John Kmetz

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• Thanks Adam. Should be able to finish from here I think. John

  in Comet Operand doensn'y match comet position Comment by John Kmetz February 2023
• Thanks Adam. The log shows the reference file name and location. Remembering this name and location hours or days later was the challenge I think, as the multiple steps take a bit of time on my slower PC. But now with the _ref ending I can find this…

  in Comet Operand doensn'y match comet position Comment by John Kmetz February 2023
• Thanks Adam. I see how the operand works now. Yes, my error was in the reference frame selection, which was readily available in the log. I need to redo all steps with the correct one in place. I have now renamed this file with a _ref ending to make…

  in Comet Operand doensn'y match comet position Comment by John Kmetz February 2023
• Q1. Yes. I used the same reference frame which is my Blue 30. Q2. The same Blue 30 for the comet alignment. But I found one mistake. I had Star Aligned checked below the operand input field. So this caused the output images I had in Blink to be Com…

  in Comet Operand doensn'y match comet position Comment by John Kmetz February 2023
• Thanks Adam. You answered my question thoroughly. But my Bortle 7 skies often yield lots of junk data that needs to be trashed. So I "wish" didn't have to Blink through it all, especially since my imaging extends a few hours at a time over many nigh…

  in WBPP for NSG Comment by John Kmetz October 2022
• Thanks Adam. I have now tried WBPP both with and without the Scaling Factor checked and this has not made a huge difference. The big patches are still there. I have noted the optimization of frames, but this is the same thing I have tried successful…

  in OSC WBPP yields mottled master lights Comment by John Kmetz August 2022
• Thanks Adam. Will report if I have any issues. John

  in Satellite Rejection Settings Comment by John Kmetz June 2022
• Thanks, Adam.

  in NGC 3199 Narrow Band : Part 4 NSG Comment by John Kmetz March 2022
• Looking forward to what may come forth hence then! Thanks John

  in "What a Year can Be" feedback Comment by John Kmetz February 2022
• Thanks Adam. In my most recent NB processing, MureDenoise was used on the light masters from an ASI2600MM-P camera and worked quite well on the OIII and SII frames, but with Ha not as much change, just as you have shown in this tutorial. Regards, Jo…

  in MureDenoise Flats Selection Comment by John Kmetz January 2022
• Thanks Adam. Will try to create some subtracted images like you suggested. Thought I had a pretty cool perspective with the comet's location but didn't anticipate these complications. Regards, John

  in Comet Processing with Galaxies Present Comment by John Kmetz December 2021
• Ah, thanks Adam. I was running PSFImage on the whole frame, never thought to use a preview where the stars might be of better quality. 

  in PSF for Deconvolution Comment by John Kmetz August 2021
• Thanks Adam. Will try the PI forum.

  in Image Window too large Comment by John Kmetz April 2021
• Thanks, Adam. Even though the subframes were taken with little to no moon present, the avg. ADU's were high, ~ 3000. I think local haze must have been whitening the sky from reflected city lighting. Even my R, G, and B's show the same gradient. I tr…

  in ABE or DBE makes image very grainy Comment by John Kmetz March 2021