DSS problem

[blink138 (Pat)]

hello members
not having much luck with a couple of my questions so far
anyway does anyone know why suddenly my DSS program has started to tell me that only 1 out of (x) images will be stacked!
honestly if it is not one thing it is another!
thanks in advance
pat

[LewisM]

Drop the threshold to 2% - you'll get a lot more stars.

Does it to me too - odd really. Also, reset the stacking pattern to either a mosaic or total map. And make sure you check the parameters (greenvs blue options)

Good luck! Drives me nuts sometimes, especially when I get a 100% white output image... fixable with levels etc in the program, if only JUST.

I tried stacking in MaxIM DL... what a nightmare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Horrendous results, and such a poor user interface. Not having any luck with Registax either... works, but crashes on me so often in Windows 7, and is not as intuitive as DSS.

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks lewis... where are these functions that you speak of?
the same images have never failed to stack before so i dont know whats changed
i will try what you said if i can find the functions
regards
pat

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks lewis that fixed the problem
much appreciated........ you saved a smashed up laptop ha ha!
pat

[ourkind (Carlos)]

I've also had similar problems, usually whenever I try to stack a cluster (so far Omega Cent, Tuc47 and especially problematic The Jewel Box) I need to drop the threshold right down as Lewis suggested. At which point some of the other settings I usually select change eg "Use median combination method" to something else that I cannot recall right now and takes three times as long to process.

Still learning and bumbling through it all...

Having said that what a great feeling when you see that image peel back and you know you've got a winner!

[blink138 (Pat)]

absolutely carlos!
pat