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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Wait till you start using your Starlightxpress Greg...all you have to do is dither your lights and then use a median combine and that's it  If your image train is clean, the chip size will likely mean you won't need flats and thus flat darks either Everything you add to an image ie darks, flats, flat darks will inevitably add some noise along the way so not having to use'em in the first place is the key
Mike |
Sorry Mike you do need flats. In your
recent image on the full frame top right of the image you can see either vignetting or the edge of a filter. That is a sure indication that you do need flats. Not to mention that dust motes are present on all optical surfaces. No imaging train is ever clean enough not to do flats. I find a discussion where flats are not used as being a form of laziness and not setting a good example to others who aspire to be a better imager. Not saying you are lazy but the idea of not doing flats when using good quality gear is totally abhorrent.