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Joyce, am not using a modded 40D. And no WB because BackyardEOS captures in RAW.

I think my SNR is just too damn poor because of the short subs and bad light pollution. And I can't figure out the color-balance adjustment in DSS. So..
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orly_andico wrote:Joyce, am not using a modded 40D. And no WB because BackyardEOS captures in RAW.

I think my SNR is just too damn poor because of the short subs and bad light pollution. And I can't figure out the color-balance adjustment in DSS. So..
For the colour-balance adjustment in DSS, it's more for evaluating the result of the stacking parameters than producing a final result. It's recommended to do the post-processing in software like Photoshop, PixInsight and etc.
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orly_andico wrote:am not using a modded 40D.
My bad, read your post too fast and thought you were using the modded 300D.
have downloaded the backyardeos software and it looks promising - want to try out the drift alignment if only the skies will co-operate. Hope this will save my neck peering down the illuminated recticle for manual guiding.
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