June 24 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta46 has been released !
Improved internal memory configuration (lower ! memory usage), fixed beta45 startup issue, fixed Set Save Directory & 2-panel mosaics.
May 27 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta45 has been released !
Fully Multi-Threaded LNC, many improvements for the registration engine, platform upgrade, and further tuning of internal memory consumption and memory release back to OS.
Apr 14 2026: Google Pay, Apple Pay & WeChat Pay added as payment options
Update on the 2.0.0 release & the full manual
We are getting close to the 2.0.0 stable release and the full manual. The manual will soon become available on the website and also in PDF format. Both versions will be identical and once released, will start to follow the APP release cycle and thus will stay up-to-date to the latest APP version.
Once 2.0.0 is released, the price for APP will increase. Owner's license holders will not need to pay an upgrade fee to use 2.0.0, neither do Renter's license holders.
3 Pane Mosaic of Cepheus Region
A continuation of the MilkyWay arm, star-riddled area, features intricate H-alpha and dark dusty regions spanning vast distances in space. Among those, the Elephant Trunk Nebula, the Star Garnet, the Wizard and Bubble Nebulae, NGC 7822 and many more.
3 Panes
~60 exp of 120 sec each.
Canon 6D (Ha Mod) / Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro L IS USM (ISO400, f/4)
iOptron CEM25P / ZWO ASIAIR Pro (Plan Mode)
ZWO ASI120MM-s / MiniGuide Scope
AstroPixelProcessor (mainly calibrate/integrate/stitch)/Pixinsight/Photoshop
Bortle 2-3 Location
Har Ha'Negev, Israel
Astrobin link:
https://astrob.in/m8yb6a/0/
That's looking great Gideon! Just a small question; did you use noise reduction? Seems like the background is just a little blurred to me.
@vincent-mod
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Yes, guess I went a bit too much? I can see what you mean like here:
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I had to reduce plenty of stars, these areas in RGB are always challenging.
This is actually the second edit I tried.
Same area before stretch/reduction:
Yes, I do prefer the one without indeed. It shows a bit more detail overall. Bit of extra stretching and some saturation added and I think you'd have a similar result, with more detail.
@vincent-mod
Although I have it uploaded in AB, still haven't published yet in social, so might have another go...
Learnt some new tricks as well these past few days (although on a different target/ higher FL, but should help).
