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StarXterminator on Andromeda
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starfield »
Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:49 am
Earlier in the week I ran a test session and grabbed a couple of hours of RGB on Andromeda. Just ran a quick process on the data and for fun ran it...
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Last post by starfield
Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:49 am
Reprocessing colour in Startools
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UkDave »
Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:33 am
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I had some tips from ivo Jager startools developer about processing my data using compose mode for osc using a duoband filter to give a Hoo image...
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hoo a little tricky, you get a lot of pink instead of red, there is also a way to shift the hue from teal looking stars to white, i don't have any...
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Last post by yobbo89
Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:45 am
Drizzle vs Non-Drizzle (PixInsight)
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STEVE333 »
Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:18 am
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This post shows the comparison of how stars look with my setup when processing is carried out with standard integration and then with 2X Drizzle...
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You are correct Bob. I did a little star reduction on the original image. When I processed the Drizzle image I tried to match the original...
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Last post by STEVE333
Wed Sep 21, 2022 4:13 am
How do I do this in Pixinsight?
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Jockinireland »
Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:49 pm
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I'm working on a 4 panel widfield mosaic of the Cass/Ceph border. I have the wizard at bottom right and the cave and lobster claw middle and top....
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You're welcome David - I've never tried the Photometric Mosaic script. If I ever get ambitious enough to try another mosaic I'll give it a try.
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Last post by STEVE333
Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:45 pm
Attempt at simulating SHO using APP
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Greenman »
Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:54 pm
Firstly a shot of the Region around Sadr in RGB (usual set up).
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Last post by Greenman
Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:54 pm
Pulling out more with GHS2
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Greenman »
Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:43 pm
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I had my first go at GHS2 for streetching today and compare it to default EZ Stretch default. The process is a bit more complex but once you get a...
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wow , love the difference , thx .
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Last post by messier 111
Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:56 am
Image Quality and the need for stacking
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StarTravel »
Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:47 pm
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I wanted to canvass opinions, or at least to get a view as to how people are using 'stacking' for lunar shots these days.
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The problem with astrophotography with a DSLR is something called mirror slap. For regular photography it is not noticable because you are shooting...
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Last post by AstroBee
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:05 pm
help needed processing the iris nebula
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Mirrorgirl »
Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:19 pm
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Hi there
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Rhoda, I seem to remember your recently moved to Pixinsight for processing? If so, you might want to try using Masked Stretch and see what you get....
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Last post by starfield
Sun Aug 14, 2022 5:12 pm
Calibration frame question
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Larry 1969 »
Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:48 am
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My camera (Altair 26C) produces very little noise. So little that I don't bother taking dark frames. My question is regarding dark flats (or flat...
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Just a little clarification:
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Last post by Juno16
Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:20 pm
New Star Reduction Tool For Pixinsight
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Juno16 »
Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:37 pm
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Hi all,
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Excellent! I can't believe I didn't think to ask you that earlier today. It's been so long by since I installed it that I forgot the download page...
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Last post by Larry 1969
Mon Aug 01, 2022 1:43 am
Lion Nebula Sh-2-132 reprocessing
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carastro »
Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:09 pm
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Hi Guys,
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I just noticed that you only had 5 hr 20 min total exposure for this tough target. Very nice data and image for the relatively short total exposure....
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Last post by STEVE333
Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:33 pm
Help needed processing Moon
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by
ic_1101 »
Sun Jan 16, 2022 9:03 pm
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Last night was a spectacular clear night with above average seeing but there was an almost full moon 30 degrees from my target so I decided to try...
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Did you ever get this sorted out? The one tip can offer is to use far fewer than 100 images to start out. My most recent lunar image posted to the...
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Last post by gcisko
Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:52 pm
Reprocess with new PI tools
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Jockinireland »
Wed Jun 15, 2022 11:33 am
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This is a reprocess of data from last year to see how much difference/benefit can be gained fro the new WBPP with LN and the...
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StarX and NoiseX are currently the best in the business.
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Last post by Kanadalainen
Wed Jun 22, 2022 7:45 pm
Issues With Pixinsight Local Normalization Using WBPP
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Juno16 »
Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:43 am
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Hi Everyone,
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Just finished WBPP. Went back to a Normalization scale of 512. Looks like the new setting in WBPP in 2.4.5 with the selection for Reference frame...
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Last post by STEVE333
Sat Jun 11, 2022 4:08 am
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Last post by starfield
Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:05 am
Annotating a Quasar in an Astro Image
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Juno16 »
Tue May 24, 2022 1:00 pm
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Hi Everyone,
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dcrowson Thanks Dan. Great information!
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Last post by Juno16
Fri May 27, 2022 12:32 pm
New (and special) AP Challenge now open
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Jockinireland »
Thu May 26, 2022 11:37 am
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This months challenge is a bit special as Todd Stevens, who has had no less than 3 Astrobin IOTD's has very generously allowed us to use his data of...
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Thanks David.
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Last post by STEVE333
Fri May 27, 2022 5:50 am
Raw images from colour camera?
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turboscrew »
Sat May 21, 2022 9:07 pm
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Is there a nice way of turning a raw image from a colour camera to an image file with colours separated? The camera driver (Omegon veLOX 178C)...
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I would think that most advanced editors that can read your FITS file format can do this. In Gimp for instance I would load the file and select...
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Last post by turboscrew
Mon May 23, 2022 12:43 pm
PhotoShop NoiseXterminator plugin test
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bobharmony »
Thu May 19, 2022 1:49 pm
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I am running the trial for NoiseXterminator from Russell Croman - Windows PhotoShop version. My first test was just applying NXT to completely...
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Thanks Bob. It’s good to hear that it works very well on the PS side too.
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Last post by Juno16
Thu May 19, 2022 5:52 pm
NoiseXTerminator vs MureDenoise
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STEVE333 »
Sun May 15, 2022 4:32 am
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This is a comparison of NoiseXTerminator (NXT) vs MureDenoise in PixInsight. Because I'm doing NB imaging all of my images are monochrome. I haven't...
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Thats a very valuable assessment and write up Steve, thanks. I fully agree that NX does an excellent job - both on the noise but also on improving...
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Last post by Jockinireland
Tue May 17, 2022 8:15 am
Has Anyone Tried the New Pixinsight GeneralisedHyperbolicStretch Script?
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Juno16 »
Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:10 am
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I just read about the new Pixinsight GHS script on Astrobin and gave it a try.
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Hi all.
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Last post by maceemiller
Tue May 17, 2022 4:32 am
Strange issue with my Lum flats
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by
XCalRocketMan »
Sun May 15, 2022 2:33 am
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Hey all, I have been having some issues with my luminance flats and I thought someone out there in TSS-land may be able to steer me in the right...
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Hi Michael,
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Last post by Juno16
Mon May 16, 2022 12:00 am
New noise reduction
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Jockinireland »
Tue May 03, 2022 7:20 pm
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Russel Croman, the guy behind GradientXterminator and StarXterminator has released a new module for Pixinsight (Photoshop and I think, affinity,...
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I did some testing of NoiseXTerminator in PixInsight. Rather than bury the results at the end of this thread I decided to post the results as a new...
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Last post by STEVE333
Sun May 15, 2022 4:34 am
Repairing Elongated Stars
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STEVE333 »
Sun May 08, 2022 5:12 am
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I just completed a tutorial showing how to repair elongated stars using PixInsight. The repair is intended for elongated stars caused by poor...
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You're welcome John.
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Last post by STEVE333
Tue May 10, 2022 7:22 pm
Feeling very Rusty
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Dragonsfire »
Wed May 04, 2022 3:56 pm
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So its been a very long time since I enjoyed the skies.
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Thanks!
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Last post by Dragonsfire
Wed May 04, 2022 8:19 pm
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