2026-04-27 08:25 UTC
@Reinald@nrw.social @esoastronomy@mastodon.social same here. What is really mind blowing is the image processing technology allows me to capture images close to those from Palomar with a 6 inch SCT paired with a photographic sensor plus some neat processing tricks.
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@sharlatan@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 08:35
@jguillaumes@mastodont.cat which software stack do you use? I try to collect as much FOSS available somewhere as possible during the #guixastroupdate monthly refresh cycle, it would be great to attract more astro enthusiasts to #reproducibleresearch topic :-)
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@Reinald@nrw.social 2026-04-27 10:17
@jguillaumes@mastodont.cat @esoastronomy@mastodon.social absolutely. Stacking software and affordable sensor technology brought citizen science to another level as well. I recall sweating blood when developing 30min long exposures in Ilford Tecnical Pan F, not to fuck up development. Usually it was fucked up nevertheless on tracking issues...