Combining Subs from differrent cameras/different times

Normal I think, but if the object is really in an entire different location, it might get a bit problematic in the sense you would have to crop a big part of it in the end. I never tried this specific case to see if a mosaic would be possible, but I think there shouldn't be a big problem with it. Something to test! 🙂

I'm now running it in Normal mode full. For kind of a stress test I'm using all individual files, no masters. 406 Lights (!) and 166 biases and darks. Started an hour and 20 minutes ago, 40% of the way through Integration!! All frames were registered within 0.2 pixels. I got one bias and light from a camera that I didn't think I'd used! 

I'm really not expecting much in the way of a quality image, my shots weren't that great and I wasn't sure of some of the settings,  but if I get a reasonable image I'll be happy. If so I may restart it in mosaic mode. I'm assuming I can start with Registration and I don't have to do analysis again? 

PS one issue w- I get numerous messages that say can't register darks and biases. Is that expected behavior?

Thanks again, Wayne Hixson 

If it can't register those frames, something must be wrong with them to be used as calibration frames. The error usually points to what the problem might be I think.

Yes, indeed, just try various things if it doesn't break the computer I always do that and I find it a good way to get to learn various settings.

I've never registered calibration frames before, just integrated them - should they need registration?

No, there is nothing to register them on (no stars). But it could be that they have the wrong dimension or something like that for certain data.

I think it's OK. They do create masters which are assigned to the lights. Seems to be working.

Approaching 2 hours computer time and 75% of the way through Integration of the 406 frames... I thought it might run all night!

Hi @whixson and @vincent-mod,

I get numerous messages that say can't register darks and biases. Is that expected behavior?

Regarding the calibration frames and the message in the console that these can't be registered:

To be clear 😉 : this is just a very lame console message, it doesn't and shouldn't  point to any problem 😉 since calibration frames are applied to light frames only. They are not used in any sense for registration.

So you can safely disregard that message in the console any time. I will make a note to remove the message from the console, since it doesn't provide any meaningfull information...

Mabula

Hi @whixson & @vincent-mod,

I have adjusted the following for APP 1.069 😉

https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/release-information/astro-pixel-processor-1-069-preparing-next-release/

• ADJUSTED, Console Panel Registration Results, the console panel used to show messages about calibration frames that APP couldn't register. These messages have been removed since these messages really don't contain usefull information. Calibration frames are never registered so they are never used in registration, they are only used for calibration of the light frames. See this forum post as well: https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/main-forum/combining-subs-from-differrent-cameras-different-times/#post-4396

Kind regards,

Mabula