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| - | ====== How To ====== | + | {{ : |
| + | ===== Can I browse targets in the app without connecting to the Seestar? ===== | ||
| + | You sure can. It's a great way to plan a session in advance. | ||
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| + | Click Sky Atlas in the bottom menu of the home page, then click on the magnifying glass at the top of the icons on the right side. | ||
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| ===== How to use a Bahtinov mask to check focus ===== | ===== How to use a Bahtinov mask to check focus ===== | ||
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| * Important Notes | * Important Notes | ||
| - | The process can take several hours depending on your selected frame size | + | The process can take several hours depending on your selected frame size. For best results, avoid imaging when your target passes through |
| - | For best results, avoid imaging when your target passes through zenith (10 minutes before and after) | + | |
| - | The final mosaic can cover an area up to 6 times the width of the moon | + | |
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| - | * <fs xx-large>AstroEdit</ | + | ===== How to use AstroEdit to post-process images===== |
| + | AstroEdit is in Early Access Beta* phase. If anything unusual happens or you don’t like the way something works, please send an email to help@astroeditapp.com explaining what you were doing when the issue occurred. As we make improvements, | ||
| - | =====Top Menu===== | + | ====Top Menu==== |
| Load Image: | Load Image: | ||
| Tap the leftmost icon and select an image to process. | Tap the leftmost icon and select an image to process. | ||
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| App version and this user guide. | App version and this user guide. | ||
| - | =====Bottom menu===== | + | ====Bottom menu==== |
| Tweak: | Tweak: | ||
| • Exposure – adjust overall brightness | • Exposure – adjust overall brightness | ||
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| Enhances the crispness of details. Control the amount of sharpening for each layer with the slider. “S” sharpens tiny details such as stars. “XXL” sharpens large details such as entire nebulae | Enhances the crispness of details. Control the amount of sharpening for each layer with the slider. “S” sharpens tiny details such as stars. “XXL” sharpens large details such as entire nebulae | ||
| - | =====AI:===== | + | ====AI:==== |
| The slider controls how much of an effect is applied | The slider controls how much of an effect is applied | ||
| * AI Noise removes noise artifacts (grain) | * AI Noise removes noise artifacts (grain) | ||
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| * AI Satellite removes streaks created by satellites and aircraft | * AI Satellite removes streaks created by satellites and aircraft | ||
| - | =====Short Cuts:===== | + | ====Short Cuts:==== |
| * Tap the screen and hold to show the original image. Release to continue editing | * Tap the screen and hold to show the original image. Release to continue editing | ||
| * Double-tap the screen to cancel all edits and restart from the original image | * Double-tap the screen to cancel all edits and restart from the original image | ||
| * Use 2-finger-spread to zoom | * Use 2-finger-spread to zoom | ||
| - | =====Workflow===== | + | ====Workflow==== |
| A typical workflow will start with an overall brightness adjustment perhaps with help from the curve tool to brighten just parts of the image. Gradients, if any, will typically be revealed so fix that and then use the AI Denoise to remove grain. Some images have so many stars they distract from your target, so you can use the AI Star tool to reduce or even remove them. Finally, you may want to tweak the color and saturation before saving your image to the Apple Photos library. | A typical workflow will start with an overall brightness adjustment perhaps with help from the curve tool to brighten just parts of the image. Gradients, if any, will typically be revealed so fix that and then use the AI Denoise to remove grain. Some images have so many stars they distract from your target, so you can use the AI Star tool to reduce or even remove them. Finally, you may want to tweak the color and saturation before saving your image to the Apple Photos library. | ||
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| *This early access beta software is a pre-release version of AstroEdit that we’re making available to you before its official launch. It represents a development stage where the software is feature-complete but may contain bugs and performance issues. The main purposes of early access beta software are: | *This early access beta software is a pre-release version of AstroEdit that we’re making available to you before its official launch. It represents a development stage where the software is feature-complete but may contain bugs and performance issues. The main purposes of early access beta software are: | ||
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| As refinements are made, new versions will be available free on the Apple App Store for current users and $4.99 for new users. | As refinements are made, new versions will be available free on the Apple App Store for current users and $4.99 for new users. | ||
| - | ===== How to make the sky background black in a Seestar image ===== | + | ===== How to make the sky background black in a Seestar image using PixInsight |
| Keep in mind that the night sky is not pure black. | Keep in mind that the night sky is not pure black. | ||
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