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.
Hi,
what is the best way to stack different camera/telscope combinations?
I have no doubt, that APP can handle different images concerning registration. But what is the best practice in case of weighting and normalization? Is it better to stack alle images at once or stacking both stacks and combine them later?Â
CS Frank
Hi Frank @frasax,
It is very likely that the best result will be gained if you register all data in one go 😉 disable same camera and optics, enable distortion correction and maybe also flip descriptors in 4) to have all registered. Flip descriptors could be needed if you have data that is from different telescope designs, like fast astrographs versus refractors.
Weighting : depends on your goal, if you want sharpest, use star shape weights, if you want best quality, use quality weights etc.
normalization: if you combine data from different camera/telescopes, definitely use advanced normalization in 5) and enable MBB and use LNC 1st degree to get much better results
Mabula
