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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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| ====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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