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Articles on workflow and processing, experiences with equipment, or just general stories related to astronomy or astrophotography.

Tilt Correction with the Gerd Neumann CTU
Equipment Willem Jan Drijfhout Equipment Willem Jan Drijfhout

Tilt Correction with the Gerd Neumann CTU

Bigger camera sensors and faster telescopes can result in partial unsharp images due to sensor-tilt. This blog describes the installation of a Camera Tilting Unit in the optical train, with good success to eliminate the sensor tilt.

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Nova discovered in Cassiopeia
Willem Jan Drijfhout Willem Jan Drijfhout

Nova discovered in Cassiopeia

A new nova (V1405 Cas) has been discovered in Cassiopeia. Bright novae are relatively rare, and may not last too long, so if there is an opportunity, now is the time to photograph it.

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Six most important improvements in WBPP 2.0
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Six most important improvements in WBPP 2.0

The WeightedBatchPreProcessing script in PixInsight has been an invaluable tool to calibrate frames. The recently released version 2 is a massive update with a lot more customisation options and transparency. Read here about the six biggest improvements.

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