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The Development of AstroEdit Planet 2.0

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211026 Working on Moon surface since 6 days ago. It is as tough as planet. I need a good crater to track the global shift. I will need a good marketing effort. 051026 Upload version for approval. Finally. Takes 1 month 5 days for version 3! I nearly want to give up. It is so difficult that I have to start from basic view again. 300926 It is slow when I take baby step but at least I enjoy what I am doing and I can make progress. Taking giant step is fast but I got stuck at certain point. as I don't understand the code, I cannot progress. It is satisfying to see the graphics. Only thing is that I have to start from zero again to build 3 views. I have shift from AP defined at the corner to AP at the center. It is easier to draw with AP center but in matching will need to minus half ap size. 290926 when I slow down to the slowest, I enjoy coding again. Here is the right image that I understand how it works. metal bottom left or swiftUI is top left.    280926 I find I have to resta...
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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 on your desktop down to just ten minutes on your phone. Menu Options Files : Tap this button to select your FITS files (.fit and fits) 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 to select your image files (jpeg, tiff, png etc.) in your Photos app. First, you will have to copy these individual files from your SeeStar/Dwarf to your phone Photos. Note: The reference image is the first file/image you select. Samples : Tap this button to start stacking sample files in the app. Help : Tap the Question icon to access this user guide. Tap the  Back  button at the top of the screen to exit the user guide. Save : During the stacking, this button saves your current stack by star, stack by c...
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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...
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