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AstroAF
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2007
Having fun making content around my astronomy/astrophotography journey. I'm hoping to be able to share the struggle and maybe if I'm lucky, some successes along the way too!! I record videos on capturing and processing astrophotography images, discuss gear and setups, and astrophotography software. I have a website at www.astroaf.space where I maintain my image gallery as well as a blog for in-depth articles on topics of astrophotography, many of them are companions to videos I publish here. I invite you to visit there!! I hope you will enjoy what i'm up to and invite you to subscribe for any reason. Feel free to comment with your own experience, feedback, questions, or just to say hey!
AstroAF - M 16 - Pillars Of Creation Full Pixinsight Processing | Eagle Nebula
In this video: Thank you to all of my members, supporters, and those of you who have used my affiliate links! Because of you I am able to keep creating!! I run through an M 16 - Pillars of Creation Full Pixinsight Processing. While I'm nowhere near a Pixinsight expert, in fact I've been using it for only about 2.5 months, I'm starting to get around in it fairly decent. I go through my entire workflow on the Messier 16 Eagle Nebula. I accumulated 32.5 hours of HaLRGB subframes over the past few weeks. I go through a quick Blink, Fast Batch PreProcessing, process the images for linear fit, combine, and work through the process of star removal, histogram stretch, color saturation, star recombine, and finishing touches, I do hope you enjoy this video, if so I hope you will leave a like and subscribe if you aren't already. If you'd like to support my content creation and astrophotography, please scroll down for links where you can become a member, join my discord server, order merch, and purchase using my affiliate links.
Cheers!
Doug
Thanks to @setiv2 Seti Astro for the amazing scripts!
Thanks to @VisibledarkAstro for the HaRGB combination process icon!
Thanks to @easyastroimages5818 for the killer workflow!!
I appreciate you guys!!
Join my Discord Server:➤ discord.gg/YM3EQ2dXbQ
Order Merch from my Shop: ➤ astroaf-shop.fourthwall.com/
Order Prints from my Gallery: ➤ astroprints.astroaf.space/
Check out my Website: ➤ www.astroaf.space
Subscribe to my channel ➤ www.youtube.com/@AstroAF
Help support my channel:
Buy me a coffee ➤ bmc.link/AstroAF
00:00 Intro
01:57 Setup
02:17 About M16
05:26 Getting Started
06:25 Blink
12:08 FBPP
19:22 Loading Masters
21:07 Screen Transfer Function
22:02 Dynamic Crop
23:08 Automatic DBE
28:44 Image Solver
30:18 Statistics and Linear Fit
32:08 LRGB Combine
37:40 Star Removal
38:47 HaRGB Combine
43:36 Noise Exterminator
44:09 Statistical Stretch
45:04 Curves Transformation
44:28 Luminance Channel
48:50 Histogram Transformation
52:33 Star Mask
53:44 Star Stretch
54:44 Star Combination
56:36 Star Reduction
58:52 Geometry Rotation
59:54 Outro and Final Image
My Astro Gear:
Imaging Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8, SVBony SV503 70ED
Imaging Cameras: Player One Artemis-M Pro, ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Electronic Focuser: Astroasis Oasis
Electronic Filter Wheel: Astroasis Oasis
Filter Drawer: ZWO Filter Drawer
Filter: Optolong LRGB, L-eNhance Dual Narrowband, UV/IR
Mounts: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
Accessories: Hotech 2" SCA field flattener (SCA-FFT58)
Software:
Acquisition: NINA
Post-Processing: Siril, Adobe Photoshop, AstroSharp
Affiliate Links: If you intend to make a new astro purchase and would like to support this channel at no cost to you, please consider using one of the following links and I will make a small commission from your purchase. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchses.Thank you!:
Buy Anything at Agena Astro Products ➤
agenaastro.com/?rfsn=7510121.77756e
Buy anything on Amazon ➤
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Buy My Gear at Agena ➤
HoTech HCA 2" Field Flattener: bit.ly/3rGwENK
ZWO ASI120MM Mini Guide Camera: bit.ly/3Q7NI9q
ZWO ASI533MC Pro Cooled Camera: bit.ly/3pTQh4u
ZWO OAG: agenaastro.com/zwo-oag-off-axis-guider.html
ZWO Filter Drawer: bit.ly/3O7DFic
ZWO Extra 2" Filter Tray: bit.ly/3q4rgU7
Optolong L-eNhance Dual Bandpass Filter: bit.ly/3pZ8GN4
Bahtenov Mask: bit.ly/3QeHfK9
Dew Heater: bit.ly/44YOV75
#pixinsight #pillarsofcreation #m16 #astrophotography
Cheers!
Doug
Thanks to @setiv2 Seti Astro for the amazing scripts!
Thanks to @VisibledarkAstro for the HaRGB combination process icon!
Thanks to @easyastroimages5818 for the killer workflow!!
I appreciate you guys!!
Join my Discord Server:➤ discord.gg/YM3EQ2dXbQ
Order Merch from my Shop: ➤ astroaf-shop.fourthwall.com/
Order Prints from my Gallery: ➤ astroprints.astroaf.space/
Check out my Website: ➤ www.astroaf.space
Subscribe to my channel ➤ www.youtube.com/@AstroAF
Help support my channel:
Buy me a coffee ➤ bmc.link/AstroAF
00:00 Intro
01:57 Setup
02:17 About M16
05:26 Getting Started
06:25 Blink
12:08 FBPP
19:22 Loading Masters
21:07 Screen Transfer Function
22:02 Dynamic Crop
23:08 Automatic DBE
28:44 Image Solver
30:18 Statistics and Linear Fit
32:08 LRGB Combine
37:40 Star Removal
38:47 HaRGB Combine
43:36 Noise Exterminator
44:09 Statistical Stretch
45:04 Curves Transformation
44:28 Luminance Channel
48:50 Histogram Transformation
52:33 Star Mask
53:44 Star Stretch
54:44 Star Combination
56:36 Star Reduction
58:52 Geometry Rotation
59:54 Outro and Final Image
My Astro Gear:
Imaging Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8, SVBony SV503 70ED
Imaging Cameras: Player One Artemis-M Pro, ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Electronic Focuser: Astroasis Oasis
Electronic Filter Wheel: Astroasis Oasis
Filter Drawer: ZWO Filter Drawer
Filter: Optolong LRGB, L-eNhance Dual Narrowband, UV/IR
Mounts: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
Accessories: Hotech 2" SCA field flattener (SCA-FFT58)
Software:
Acquisition: NINA
Post-Processing: Siril, Adobe Photoshop, AstroSharp
Affiliate Links: If you intend to make a new astro purchase and would like to support this channel at no cost to you, please consider using one of the following links and I will make a small commission from your purchase. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchses.Thank you!:
Buy Anything at Agena Astro Products ➤
agenaastro.com/?rfsn=7510121.77756e
Buy anything on Amazon ➤
amzn.to/3Lt2d4J
Buy My Gear at Agena ➤
HoTech HCA 2" Field Flattener: bit.ly/3rGwENK
ZWO ASI120MM Mini Guide Camera: bit.ly/3Q7NI9q
ZWO ASI533MC Pro Cooled Camera: bit.ly/3pTQh4u
ZWO OAG: agenaastro.com/zwo-oag-off-axis-guider.html
ZWO Filter Drawer: bit.ly/3O7DFic
ZWO Extra 2" Filter Tray: bit.ly/3q4rgU7
Optolong L-eNhance Dual Bandpass Filter: bit.ly/3pZ8GN4
Bahtenov Mask: bit.ly/3QeHfK9
Dew Heater: bit.ly/44YOV75
#pixinsight #pillarsofcreation #m16 #astrophotography
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AstroAF - Rowan Belt Mod HEQ5 PRO | Replacing A Stretched Belt
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In this video: About a week ago I was in the middle of a session when all of the sudden my guiding went off the charts!! I tried to correct it from the computer but it was not having it! I went outside to inspect the EdgeHD for a snagged cable but instead I found the scope had just completed a meridian flip and was laying over making an unusual sound from the RA axis. I killed the session, got ...
AstroAF - Introducing The WandererBox Plus V3 | Switchable Power, Data, And Dew Heater Control
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In this video: I introduce the Wanderer Astro WandererBox Plus V3 multifunctional power distributor USB3.1 controller. This is a super nice looking and feeling piece of beautifully machined hardware. The @wandererastro5003 WandererBox Plus V3 provides multiple power points, including both always on and switched, regulated power. It has a USB hub, consisting of 2 USB 3.1 and 3 USB 2.0 ports that...
AstroAF - I Took 5000 Images Of Perseids Meteor Shower! | And Got Some Aurora Too!
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In this video: Hey everyone! Quick video, was just out messing around with my iPhone on a tripod and took 5000 images of Perseids Meteor Shower, and got some Aurora too!! Out of those 5000 I got 33 meteor images!! Reminds me of that joke, I drove 1000 miles to see the Grand Canyon and all I got was this t-shirt! :-) So, yeah, 5000 images, 1093 of them made it into video and 33 images I processe...
AstroAF - Exploding Stars! | I Gave A Presentation For My Astronomy Club!!
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In this video: I give a presentation to my astronomy club on Exploding Stars! The Twin Cities Amateur Astronomers club is a fantastic resource for education, facilities, and community around astronomy! The club Website is tcaa.club. This was a really fun event and we had about 30 attendees. In addition to the presentation this was a public viewing night and we had member telescopes setup and av...
AstroAF - Astroasis Oasis Electronic Filter Wheel Maintenance | Drive Belt Replacement
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In this video: I'm working on my Astroasis Oasis electronic filter wheel maintenance. I needed to replace the drive belt. It is really great that @astroasis2020 provides replacement belts with the filter wheel. I spoke with them to let them know I needed to replace the belt and they mentioned to me that they had been working on improvements and would ship me some belts to try out. I love that a...
AstroAF - Know Your Filter Specs Before You Buy! | Sky's The Limit!
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What size screen do you have? Could this be done on only a MacBook Pro 14” screen? Does PixInsight have documentation that explains the stacking process? I only got as far as background extraction and was totally lost. Can you recommend several sources for learning how to use PixInsight? I’d like to see if I can understand PixInsight better before even trying out the free testing period. Does having Siril workflow experience get in the way of learning PixInsight? Thanks.
@@KJRitch Hi KJ! I’m running on a MacBook Air M2 with 13” screen. PI has extensive documentation but I tend to check the forums first as the team posts updated information there. In this case I used Fast Batch Preprocessing. A quick google for Pixinsight Fast Batch Preprocessing will get you there. I linked to 3 in the video description that have helped me a lot. Adam Block’s channel is golden (AdamBlock). The official Pixinsight channel has an entire playlist of training videos that I’ve gone through. Believe me when I say I’ve been totally lost in PI, it is a very comprehensive piece of software. I tend to try and break things into workflow chunks and research on the specific steps. Check out the link to Chad’s channel in the description, Easy Astro Images. Super helpful stuff for PI. I think Siril has helped me in PI a great deal, I still use Siril. I love both applications. I think if anything, I’ve taken the outline of my Siril workflow and am basically doing the same steps in PI. I’m still adapting but getting along and making progress. I would suggest getting your data together for a couple projects so you’re not burning your PI trial license waiting for data (mine is now available too on my Discord). Then, get the 45 day trial and jump in. Cheers! Doug
I really love your videos, keep them coming! Nice workflow, I will try that for sure with RGB data. I have had one go at it using narrowband, I used a process called colorized SHO. www.astrobin.com/vpb3vo
Hey that's not Siril! 🤣 I'm sitting outside watching this, and blowing on my screen at the black mark to the left of you head thinking it was some kind of bug. Slowly putting down the whiskey. 😁 In all seriousness though...really nice video Doug, and that image! ❤
@@DeepSpaceAstro Dude! Don’t tell Siril!! I clone stamped a bunch of that green screen artifact out but eventually gave up!! lol, I was in the night of day two of video and was in “good enough” mode 😂. I’m cracking up you were trying to blow a bug off your screen!! Thanks so much Rich!
Nice job buddy!! Keep it up
@@easyastroimages5818 Thanks so much Chad! Your channel is excellent!! Hey, I have a question for you on making data publicly available. Would you mind dropping me an email (I’m my channel about)? Cheers! Doug
Would love to play with this data I don't have a mono camera and would like to try using some mono images to improve my workflow
@@nikaxstrophotography Thanks for watching and your comment! I’d like to do this. I don’t think I’ve got enough storage space on Drive without paying for an upgrade. I’ll look into it. I’ll post on it if I can get a permanent location. I’ve been wanting to start sharing data. Cheers! Doug
@@AstroAF even if it's just the 4 stacked images :)
@@nikaxstrophotography oh! Yeah I can totally do that. I’ll set up a public Drive today after work. Watch my community posts and Discord.
@@AstroAF thanks :)
@@nikaxstrophotography YW Nik!!
Another great video Doug, and you have certainly got your head around PI very quickly, great image, look forward to more PI tutorials..👍🏻
@@Astro_Shed Thank so much for watching and commenting Stewart! PI can make one’s head spin a bit. I’m not in a comfort zone yet but it’s fun figuring things out! Not sure if I’d call it a tutorial but if you get anything out of it to try on your next project that would definitely make me happy!! Certainly let me know if you have any ideas for me to try out next time! Cheers! Doug
Nice work Doug. I always enjoy seeing your efforts. I've dabbled some with Siril and my SeeStar data and have been able to improve it. But as I consider getting more serious seeing all the processes, add-ons, trial and error, etc.; really gives me pause if it's worth the effort (for me).
@@larrychristianson2244 Hi Larry!! Thank you as always!! I truly believe my astrophotography hobby and the things I do in it are an extension of lots of different things I enjoy. I also think what I do in the hobby is fairly extreme, because I’m always messing with stuff to share as content because the videos have become part of the hobby for me too (I didn’t originally plan on that). It could be much much more simple. Just do in astrophotography what makes you happy, whatever that may be is perfect for you. I will always help you with your hobby if you need it! That is what community is all about!! Cheers! Doug
Good stuff to know Doug!
@@DeepSpaceAstro Thanks for watching and commenting Rich!
You did really well there Doug. I have never had much success with the major meteor showers. Now I know why. I typically take a couple of hundred shots, versus your 5000 😂
@@thecampingastronomer8554 Thanks John! 😂 Shotgun approach lol
Thank you.
@@sun3563 Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting!! You are very welcome! Cheers! Doug
Nice one…👍🏻
@@Astro_Shed Thanks Stewart! When stuff breaks, may as well make a video! 😂 Cheers! Doug
@@AstroAF absolutely….spot on 👍🏻
@@AstroAF where are you based, as you seem to have some loud crickets there….😂
@@Astro_Shed Haha! It is Cicada season here in the Midwest! I’m based in Illinois. How about you?
@@AstroAF I am in rural Leicestershire UK..👍🏻
Hi Doug... First again! Good to see your latest project update.
@@whatmattersmost6725 Hi! Thanks again! I can always count on your comment, appreciated!! Cheers! Doug
Did you purchase directly from this Chinese company? I notice there are a couple of US distributors, one in California and another in NY. Price is $299 from the NY company. I notice the Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Advance Gen 2, which show $324 at astroagena seems a similar device. The Wanderer has one addition USB2 port. I believe the Pegasus monitors and automatically controls dew heater power. I don't own a power device. What was the main advantage for choosing the Wanderer over other power boxes? Have you found in your research if you can regulate the power to the Celestron dew heater ring your distortion issues will be resolved? Thanks
@@KJRitch Hi, Thanks for watching and your comment! Yes, I purchased directly from Wanderer Astro. Indeed, I saw that and I’m happy to see they have retailers in the US. I think I was predominantly motivated by budget and feature set. I’ve discussed with others about the Pegasus and as I understand, it does not have the individual switching as does the Wanderer. I haven’t researched the Pegasus specifically around that. I looked over to Wanderer and ended up not looking back because the price and features were a good match for me and my rig. Yes, indeed, I will be able to regulate the Celestron Dew Heater. I discussed this specifically with Wanderer. I will not be able to use the Celestron thermistor port, it is proprietary, but I will be mounting the Wanderer probe onto the dew ring in order to monitor temperature. Cheers! Doug
Hi Doug, this is just what I want, but at $300 is to too much. The current electronics and programing could sell for $100-$150 unit. I do understand that they may only sell 100-500 units. I think when more of these units become more competition will bring down the selling price.
@@whatmattersmost6725 Hi and thanks again for watching and commenting! Yep, totally understandable. It’s hard to say what will happen in this market but competition will be good. Keep an eye out on CS classifieds and eBay. Black Friday is coming up, maybe there will be some promos or something. Cheers! Doug
Great review, I have been looking at the Pro version for several months. I have pulled the trigger yet.
@@fotografiabymiguel Thanks for watching and commenting Miguel! More to come in a couple of weeks! If you decide to pull the trigger, tell them I sent you! Cheers! Doug
How much is this compared to tge Pegasus branded version?
Hi Jesus!! Thanks for watching and commenting!! Looking at the PowerBox Ultimate -vs- the WandererBox Pro. The Pegasus is $644.50 compared to Wanderer at $469 (but I've seen it for less). Looking at comparison of the PowerBox Advance -vs- the WandererBox Plus, the Advance is running $324 and the Plus is $299. Cheers! Doug
@@AstroAF thanks for info and pricing
Looks a great little product, and about time Pegasus had some good competition at more reasonable prices as there stuff is wayyyyy overpriced…👍🏻
Hi Stewart!! Thanks for watching and commenting! Indeed! I've got a couple things being delivered tomorrow so I can get it running on my scope, mainly needed a 10A power supply with a 5.5 x 2.5mm jack and another 5.5 x 2.5mm to USB C so I can use the always on port to my PC power input. Love your channel and thanks for stopping by! Cheers! Doug
Well done Doug, a lot of work would have gone into that presentation 👍
@@thecampingastronomer8554 thank you so much John!
Very cool! 33 images out of 5000 is..... worth it :) Talk about lucky imaging!
lol 😆 you know what was really worth it? Uploading 9GB of image data to iCloud from my iPhone so I could download it to my computer! Couldn’t get it to transfer to Drive and AirDrop was out of the question.
Nice. Here in Spain I shoot 300x30s with a Sony a-6000 and a 12 mm objective and got just one Perseid (a big one though)!
@@joajoajoaquin Hi! Thanks for commenting! I’m happy you got one! Last year I did not get a single meteor from Perseid! I’d love to see what you got if you’ve shared it somewhere! Cheers! Doug
@@AstroAFtried to post it in your Discord but could not connect with the link in the video. When trying to join Discord says “invitation has expired”
@@joajoajoaquin Oh thanks for letting me know!! I’ll get a new link today.
@@joajoajoaquin I’ve updated the link to a never expire link in my videos. Here it is: discord.gg/YM3EQ2dXbQ Thanks again!
@@AstroAF You already have it!
Great presentation, Doug! It's really cool to hear about the science behind the stars and their explosions :)
@@deepskydetail thanks Mark! I appreciate you taking time to check it out! Cheers! Doug
Sorry, even with earbuds I couldn’t make out your presentation. I couldn’t see the slides. Congratulations for giving a presentation to your club.
@@KJRitch Thank you and sorry, I wish I would’ve heard the AC system and turned it off (if they would’ve let me).
That is a nice looking club
@@jesuschrist2284 thanks! Yeah, we have another observatory area about 10mi from this area with an additional 3 domes and another roll off. Theres a separate warm room there too. Both of our sites are Bortle 4, which is very good for our area.
@@AstroAF if there was a bar it would be perfect:) ty for the videos
@@jesuschrist2284 😂 Yw!
Hey Everyone!! Really sorry about the presentation audio quality! I didn't hear that HVAC system at all while I was in the room but the mic sure did!! I did my best to clean it up but it still is pretty sub-par. I hope you will still watch though! Thanks for your support! Cheers! Doug
First again! Hi Doug...
Haha!! There's no stopping you!! Thanks for your comment and continued support!! Cheers! Doug
Amazing
@@hrlo7712 indeed! Can’t wait to go back!
56.90 degree????? you live in the desert??
@@dummag4126 no, I’m about 40°. Maybe my target was at 59.9°? Not sure what part of video you’re referring. Cheers! Doug
Good thing a spare belt was supplied. Hopefully the spare will last longer and the new design has a more "lifetime" duration. I finally got reimbursed by Astro Oasis for shipping back their defective autofocuser. After a couple of emails to them weren't replied, I thought I'd have to eat the $30 shipping cost. But then Frank got in touch with me, asking if I could try to let them know what type of bearing Celestron uses to support the focus knob in my C8. I was able to send them a few photos and he was able to get some information on the bearing from the photos. In the email I asked Frank to look into the reimbursement and he came through and my PayPal was credited. I'm hoping Astro Oasis will get a US dealership arrangement that can carry spare parts and improve their warranty returns process.
@@KJRitch Yeah, really pleased. I think it’s the only wear and tear component of the filter wheel. Frank said the new belts have been improved and they are continuing to work on even more improvements. My sample was one of the first in the US, if not the first, so it has been a process of letting them know how things are working and providing feedback. I’ve seen guys post videos of them taping their ZWO belts back together. Thinking maybe they don’t provide replacements, not sure. I found the maintenance pretty simple and straight forward. Just fiddly. I’m glad you got your reimbursement. I had no doubt you would. Things do take a bit more time working from US to China but they always treat me like family. That’s nice you sent them the photos, I’m sure that helped them a lot! Cheers! Doug
Great video, looked like a fiddly job indeed, but agree on Astroasis, they are a great company to work with….👍🏻
Thanks Stewart! There's definitely worse fiddly things, I give this ✭✭✩✩✩ on the fiddly scale 🙂 Yep, I really appreciate Astroasis, great company and love using their products! Cheers! Doug
First yeah! But thanks Doug
Haha! Thanks for watching and being first!! Cheers! Doug
Another great video, Doug! I'm currently working on testing some filters myself to compare my results with what the manufacturers' say. It's nice to see a seller actually testing them before sending them out. That should be the standard.
@@Naztronomy Thanks so much Naz!! Do you have a spectrometer or having a lab do the testing? Agreed! I am really pleased with what Alan is doing here. I had my first light with filter last night, I was so pleased when first sub came in! Blew me away with detail and low noise. Cheers! Doug
In reality, it doesn't matter when this photo was taken... By the time the llight that made this photo reached us, everything in the picture is gone!!! Messes with your head....
@@bobmealing8243 if you really want your 🤯, because of relativity and the photons moving at the speed of light. To the photon, it reached my camera sensor in the same moment it left Orion Nebula.
When was this picture taken
@@Reptileowner hi! I was capturing this over the month of January this year. I started on the 3rd and finished on the 22nd. I was working on Rosette at that time as well.
@@AstroAF how much exposure
@@Reptileowner I don’t recall, data is on an external drive. I think I provide details in the linked video.
Bortle one is an experience to behold.
@@fotografiabymiguel truly!
It's an unforgettable experience Went to a bortle 1 back in April, and i remember it clear as day Never saw so many stars in my life
It is really an incredible experience and no telescope is needed to have it!
Clean
@@fotografiabymiguel thanks! It’s nice, I only need to disconnect power, ethernet, and cable to mount to take the scope off. Everything else just remains wired.
Normally I'd complain, but... The heavy breathing is warranted.
@@WM-gr4qi 😆 I thinks it’s actually me trying to slide my feet across the floor and keep the camera steady. But I’ll take heavy breathing!
Factual Correction: I incorrectly understood and mentioned that Sky’s The Limit began working with Optolong in 2006, the corrected year is 2016. I misread the information that was provided to me 😊
Installing python through homebrew failed on my old mac mini (2011 macOS 10.13). I found a way around installing python 3 through the .pkg installer easily found on the web. Many thanks for this tutorial!
@@C40V15 Hello! Hey I’m glad the package installer worked for you, that’s awesome! Thanks for sharing and you are certainly welcome! Cheers! Doug
Thanks Doug, it's very common in China for a company like Optlong to have say 2 grades, A grade sold with there name and closet specs and then B grade is sold to other private label company's like Sky Guider. Very common business, but Allen testing each filter is an added feature. But really until Cuiv started testing filters as we really expected a 7NM to be that, but so many filter company's just making and selling with really no quality control that Allen is doing... It's like Intel chips, they make say 1 CPU chip batch and then testing each CPU and some run faster and some run slower and are sold under that. So we need to be more aware what we buy so this will cause company's sell us what specs we pay for...
@@whatmattersmost6725 Hi! I don’t doubt that happens. I have inquired about this with the major vendors and was told that if an item is B-Grade then it is required by the companies, like Optolong that we are familiar with, that either the item be sold as B-Stock or destroyed. I believe the vendors then need to go through an RMA process should they elect to destroy. I would imagine they may have some tolerance for what is considered in-spec but don’t know what that would be. However, the vendors that have had Optolong B-grade have sold them as Optolong. I would find it surprising (and revealing) if Optolong sells sub-standard filters for its licensed products that are re-branded. You’d think this would be a more legitimate contract. I think it is worthy of inquiry though. Filters being manufactured out of spec is obviously something that is not new, Alan found a need for it and was why he purchased his spectrometer at that time. When he was first dealing with Optolong directly, his agreement included disclosed specs on every filter received from Optolong. Once he no longer worked directly with Optolong and began working with StarGuider, they did not provide specs and Alan took it upon himself to provide this QC step to ensure the actual specs were included. I think that is what makes him unique and I appreciate that. Cheers! Doug
@@AstroAF Agree, but being a long time Optolong filter buyer and seeing some many people not happy with there Optolong filter would explain what you and I are saying. Now don't really but that brand any more because of the Filter Lottery!!
@@whatmattersmost6725 Indeed, but I will say that I have been happy with my Optolong filters. I just like the idea much more when I know what it is that I am buying. Then I get to make a choice. Cheers! Doug
Just having the raw data is no value to me. Why doesn’t he provide an analysis like you created? That would be the best values he could offer. It’s hard to believe that I never had to create a spreadsheet during my working career so I never learned how to use a spreadsheet. I have no clue how to create the formulas in your spreadsheet. It sounds like he’s getting Optolong filters that don’t quite pass Optolong’s quality and rather than scrap them they resell to other companies. I imagine you can’t tell the difference between 7nm or 8nm so why not save money. Having to mess with so many filters is no attractive to me. I’m sticking to OCS because I don’t have the time to take multiple data frames for L, R, G, B, Ha, OIII etc. I will experiment with OCS and a duo band filter.
@@KJRitch he provided me the spectrometry on the colored graph like everyone else other filter company has on their website, as if every filter they ship is exactly the same spec… not the case. If you’ve watched Cuive’s videos where he is testing filter spec you’ll know what I mean. I’m sure that for the $1000/filter manufacturers you are going to get in-spec filters. I don’t think that is always the case with the standard consumer market filters. You are incorrect, It isn’t that he’s buying B-Stock, it is pretty typical. You just don’t know cause you’ve taken the manufacturers word and not had your filters tested to see if they are in spec. Then there’s the question of what tolerance are you willing to accept. In my case, I think I’m perfectly happy with an 8nm filter, knowing in advance I was buying an 8nm filter. I’m looking forward to testing it out in a session, that will determine if I’m happy with it or not. Cheers! Doug