Mar 28 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta40 will be released in 7 days.
It did take a long time to have the work finished on this and it will have a major performance boost of 30-50% over 2.0.0-beta39 from calibration to integration. We extensively optimized many critical parts of APP. All has been tested to guarantee correct optimizations. Drizzle and image resampling is much faster for instance, those modules have been completely rewritten. Much less memory usage. LNC 2.0 will be released which works much better and faster than LNC in it's current state. And more, all will be added to the release notes in the coming weeks...
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.
The settings in APP are very helpful in order to develop narrowband recordings so well with a DSLR. Many thanks to Mabula !!!
Date of Images:
Teleskop oder Objektiv (Aufnahme): Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L @ 2.8
Aufnahmekamera: Canon EOS 80D modifiziert
Montierung: Celestron CGEM
Teleskop oder Objektiv (Nachführung): TS Sucher 8x50
Nachführkamera: ZWO optical ASI 120 MM
Software: Adobe Camera Raw Version 6.7 · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor APP · O'Telescope BackYard EOS · Adobe Photoshop 5 CS · PHD2 Guiding 2.62 Autoguiding Software · Astronomy tools for Photoshop
Filter: Astronomik EOS clip Astronomik 12nm Ha
Zubehör: Zhiyou Universal L-Winkel · Sandor Cuzdi - Maske Fokussierhilfe · Baader 3 x Skysurfer lll · Teleskop-Austria Aperture Stopper
Datum:20. November 2020
Frames:Astronomik EOS clip Astronomik 12nm Ha: 80x180" ISO1600
Aufnahmedauer: 4.0 Stunden
Darks: ~19
Flats: ~34
Bias: ~42
The open star clusters and galactic nebulae in the constellation Auriga are interesting for many focal lengths. Whether as a detail or an overview, there is always a lot to see. Above left the "pancake" is an object from the Sharpless catalog and has the number SH2-232. I was amazed that this Nebula was so clearly visible in the short exposures.
There was a lot of water in the air during the night. Was delighted with the fine details.
The green channel had a very good signal from the H-alpha image taken with the color DSLR. The data made it possible to create a bicolor.
- easy crop
Sharless Objects - Distance in light years (ly)
Sh2-229 = 10 700 ly (IC 405, Flaming Star)
Sh2-230 = 10 500 ly
Sh2-231 = 5 870 ly
Sh2-232 = 5 870 ly
Sh2-233 = 5 870 ly
Sh2-234 = 7 500 - 10 000 ly (IC 417, Spider)
Sh2-235 = 5 870 ly
Sh2-236 = 10 700 ly (IC 410, Tadpoles)
Sh2-237 = 7 000 ly (NGC 1931, Fly)
Oh that is lovely indeed, very clean result.
Hi Vincent,
thanks for the kind words! Thanks to APP, such a result was possible!
CS, Wolfgang
