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AP Processing Challenge 17 M97 The Owl Nebula- Gordon

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat May 29, 2021 10:50 am
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by Jockinireland » Sat May 15, 2021 1:06 pm
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This is my first time doing this and I'm not particularly internet savvy so bear with me if I'm not getting it right!

This time we have some great...

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Many different paths to take in AP.

Indeed!

And David has now posted AP Processing Challenge No. 18 so we can all have another go!

Regards...
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Sat May 29, 2021 10:50 am
AP Processing Challenge No. 16 - Graeme1858 - M100

Last post by STEVE333 « Fri May 28, 2021 11:42 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat May 01, 2021 6:53 am
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Here's the AP Processing Challenge for May 2021.

The processing data repository is all cleared out so this month you have my recent capture of M100...

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Thanks for that @STEVE333 . I did not know about that script. That sort of selective colour adjustment is one of the few things I still go back to...
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Fri May 28, 2021 11:42 pm
AP Processing Challenge No 15 - Starfield - Rosette NB

Last post by starfield « Sat May 22, 2021 7:10 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:35 am
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A new month and a new AP Processing Challenge!

Starfield Steve has submitted his three narrow band Ha, Oiii and Sii capture files of the Rosette...

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Hope this isn't too confusing.

Cheers,

Steve

Thanks, Steve. This helps a lot.
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Sat May 22, 2021 7:10 pm
The Next AP Processing Challenge

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue May 11, 2021 2:10 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue May 11, 2021 4:32 am

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We are fortunate to have a few submissions of captured data for the AP Processing Challenge so we're going back to fortnightly again for a couple of...

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Thank you Graeme, David and anyone who contributes the data for the challenge. As non-imager I find it enjoyable and educational.

Well thank you...

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Tue May 11, 2021 2:10 pm
AP Processing Challenge No 14 - M45 - Pleiades

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:18 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:44 pm
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We have no data for AP Processing Challenge No. 14!

Would anybody like to make a submission?

Regards

Graeme

Edit - We have now!

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That's really good Jerry, you've brought the nebulosity out a treat!

Regards

Graeme
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Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:18 pm
AP Processing Challenge No.13 - The Cocoon Nebula

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:34 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:35 am

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A new year and a new AP Processing Challenge!

Gordon has submitted his three narrow band Ha, O3 and S2 capture files of IC5146 the Cocoon Nebula....

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Levels and Curves then!

Everybody that uses it rates PI highly (except for its absurdly long function names!) I might have to invest.

Thanks for...

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Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:34 pm
AP Processing Challenge No 12 - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:02 am
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:40 am
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Welcome to AP Processing Challenge No. 12

JockinIreland, David has submitted his capture of M31 the Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy, also...

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Thanks for the excellent M31 data David ( Jockinireland ). Interesting to see the differences between the two exposures and between everyone's...
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Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:02 am
AP Processing Challenge No. 11 - The Helix Nebula

Last post by carastro « Sun Nov 15, 2020 4:06 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:43 am
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Welcome to AP Processing Challenge No. 11

Yobbo89 (Rob) has submitted his narrow band capture of NGC 7293, the Helix Nebula.

Wikipedia: The Helix...

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Thanks Graeme.
So you won't be wanting an Nii filter for Christmas then? :)
I have hardly seen anyone use one and when they do it seems a very odd...
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Sun Nov 15, 2020 4:06 pm
AP Processing Challenge No. 10 - The Triangulum Galaxy

Last post by Jockinireland « Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:50 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:26 pm
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Welcome to:

AP Processing Challenge No. 10

Bobharmony has submitted his capture of M33, The Triangulum Galaxy.

Wikipedia: The Triangulum Galaxy...

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Here is my go at it in PixInsight. Processing steps ... Very nice data Bob! Thanks for letting me play :-)

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1. Crop...
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Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:50 pm
AP Processing Challenge No. 8 - The Sun

Last post by Lowjiber « Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:57 am
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:29 pm
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Welcome to:

AP Processing Challenge No. 8

It's Lowjiber's turn! This challenge is a bit of a treat and a first opportunity for many to process an...

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Thank You, Graeme for making this possible.

We all had fun, and I certainly appreciate everyone who had a go with the image. When everyone learns...
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Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:57 am
AP Processing Challenge No. 9 - The North America and Pelican Nebulae

Last post by yobbo89 « Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:09 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:02 am

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Welcome to:

AP Processing Challenge No. 9

For this challenge Bradley Craig has submitted his narrow band, widefield images of the North America...

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I did a little bit on it, stretch the data beforehand with a back ground extraction on each panel,scnr green reduction, psf ,deconvolution 40...

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Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:09 pm
AP Processing Challenge No. 7 - The Ring Nebula

Last post by realflow100 « Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:25 am
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:18 pm
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Welcome to:

AP Processing Challenge No. 7

This time it's my turn! This is my capture of M57, the Ring Nebula in Lyra.

M57 was one of the first...

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I'm not good at scaling and aligning the different crop amounts of the various images. it'd have to be dead-on though.
smallest stars. most detailed...
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Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:25 am
AP Processing Challenge No. 5 - The Iris Nebula

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:47 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Aug 02, 2020 7:09 am
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Hello all Astrophotographers, accomplished, aspiring and curious.

Welcome to:

AP Processing Challenge No. 5

This time it's the turn of...

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AP Processing Challenge No 5 is now closed.

A popular challenge, 9 of us had a go at it, experienced and beginners alike. So a big thank you to...
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Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:47 pm
AP Processing Challenge No. 6 - Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:00 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:45 am

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Welcome to:

AP Processing Challenge No. 6

This time it's the turn of Gcisko. Greg has submitted his capture of Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise. There were...

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Nice one JT. Your colouring shows up the ion tail well.

Regards

Graeme

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Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:00 am
AP Processing Challenge No. 4 - The Needle Galaxy

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:10 am
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:57 pm
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Hello all Astrophotographers, accomplished, aspiring and curious.

The format of the AP Processing challenge is about to change. There have been a...

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AP Processing Challenge No. 4 is now closed.

Thanks to Bruce (Unmasscrew39) for the data, greatly appreciated.

The next one is AP Processing...
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:10 am
July AP Processing Challenge No. 3 - NGC 7822

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:10 am
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:04 am
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We have a treat for the July TSS Astrophotography Processing Challenge.

Carol (Carastro) has submitted her Narrow Band data captures of NGC7822....

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That's it for the July AP Processing Challenge!

I would like to thank Carole for the excellent NB data which for quite a few of us was the first...
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Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:10 am
June AP Processing Challenge No. 2 - The Eastern Veil

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Jun 13, 2020 4:33 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:49 pm

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Last call for submitting data for the June AP Processing Challenge.

Members can submit their data by loading it up to a open shared dropbox, Google...

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That's an excellent go at it Kathy. Not sure I can do all that in Gimp! But I might have another go at it.

Regards

Graeme

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Sat Jun 13, 2020 4:33 pm
May 2020 AP Challenge No. 1 - The Blackeye Galaxy

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:33 am
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by Gordon » Fri May 01, 2020 5:32 pm
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For the month of May our challenge will to be to attempt to process the linked data. Post your completed image along with the softwares and steps...

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Thanks to everyone that contributed to the May 2020 Astro Photography Processing Challenge.

I hope everyone got something out of it. I know I did!...
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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:33 am
FAQ & questions/comments on older challenge images

Last post by Gordon « Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:13 pm

by Gordon » Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:13 pm

We will be adding to this FAQ as questions come up. In the meantime if you have a question on a Challenge that is currently locked, you can post it...

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Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:13 pm

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