RE: [APML] IC 410 uploaded and IC 405 adjusted

[Alan Voetsch <alanv12952@yahoo.com>]

Hi Chris,

--- Chris Schur <cschur@therim.com> wrote:
> Alan, this tool is ESSENTIAL for Astrophotographers, and Ill be glad
> to explain it.  Open you image, and hit cntl-L to bring up the levels
> dialog box.

Can't I just click on 'levels'? And did you mean Ctrl-L?

> On the lower right are three eyedropper symbols in a row.  The
> middle
> one is the gray eyedropper.  click on it, and now anywhere you click
> with it
> in your image, it will try to make it neutral gray.  where you want
> to click
> it is in the sky between the stars.  You may have to click it several
> times
> to get the right neutral gray background.

I've seen the eyedropper before, but was always too scared that I would
really screw something up. I assume you mean that I should click in
several different areas of the image, between the stars. 

> Hope this helps!

I hope it does. I'll try it in the morning, or the next time I can put
in some computer time. Sometimes I amaze even me with how little I know
about computers and software. 

Thanks for your guidance,
Alan



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