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.
North America and Andromeda - Stock DSLR and 400mm Telephoto
Here's a couple of my latest processed images from my more recent trips to the local dark sky park (John Glenn Astronomy Park, in Hocking Hills, OH, edge of bortle 3/4). Granted its been a couple of years since I spent any meaningful time there and last few times I tried processing stuff I keep ending up with results that look worse than what I had before.
- (1 year ago) Andromeda with 13 hours total integration (I had 20 hours but let it cull 1/3)
- (2 years ago) North America and Pelican nebulas with a combined total of 7.5 hours
Both images are with my stock, unfiltered, Canon 90D, my 400mm telephoto lens at f6.3, ISO 1600, 5min subs. Mount was an EQM-35/GTi w/ MGEN3 autoguiding. Stacked/processed in APP, touched up in Luminar4.
Since I'm on a stock DSLR, my stars can't be as cleanly removed/reduced so they end up with some funk and I have to fiddle with the settings quite a bit to find something that is a reasonable compromise. Unfortunately, the settings usually end up image specific and don't translate well if I used the same settings on a different image, so its a lot of time spent tweaking sliders and seeing what happens.
Came out really nice is what I think, nice bright colors. It's fun to use a stock DSLR like you did. And regarding the brighter stars, a lot of what surrounds them possibly has to do with the build in diaphragm, was it wide open? And all is relative; the james webb telescope suffers from spikes around the bright stars too ;).
Here's a couple of my latest processed images from my more recent trips to the local dark sky park (John Glenn Astronomy Park, in Hocking Hills, OH, edge of bortle 3/4). Granted its been a couple of years since I spent any meaningful time there and last few times I tried processing stuff I keep ending up with results that look worse than what I had before.
- (1 year ago) Andromeda with 13 hours total integration (I had 20 hours but let it cull 1/3)
- (2 years ago) North America and Pelican nebulas with a combined total of 7.5 hours
Both images are with my stock, unfiltered, Canon 90D, my 400mm telephoto lens at f6.3, ISO 1600, 5min subs. Mount was an EQM-35/GTi w/ MGEN3 autoguiding. Stacked/processed in APP, touched up in Luminar4.
Since I'm on a stock DSLR, my stars can't be as cleanly removed/reduced so they end up with some funk and I have to fiddle with the settings quite a bit to find something that is a reasonable compromise. Unfortunately, the settings usually end up image specific and don't translate well if I used the same settings on a different image, so its a lot of time spent tweaking sliders and seeing what happens.
Great results Jeremy @nickoson-2, I like the colors and processing 🙂 !
