginners. Perhaps the most common theme that
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The Flaming Star Nebula
Overview The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is around 1500 light-years from Earth, and measures 5 light-years across. Its stand-out
Review: Optolong L-Quad Enhance
Intro Optolong have released a new broadband light pollution filter, the L-Quad Enhance. Can it help with bright city skies?
ZWO RMA: Sending a broken camera from the UK to China for repairs
Intro We hope our astro kit never breaks, but what happens if you do need to send it off for
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Guide: using a Seestar S50 for public outreach star parties
Intro This guide will give tips on how to best use a Seestar S50 telescope to show public audiences the
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Review: ZWO Seestar S50
ZWO’s Seestar S50 smart telescope is an all-in-one portable astrophotography set-up with beginners in mind, designed to make imaging as
PixInsight walkthrough: Processing OSC RGB data (M13)
I’m getting a lot of requests through for processing walkthroughs, so here’s a simple one to begin with: regular RGB
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The Rotten Fish Nebula
Overview The Rotten Fish Nebula is a type of object known as a dark nebula. The blackest areas, seemingly empty
The Cygnus Wall
Overview The Cygnus Wall is a turbulent region of star formation, and part of the much larger North America Nebula