Advanced Imaging Conference October 22-24, 2010 Santa Clara ...

Doug GeorgePresident, Diffraction Limitedwww.cyanogen.comUsing Maxim DLOne of the most popular software applications used by astrophotographersin the production of images is MaxIm DL. Doug's workshopwill focus on many of the most frequently used Maxim tools including:Screen stretch, bit depth, file formatsCalibration including an explanation of calibration groupsStacking including selection, quality check, alignment, stack, colorcombine DDP, curves, color enhancementDoug George is a professional engineer with 24 years experience in the design of electronics, embedded systems, andapplication software. He is President of Diffraction Limited, which produces imaging products including MaxIm DL imagingsoftware, MaxPoint telescope pointing software, the MaxDome observatory dome automation system, and the BoltwoodCloud Sensor.Doug's observing interests include astrophotography, occultations, and patrol programs. He co-discovered CometSkorichenko-George visually, and has co-discovered 12 supernovae as part of the Pucket Supernova Search program.Doug is a Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Past President of both the RASC nationally and theRASC Ottawa Centre. and a member of the Professional Engineers. His honors and awards include The 2001 EngineeringMedal for Engineering Excellence from the Professional Engineers Ontario and he has been awarded the RASC KenChilton Prize on three separate occasions.Total Solar Eclipse 2006 / Doug GeorgeImage of the diamond ring; 0.003 second exposure using Canon 20Da, Takahashi FSQ-106, Losmandy GM8 mount.Image auto-sequenced and processed using MaxIm DL to reveal details in the inner corona (custom radial gradientmask plug-in, Curves).Advanced Imaging Conference October 22-24, 2010 Santa Clara, California http://www.aicccd.com Page 15