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Originally Posted by Andy01
Looking good Martin! 
When I used to use Startools I recall getting star halos from one of the processes, (might have been decon or sharpening) if I pushed it too hard - unfortunately I can't even open Startools anymore on my mac 10.14.6 to check which it was.
Anyway, your bigger stars appear to have this same result. 
That being said, apart from the aforementioned coma, it looks good, well done!  |
Andy
Thank you for your comments
In Startools it’s only HDR that doesn’t have an Automask available as default
Sharpen and Decon do have Automasks and work extremely well , stars stay intact , although in Decon they do tighten which is an added benefit of the algorithm ( you can cheat a bit as they make your diffraction spikes narrower
Ivo Jager on the Startools forum mentioned that he may include an Automask in HDR in the next version ??
Exciting time for me at the moment , just finished building my NexDome ( interior fit out next week) with many phone calls back and forth to Diego
As these Domes are an injected moulded flat pack with very old installation documentation on their site , Diego was a wealth of knowledge and provided a few tips to assist , very grateful
The rotation is not very smooth in places, a bit bumpy and jumpy and at times gets stuck but I’m still working on a fix , obviously these are not precision made designs and are flexible due to using ABS which is the best material to use , it will last forever
Can’t wait to have it fully operational in a week or two , it may coincide with better weather which has been abysmal lately
Thanks again
It’s nice to be acknowledged by an experienced and well regarded Astrophotographer
All the best
Cheers
Martin