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How this works!

Last post by Gordon « Fri May 01, 2020 1:42 am
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by Gordon » Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:09 pm

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Once a month we will present a TSS members stacked raw data to allow our other members to process and post the completed image. Members can submit...

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We need your images!!! (see above)

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Fri May 01, 2020 1:42 am
FAQ & questions/comments on older challenge images

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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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Processing Challenge 34 - Astrobee's Wizard

Last post by Rasalgethi « Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:10 am
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by Jockinireland » Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:34 am
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This months challenge is some great looking data (I've not processed it yet!) from Forum Member AstroBee - Greg

Greg has recently invested in a ASI...

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Thanks for your kind comments Steve. Your new version's colours stand out really well. The star removal before processing works well, my stars are...
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Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:10 am
Processing Challenge 33 NGC7822

Last post by STEVE333 « Thu Oct 06, 2022 4:46 pm
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by Jockinireland » Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:14 am
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We are relaunching the AP Processing Challenge after a bit of a summer hiatus.

This time I'm putting in some of my own recent data for NGC 7822 - my...

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Hi @STEVE333 @Juno16

Sorry the data is giving you trouble. I'm away from my computer for a few days so cannot dig into it. I've no idea what could...
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Thu Oct 06, 2022 4:46 pm
jwst data cosmic cliffs

Last post by Jockinireland « Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:29 pm
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by yobbo89 » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:32 pm

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I'll think i will put the post here, i don't think there has been a new ap challenge in little while.

i'm still working out what are the best filter...

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Thanks yobbo89

Do you know how there are removing it. The only way I can think would be healing brush in photoshop. And that would be a right pain...

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Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:29 pm
Processing Challenge 29 M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy

Last post by Mirrorgirl « Sun Jul 24, 2022 1:42 am
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by Jockinireland » Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:53 pm

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With Galaxy Season almost on us I thought that a Galaxy AP Challenge would be appropriate. Get us all into the Galaxy frame of mind.

So this month...

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Hi there i hope i put this image in right...so here it is the pinwheel galaxy i really enjoyed processing it..thanks

pinwheel_edited.jpg...

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Sun Jul 24, 2022 1:42 am
processing Challenge 32 _LBN 550 - Lots of Dust!!

Last post by CharLakeAstro « Sat Jun 04, 2022 12:23 am
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by Jockinireland » Thu May 26, 2022 11:30 am

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Todd Stephens is a very accomplished Astrophotographer who has had no less than 3 of his images awarded IOTD on Astrobin - quite an accomplishment....

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Hi
I was using Affinity Photo. But I backed away from the gradient reduction thinking it might actually just be dust.
The extreme curve stretch...

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Sat Jun 04, 2022 12:23 am
Processing Challenge 30 - A Bubble and a Cluster

Last post by STEVE333 « Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:24 am
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by Jockinireland » Sun Feb 27, 2022 4:50 pm
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This month we have a widefield of my favourite DSO the Bubble Nebula which is beautifully framed to include the open cluster M52. This comes from...

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Thanks Steve. I know what you mean. Infact I find it a bit disconcerting when I try to do an update to an image to add in some new data, planning to...
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Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:24 am
Processing Challenge 31 - Orion SHO

Last post by Sky « Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:38 pm
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by Jockinireland » Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:19 am

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Apologies for this being late - I've been a bit busy with other stuff.

The Great Orion Nebula is one of the most imaged DSO's But usually it is done...

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I re-processed the data and toned done the tone mapping for a more natural look using the Hubble palette. Again, not a whole lot different. However,...

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Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:38 pm
Processing Challenge 28 IC1805 The Heart Nebula HOO

Last post by CuriousFin « Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:24 pm
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by Jockinireland » Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:56 pm

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This month sees something we have not, I think, done before - OSC data captured with a dual band filter to allow for either standard colour or HOO...

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Thanks Jockinireland for your reply - I appreciate your comments. Sorry for the delay, I just got back from hols. Looking at some of the other great...

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Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:24 pm
AP processing Challenge 27 Bobharmony Veil Mosaic

Last post by STEVE333 « Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:44 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:20 pm
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This month we have a challenge we have never had before - a 4 Panel Mosaic of the Cygnus Loop from bobharmony . Bobs post with his various iterations...

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This is interesting. I could not get it to stitch well at all in APP but following the process in Light Vortex of making a rough mosaic, registering...
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Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:44 pm
AP Processing Challenge 26 - KathyNS NGC 6559

Last post by Jockinireland « Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:10 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:43 am
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This month we have a beautiful nebula which combines both refection and emission nebulae and is given to us by KathyNS - Thanks Kathy!

I think this...

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Aside from the last one, I see enormous gradients introduced that I doubt are real, and that I don't see in Kathy's image.

Hmmm, I'm not really...
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Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:10 pm
AP Processing Challenge 25 - Larry1969 - M97&M108

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:41 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:23 am

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I am dropping the AP challenge down to once per month for a while because as the long nights come into the North, there may be less interest in...

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Just got in before month end!

So I tried following a Cuiv video and while I didn't have a lot of luck with Deconvolution or Masked Stretch, I learnt...

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Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:41 pm
AP Processing Challenge 22 - Yobbo89 NGC3576

Last post by Jockinireland « Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:54 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:44 am
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This time we have some quite amazing data courtesy of Rob yobbo89 . This is especially exciting for us northerners as its something we cant image...

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Hi yobbo89

Yes I have run comparisons against Starnet++ in PI and this is much much better in terms if the residual artefacts. On the original...
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Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:54 pm
AP Processing Challenge 24 - carastro M78

Last post by Larry 1969 « Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:24 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:59 am

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So this time we have some lovely Ha, Lum and RGB data kindly offered by @carastro - Thanks Carole.

M78 is a beautiful reflection nebula in Orion and...

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I'm a little late to this party but here's my attempt... I have to say, I struggled quite a bit with the colors. I'm used to processing OSC data and...

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Last post by Larry 1969
Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:24 pm
AP Processing Challenge 23 - UkDave - M45

Last post by Larry 1969 « Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:24 am
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by Jockinireland » Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:52 am

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It has been a while since we had DSLR data for our challenge so this month we have one of my favourite objects, M45, The Pleiades or The Seven...

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That's very nice. I'm continually impressed with what some can achieve with PS.

Larry

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Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:24 am
AP Processing Challenge 20 - Astrobee M8 & M20

Last post by Jockinireland « Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:07 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:46 pm
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So another 2 weeks have passed which means that we have another AP Processing challenge. And we are getting some fantastic data gifted to us just...

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my late attempt
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I think between the three or four processes I did and all the different versions here, it has to be...
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Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:07 pm
AP Processing Challenge 21 - OSC Data

Last post by UkDave « Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:32 am
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by Jockinireland » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:07 am
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After our last 2 multi channel challenges I thought it would be good to throw in a OSC challenge.

Also, for a change, as well as the normal stacks...

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Larry 1969 when using Startools if you use AutoDev on the second pass after wipe and use Roi over the brightest Galaxy then Startools won’t let you...
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Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:32 am
AP Processing Challenge 18 - M106 Larry1969

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:04 am
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by Jockinireland » Sat May 29, 2021 9:55 am
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This week we have more great OSC data to try out. This time its of M106 captured by larry1969. This was captured with a 800mm Orion Astrograph and an...

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Hi guys, Thanks larry for your data to play with ,processed in Startools 1.8 Alpha ,looks better on an iphone screen rather than my poor laptop...
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Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:04 am
AP Processing Challenge 19 - Steve333-Widefield Eagle_Omega

Last post by yobbo89 « Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:55 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:43 pm
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We have an real treat this time around. STEVE333 has given us his Eagle and Omega Widefield data and it is stunning data and a stunning image....

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@yobbo89 thats really excellent. I especially like the way you have got the structure in the Omega to be clear but misty . How did you achieve that?...
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Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:55 pm
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

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