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DeepSkyStacker Astrophotography Tutorial | Stacking FITS frames

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In this video I’ll take you through the process of stacking FITS frames in DeepSkyStacker. The images were shot using a one-shot-color CMOS astronomy camera [Altair Hypercam 183C]

The Camera was attached to an Explore Scientific ED102 Telescope:

Explore Scientific ED102

An Explore Scientific UHC Filter was used to capture these RGB images.

Much like a CCD camera, the 183C produces 16-bit grayscale FIT files, which need to be debayered to produce color, and process.

This video was recorded for those of you looking for some basic guidelines of the settings I use in DeepSkyStacker for my images.

More DeepSkyStacker Info: https://astrobackyard.com/deep-sky-stacker-settings/

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