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Surveys in Stellarium

Surveys in the desktop version of Stellarium. The ideal tool for astrophotography project planning.

Perfect detailed planning of the deep-sky object and the framing using Stellarium HiPS full-sky surveys!

Here is a cropped image where I used an incorrect or outdated flat.

Old flats: Poor correction, bad results.
Fresh flats: Proper calibration, much better image quality.

without vs BlurXTerminator vs BlurXTerminator2

The PixInsight plugin BlurXTerminator V2 was a spontaneous purchase for me. The result seriously surprised me.

Left: NoiseXTerminator not used, Middle: NoiseXTerminator used on linear picture, Right: NoiseXTerminator used on stretched picture.

When should NoiseXTerminator be used, in linear or non-linear state?

A little tutorial to help configure or find out, the usage of the "Field of View" functionality in the Stellarium Mobile App.

A short tutorial howto configure the FoV in the Stellarium Mobile App.

Comet Leonard as a time-lapse video. Scroll down for a klickable version to view the video.

Here is my 1st making of article of a time lapse video i made of Comet Leonard.