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Old 10-03-2013, 11:54 AM
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Octane (Humayun)
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The other advantage of MaximDL with Pinpoint is that it solves the image after you take it, and stores the RA/DEC coordinates in the FITS header.

Why is this important? Because when it come to stacking, you can use the astrometric method of stacking which is the most precise of all the methods.

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