UPDATE FROM MABULA
I have had a very rough 2 months unfortunately health wise. I was struck 3x in a row with bacterial infections. The second infection occurred  after a routine hospital checkup and I became very sick. I had to rest and take a lot of antibiotics. Once I was recovering and restarting work 1 month ago, I again became sick. The infection was not yet gone, so even more antibiotics and rest was needed. Needless to say, it took a lot of my energy and I needed a lot of rest.
Finally, the infection is really gone and my energy is coming back step-by-step now and I have started work again. I am terribly sorry to have kept you waiting for support. I will address all outstanding questions and e-mails step-by step and will be on the forum daily from today.
APP 2.0.0-beta47 will come soon as well, a lot of work was already completed before I became very ill, so the release is also nearly ready for you. Beta47 will be much faster actually. Many workflows will be more than 2x faster, mosaics can even be 10x faster than before because registration really received a major boost... all compared to beta46. Â Before I release it, I will make sure that everything is working properly and then I will release it.
My learning continues. This is Andromeda -- essentially my second astrophotograph. Taken from my backyard in DC (bortle 8/9). I need to do better at removing light pollution.
Taken with a William Optics Redcat and ZWO ASI294MC Pro OSC, Takahashi PM-1X mount. 15X4 minutes each.
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That's fantastic for a second photo! Did you use any calibration files?
Many thanks, Vincent! I did use some calibration files -- 30 each of bias, darks and flats. I suspect that my flats did not come out too well because when I stretch an individual flat (or the master flat), I do not see any gradation in the image, etc. I find it hard to believe that the scope has zero vignetting. I need to learn how to take proper flats. The darks, on the other hand, show an amp glow very clearly.Â
Excellent, so when you think one of your calibration files is wrong, it's better to leave it out as it may have a bad influence on the endresult. Some more bias frames might also be helpful, as they're easy to make about a 100 is advised. But, really good start!
Thanks! Great advice and good to know... I should reprocess the image without the flats and see if it makes a difference (and also, increase the number of bias frames).
Yeah you will quickly see if it's better with or without, good luck!
