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J3RRYLIKESCHEESE OP t1_ja4ija0 wrote

Reply to I shot over 3600 one-second exposures to get my sharpest image of a galaxy to date by J3RRYLIKESCHEESE

A clear night gave me the chance to test my new camera out once again! This time I tried to focus on one target and gather a lot of data for a nice image. It could use more data, but here is my take on M51 last night with my 10" GoTo Dob and my new Uranus-C camera.

Details: 3600x1s exposures (1 hour) using Sharpcap livestacking of 12x5 minute frames, then using deep sky stacker to combine the livestacks. Processing done in SiRiL and GIMP.

Gear: Skywatcher 10" GoTo Dob and Uranus-C + UV/IR cut

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SpielbrecherXS t1_ja4dfzr wrote

Reply to Is skin just a bio-suit to survive this planet? by GalacticMushroom69

Nails and hair are not skin. Shivering is not a skin reaction, it's muscle contraction.

To me, a suit is something that allows to perform the same functions you could perform without it, only with extra protection. And you can live without a protective suit in a safe environment. But you can't live without skin in any environment, and it has a lot more functions than simple protection. The most crucial is probably skin respiration. It also has sensory, excretory, metabolic/endocrine (vitamin D synthesis) functions, acts as blood storage...

I'd say, if you want a bio-suite, don't just go skin-deep, go for whole body as a suit for consciousness.

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