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AI.CometStack Manual

Introduction This app is designed for simplicity and ease of use. This guide will help you understand all features and workflows quickly. AICometStack cuts comet stacking from two hours down to just ten minutes on your phone. Menu Options Files : Tap this button to select your FITS files in your File app. First, you will have to copy these individual files from your SeeStar/Dwarf to your phone Download folder. Photos : Tap this button select your image files in your Photos app. First, you will have to copy these individual files from your SeeStar/Dwarf to your phone Photos. Samples : Tap this button to start stacking sample files in the app,  Stop : Cease the current stacking process. Help : Access this user guide. Tap the  Back  button at the top of the screen to exit. Save : Save your star stack, comet stack, and merged stack directly to the Photos app. Understanding Stacks Star Stack : Aligns images to the stars. The stars appear sharp, while the comet appears blu...

AstroEdit For Android Manual

This app was created to be easy to use. This guide was written to be easy to understand. --- Top Menu --- Open: Tap leftmost icon in the top menu and select an image to process. The image is automatically loaded into Starless, Star and Both(Combine Starless and Star) images. Tweak the Starless image, then the Star image and finally the Both image.  Note: Long press the open icon to open FITS file. To preview thumbnail for FITS file: 1. In Files app, create a subfolder in your Download folder and move all your FITS files to the subfolder. 2. Goto AstroEdit app > Tap Help > Tap Set Folder Access. Select the subfolder you have created and tap "Use this folder". 3. Tap Back and long press Open button. 4. Tap the menu button (3 horizontal lines) at top left. 5. Select AstroEdit and all FITS files will have a thumbnail.  Crop: Tap to select an rectange. And tap again (Apply) to crop.  Save your image : Once you're happy with your edits, tap the down arrow box i...