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.
Witch Head Nebula in Orion (HaRGB)
A faint reflection nebula depicting a fairytale-like crone, hence its name.
The nebula, formally known as IC2118, is associated to the nearby star Rigel, in the constellation Orion.
Its distance from Earth is approx. 900 L/Y.
Shot under Bortle 3 desert skies, Israel
29*300 sec RGB
12*600 sec Ha extract (L-eXtreme)
ZWO 2600 MC Pro
ASIAIR Pro
iOptron CEM25P
ZWO 120 MMs Mono
Used the Ha-Oiii - Ha extract for the OSC stack with the L-eXtreme
Such a great feature.
I combined also the Oiii data in PIXI but, that was too faint for any real difference.
Link to Astrobin: https://astrob.in/blugum/B/
@gideon96 That is a stunning image! What telescope did you use?
@wvreeven
Whoops, didn't mention, the WO RedCat51.
(A lovely recent addition to my wide range optics).
Thank you!
I was lacking more data in RGB imo.
For some reason I had to throw around 6 frames or so, from the start of the RGB session.
I started with the Ha(L-eX) because the Moon was up, and no trouble there, all 12*600sec were perfect.
