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Dark Matters Astrophotography
Setting up the E160-ED for Full Frame Imaging
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Willem Jan Drijfhout
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Vincent TESSIER
Beginner astrophotographer shares first M101 image for feedback
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Nikhil
Upgrading narrowband filters: is it worth switching from 7 mm to 3nm?
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Mossyback
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Serious Stray Light Issue - William Optics UltraCat 56
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Jan Hlavačka
Chroma filter advice
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Jerry Gerber
Opening Process Icons with Pixinsight
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astro.hamster
Help needed, is my mount broken?
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Tony Gondola
BlurX verses Cosmic Clarity
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Paul Campbell
Permanent outdoor telescope setup advice for Northern California climate
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Eric Gagné
Is the so called “60%” rule a thing for strainwave mounts ?
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John Goodnough
Power station with PD protocol for USB-C 12v remote power
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ZWO AM3N vs. Sky Watcher Wave 100i
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David Kamchis
Ioptron HEM 27 weird Guiding Issues in Declination
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Artifacts in stacked images with C9.25 XLT and reducer setup
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New Askar SQA60Pro announced
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Mihai Barbu
Greetings from Romania
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Razvan Rautu
Focuser tilt makes me go crazy
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Jake Turner
Per-Sub Background Removal Follow-Up and Scripts
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Steven Ayres
New member interested in photometry and scientific astrophotography
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Am5n knocking and clicking at zenith with 15kg (33lb) scope - need bigger counterweight?
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Isolating extragalactic stars
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cosmosexplorer
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ASI driver blocked?
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Jon Foulkes
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Zak Jones
[RCC] Western Veil Nebula
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Tommy Mastro
RCC Request for Feedback and Honest Critique of my M16 (Pixinsight User)
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oymd
Is there a way to avoid removing nebulae from galaxies when applying StarX or Starnet++?
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John Stone
External focuser on an SCT; What about temperature change induced focal shift and back-focus?
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Anyone running PxInsight 1.9.4 Lockhart Build 1693 under Windows 10?
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Igor Fulvi
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abaxworld5000
ZWO ASI585MC Pro: strange lines in the B channel.
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John Lawler
New member seeking guidance on astrophotography imaging setup
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Umur Aydoğdu
Is the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED compatible with the UMC first wide-angle lens?
Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC
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140
6 days ago
Wayne Elley
CC8 Classical Cassegrain DIY Secondary Mirror Dew Heater
Dew HeaterDIY
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Doversole83
6" Newton at f/3 (Nexus Reducer) - Persistent light artifacts
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May 15, 2026Doversole83
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Michele Campini
Problem with 200/800 newtonian
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