I'm stacking only a few 180s frames in DSS with darks and flats applied yet the dimmer stars appear as doughnuts. Yet in each frame prior to stacking they do not.
Have a look at the hot pixel removal.
It is probably too agressive, removing the centre of the stars. I would turn it off completely, and then if you're not happy, put it back on and start with very small numbers and work your way up.
It's on the "cosmetic" tab of the stacking parameters.
Have a look at the hot pixel removal.
It is probably too agressive, removing the centre of the stars. I would turn it off completely, and then if you're not happy, put it back on and start with very small numbers and work your way up.
It's on the "cosmetic" tab of the stacking parameters.
Turbo
Dropped the pixel size and strength and appears to have fixed the problem