
M45 The Pleiades
M45 The Pleiades
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Post processed in Siril - Slight touchup in Gimp

M45 The Pleiades
Post processed in Siril - Slight touchup in Gimp
M16 Eagle Nebula
Stacked in Stacking Wizard - Initial Processing, Star Removal and Recompositing in Siril - Final Touch ups in Gimp
What is the absolute best Siril tutorial out there?
AI processing in the app is cool and all, but I would like to really learn how to post process for the best possible quality within my current means (free software, lol).
My very first image on the S50 Pro
- 1 hour capture time
- 114 exposures UPDATED
- 30 sec
- Post Processed in the app
New owner, long time lurker, lol, just got the email that my S50 Pro, Tripod and Wedge has shipped!!
I could have opted for pick up locally, but I dont wanna drive 2 hours each way and deal with LA traffic...now to sit impatiently and stare out the front windows waiting for the UPS delivery driver, haha
Update Just got a text/email from UPS saying scheduled for delivery tomorrow between 11:45 and 3:45…hell yea!
I cant decide on a color scheme:
#1 All white is just sexy (I am heavily leaning towards this one)
#2 White with black textured grips isn't so bad either
#3 I had a white slide on a black grip many years ago and a previous gun and it felt sleek too
I have a Mimaki Dual Textile/Dye Sublimation printer...
However we no longer use the textile function, but in order for the printer to still work, it needs Textile ink even if its not being used.
We are in the process of converting it to a dual print head Sublimation printer, but for now we are stuck with the textile side of things.
I literally just got a warning that we ran out of textile magenta ink, which has been sitting in there for months, virtually empty to begin with because we no longer use those pouches, so why restock?
I have spare BLUE ink pouch, can I just stick that full pouch on there without swapping the chip to make the printer think that it has a new magenta ink? There is enough ink in the lines where I am not worried about the ink mixing, plus we are just waiting on our technician to get back to us with a schedule to come and replace the textile components anyways.
Found another fun building, lol, although for some reason it was the only building that doesn't have power, it was barricaded both inside and out which made it even creepier with the color scheme going on and spanned 3 stories...I was hoping for some fun loot and some cryptic things to pop up but honestly, it was the most boring building to explore with the exception of lots of soda's up on the top floor bar
Is it possible for someone to buy something, like beverages and ship to the United States? How difficult and expensive would it be to commission a package of energy drinks? Lol, I know this sounds insane but humor me
It’s official, I’m a remote pilot now, lol
I got my PPL October last year. Around January while boredly exploring the FAA website, I saw that the Part 107 training was just a simple PowerPoint on the FAA training site, with a basic written exam at the end.
Everything is free, and since I had just gotten my PPL the flight review was N/A cause I’m current. Having no one at my college with the authority to submit it to the FAA (I did everything I could on IACRA as far as possible before it gets reviewed and forwarded on) I reached out to my local FSDO.
Typical government style, it took them a few months to get back to me but when I did get an appointment, it was an easy 30 minutes reviewing the application and wham bam I’m now a Remote Pilot 🤣
No idea what I’ll do with it, but it’s something…why not add a tool to the toolbox if I can, FOR FREE.
Has anyone had Bazuu Energy? I thinks it’s African and I heard it rocks your socks, lol, I’d love to get my hands on a bottle or two
Also is Red Bull Cola still a thing? I used to buy them by the dozen back in the day, I was so disappointed when they got rid of it in the U.S.
Complete newbie, none of my friends play, no idea where the nearest GW store is but I’ve always been fascinated by the story and lore of 40k
I’m a pretty experienced model maker and decided to dip my toes into the 40k universe finally
Playing to my strengths and building a Knight Warden for my very first model, lol, the mini’s are too damn small for my old eyes and shaky hands 🤣
Wish me luck! Time to order some resin!
My wife just found an old phone from when we lived in Japan and was going through some old pictures. Out of nowhere she yells “Oh shit!”
So back when we first met, as is customary in Japan, she travelled everywhere by train and didn’t own a car. She used to see this old woman, no matter where she was just hanging out near her. Always wearing the same outfit.
We’re not talking just in the same city. My wife lived in Yamato which is about an hour from Tokyo. She’d see her there in Yamato, and then run into her in the heart of Tokyo, which anyone who’s been can tell you is a massive city and the chances of that are slim. She’d run into her in Kawasaki when visiting her sister and niece/nephew. In the most random cities around Kanegawa prefecture, this lady was always where my wife was.
I started to joke that she was her protector. And that one of these days she’s gonna approach and tell her that she’s a demigod or some anime shit (I’m just kidding for fun obviously).
We left Japan in 2019, but for the 5 years we lived there this woman was around every corner in our travels.
*edits for spelling/autocorrect*
I had some extra resin and didn’t have a project that would use the little bit I had left, so I did want any good citizen would do and decided to print some super small scale starships
1/10,000 scale to be exact
Rodger Young Corvette Transport compared to some Star Trek ships in the same scale for comparison
I present to you my 1/10,000 scale fleet
Task Force Sigma
Deep Space Exploration Initiative
USS Meridian NCC-76241 Akira Class
USS Asterion NCC-78104 Intrepid Class
USS Celestine NCC-80427 Luna Class (Cmd Ship)
USS Vespera NCC-74692 Nova Class
USS Peregrine NCC-75583 Saber Class
USS Wayfarer NCC-75926 Saber Class
Are there any legit, non predatory veteran debt assistance programs out there? Debt consolidation?
Im so wary of anything that uses Veteran in the name or attached to it, seems like everyone is praying on us.
I really really REALLY want a Seestar, but now that the S50 is done and they are ramping to the S50 Pro…should I wait, or should I grab an S30 Pro??
I’m a pretty patient person, but this is testing the limits of that patience 🤣
You guys aren’t helping with all these awesome photos either…
Maybe I can convince myself to wait and make the S50 Pro a college graduation gift to myself next year
I’m a 20 year, recently retired Navy Vet
I just submitted my application today for a few Secretary positions at the DoDEA Schools in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Kadena Japan
How difficult is it to land those positions? I was stationed in Atsugi and Sasebo, so I’m familiar with the country…I was a Career Counselor for my last 9 years, so I’m more than familiar with administrative work
Any advice would be wonderful
As the title suggests, I’m a 20 year retiree that just finished up his career in 2024.
I’ve applied to a few job postings, but never made the cut maybe due to lack of experience outside of the military and/or job experience translation
Just applied for the Early Career Rotation program, since its entry level maybe I’ll have a shot this go around
12 years military police
8 years human resource specialist/manager
🤞🏼
Dusted off my old original Anycubic Photon that’s been collecting dust for YEARS and decided to give this project a go.
Original files are scaled for MG but with the ability to change scale to my will, why stop there?
Just finished a 7 hour print of the head to ensure the new resin and printer is properly calibrated…time to work on the chest now! Even for such an old printer, this thing is crisp!