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That's a very good point. I think what's revolutionary about it is the speed and simplicity. Sure, you can do this already with image stacking software, if you
by breck 9y ago
That's a very good point.
I think what's revolutionary about it is the speed and simplicity. Sure, you can do this already with image stacking software, if you already know what you're doing or want to spend 600+ minutes learning how to do it. But this promises to just point and shoot and see almost equivalent results in near real time, a speedup of ~100x. So a two order magnitude speed improvement for the novice is a big deal, imo.
- CydeWeys 9y agoYes, that does seem nifty. And it'll be good for pure stargazing scenarios, in which you're not attempting to record an image. For astrophotgraphy, however, it'll be a wash, as all you need a viewfinder for in those situations is to ensure that you're pointed at the desired object; the final output is always going to be best viewed on a proper display. I suppose what this is really doing is bringing the benefits of some common astrophotography techniques into casual stargazing, which is cool. Too bad the press release doesn't explain it properly.
- breck 9y ago> Too bad the press release doesn't explain it properly. Agreed. Wasn't until I read the actual site (http://www.unistellaroptics.com/en/product http://www.unistellaroptics.com/en/product) that I got excited.
- CydeWeys 9y agoYeah, that's way better, and is actually something that might excite people who are into astronomy. The original article was written by someone who simply didn't know what they were talking about at all, and used copious marketing speak to try to make up for it.