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.
Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) January 24, 2023 5:52am EST. Taken with my Askar 108 with reducer, focal length 420, Sony A7s3 Halpha modified.
It is now over 3 degrees wide. You wonder, why didn't I rotate the camera to get the comet in landscape to get even more of the tail. Well, I imaged 3 deep sky objects earlier, and when I did my flats at 2am they had some interference lines in them. I fell asleep knowing I could do the flats after the comet with a different light source. I had no idea the comet would span the entire short side of the chip!! So I was stuck, if I rotated the camera, the deep sky objects I did earlier would be a fail. So, had to go with the setup as it was. Haha!
Here is the comet resized to 740 for this gallery. Should look a lot better. You need to actually click on the image for the best sharpness and presentation.
Â
