11 jun 2026

somewhere in hercules

 The main target tonight was ngc7023, the iris nebula but it only got to imageable height after midnight. Need something to do for an hour or so. Found some fuzzy patches which were high enough. Had to plate solve it to find if there was anything there. Spectacular stuff...
Oh, and then dense fog. Wonderful.



somewhere in hercules
veTEC571 on sv550    30x4min @ hcg100


10 jun 2026

intel igpu

The P630 iGPU is shown as being present: 


To make it register activity here:

We need:
sudo setcap 'CAP_SYS_ADMIN=+ep' /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/ksystemstats_intel_helper

23 may 2026

galaxy to mw transition 2

 Back to something wider.

globular cluster m13 in hercules
veTEC571 on sv550    18x4min @ hcg100

area centred on cluster m29 in cygnus
veTEC571 on sv550    36x4min @ hcg100

galaxy m101 pinwheel in ursa major
veTEC571 on sv550    36x4min @ hcg100

lightly does it


open cluster and dark nebulae around ngc6793 in vulpecula
veTEC571 on gso203    8x3min @ hcg100

globular cluster m3 in canes venatici
veTEC571 on gso203    36x4min @ hcg100

globular cluster m92 in hercules
veTEC571 on gso203    8x3min @ hcg100

galaxies m51 + ngc5195 in ursa major
veTEC571 on sv550    36x4min @ hcg100

ff

Inspired by Mr Bryson, I looked around for an original First Folio. At around €8million, I thought I'd settle for a facsimilie instead.





22 may 2026

sasp homography distortion alignment

 If Frank's Settings fail and it doesn't warp the stars onto each other, try Steve's sigma 10, or Frank's alternative settings...

Frank's original























Steve's interim



















Frank's alternative




























Oh, and the latest stacking suite. 36 aps-c frames in under 3 minutes.

hp-z440 + rtx3060