19 sept 2026

ctb1

 Never could get anywhere near this...

supernova remnant ctb1 médula in cassiopeia
veTEC571 on q150p    120x4min @ hcg100





18 sept 2026

two fails

 Well, not quite failures, but against all odds. 1. PHD2 rejecting dark frames. 2. EKOS guider rejecting dark frames. 3. Capture decided to change offset from 768 to 70 during the IC410 session.

Bueno... Strategies used
1. Forget PHD" and use instead...
2. ... the EKOS internal guider and post to the INDI Discord about the dark frames being rejected.
3. Stack without dark or flat frames.

Meanwhile 2 seems to have been fixed but better not speak too soon as it is tested only during daytime. No actual guiding yet, just at least the guide dark frames seem to be being used. O sea, there's no error when checking  the 'Dark' button in the EKOS guide module. Progress and big call out to Jasem on the Stellermate Discord for fixing the dark frame stuff.

nebulosity surrounding sadr in cygnus
veTEC571 on q150p    28x3min @ hcg10028 x 3min 

nebula IC410 tadpoles in auriga
veTEC571 on q150p    30x4min @ hcg100



14 sept 2026

september nebulae

 A bit cooler outside, but still not comfortable.

nebula heart in cassiopeia
veTEC571 on q150    36x4min @ hcg100


nebula soul in cassiopeia
veTEC571 on q150    36x4min @ hcg100

Hii and Oiii emission regions sh2-132 in cefeus
veTEC571 on q150    36x4min @ hcg100

nebulosity around ic1396 elephant trunk in cepheus
veTEC571 on q150    36x4min @ hcg100



25 ago 2026

graxpert gpu


From within setiastrosuitepro we also need the toolkit externally:
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit

You may also need cudnn9 external to sasp's venv too, but try the toolkit first.

From within siril
activate the venv at:

~/.local/share/siril

then:
pip install cuda-toolkit[cudart,cublas,nvrtc,cufft]