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<blockquote data-quote="blackstar" data-source="post: 745431" data-attributes="member: 47518"><p>Thanks, BF, for your insightful thoughts and great tips.</p><p></p><p>First, I use ClearDarkSky to seek places and spots of low light pollution -- real dark sky. And like you, found a local nearby old recreation area that is polluted much less than in the city (orange-yellow zone instead of red). Explored it in early summer and ran away by being attacked from a heavy swamp of deadly poisonous mosquitoes near a river. The people in the area mentioned good time to visit and avoid mosq is winter... Nothing's perfect!</p><p></p><p>Appreciate your tip about Stellarium. I checked it and found it defaultly set light pollution scale = 2 that shows the MW image visible (see my original image #1). Turn local data on and scale is up to 7! MW image no longer visible! Exactly the real scene like image #2. So I was cheated to run out to shoot some hopeless photos... </p><p></p><p>Your idea and insight of stacking night sky images get me into serious consideration on putting some effort on the processing tool. I now only use mac, so the free Sequator isn't a choice. SSS is a paid app for mac user. Don't know which one you use and wonder if you would share with some examples, especially of MW images? I have got a free small app: Lynkeos. Haven't got a chance using yet, so don't know if it works.</p><p></p><p>I do see some light and make some clear points out from your post. Really appreciate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackstar, post: 745431, member: 47518"] Thanks, BF, for your insightful thoughts and great tips. First, I use ClearDarkSky to seek places and spots of low light pollution -- real dark sky. And like you, found a local nearby old recreation area that is polluted much less than in the city (orange-yellow zone instead of red). Explored it in early summer and ran away by being attacked from a heavy swamp of deadly poisonous mosquitoes near a river. The people in the area mentioned good time to visit and avoid mosq is winter... Nothing's perfect! Appreciate your tip about Stellarium. I checked it and found it defaultly set light pollution scale = 2 that shows the MW image visible (see my original image #1). Turn local data on and scale is up to 7! MW image no longer visible! Exactly the real scene like image #2. So I was cheated to run out to shoot some hopeless photos... Your idea and insight of stacking night sky images get me into serious consideration on putting some effort on the processing tool. I now only use mac, so the free Sequator isn't a choice. SSS is a paid app for mac user. Don't know which one you use and wonder if you would share with some examples, especially of MW images? I have got a free small app: Lynkeos. Haven't got a chance using yet, so don't know if it works. I do see some light and make some clear points out from your post. Really appreciate. [/QUOTE]
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