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Solar Eclipse in the cloud
Solar eclipses are rare, and if they occur, clouds are often in the way. This time was no different, although we could get a small glimpse from it from time to time through the clouds.
Astroplanner bug for MacOS Ventura fixed
MacOS Ventura caused Astroplanner to crash. Read here how to obtain an updated version of the software that has fixed the bug.
KStars 3.6.1: Step towards dual-rig support?
On the heels of KStars 3.6 released in July of this year, an updated version 3.6.1 has now seen the light. Main new feature is the definition of ‘Optical Trains’. Currently mainly a convenience feature, but maybe this is laying the groundwork for future dual-rig support.
New ZWO planetary camera’s
A total of 4 (!) new ZWO-ASI planetary cameras have been announced, one monochrome and three OSC. All new cameras benefit from the latest in sensor technology, resulting in zero amp-glow.
PixInsight WBPP 2.5, New Caching system
The new version of the PixInsight WeightedBatchPreProcessing script is 2.5. A new caching system makes it very easy to apply changes and re-run only those processes that are affected.
KStars v3.6.0 released
KStars/Ekos has released version 3.6.0. A new and much faster autofocus algorithm and an improved polar alignment tool using plate solving are two of the main new features.
Perseid Meteor shower 2022
A lucky capture of two meteors during this years appearance of the Perseid meteor shower over the Belgian Ardennes.