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Running APMM with Moon
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My Mach2 is all set now for APPM. Just waiting for a clear night. The next slot looks to be Saturday through Monday but the moon is out (46% on Monday).
Is it practical to run APPM with the Moon out? I've got Bortle 4/5 skies. Marty |
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Hi Marty in my experience an APPM run during moon is okay and results in a perfectly fine model. You may have some failed solves around the sky area with moon in it, but it should only be a couple of failed points My Mach2 is all set now for APMM. Just waiting for a clear night. The next slot looks to be Saturday through Monday but the moon is out (46% on Monday). --
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david w pearson
i usually do my APMM models during full moon using Luminance filter....Haven't lost a point yet near the moon, even when I have seen the moon's reflection in the image. maybe lucky so far. the only points i have lost is always far from the moon. doesn't seem to affect the model performance. dave |
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mjb87
Thanks very much for the advice.
My apologies for the APPM in the title -- I keep getting it all confused. |
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