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400 Frame Stack

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:36 am
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:43 am

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I captured a 500 frame video of the Moon the other night. I turned it into .tif files in PIPP and stacked the best 400 in AS!3.

9.5 hours is a bit...

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I only use PIPP to debayer the video, AS3 can cope with .ser or .avi files but I read somewhere that single frames are better, not sure why! Either...

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:36 am
Solar: Using HDR techniques for B/W images

Last post by messier 111 « Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:52 pm
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by Lowjiber » Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:09 pm

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When I was learning to process solar images a few years ago, the big thing at the time was High Dynamic Range (HDR). While I was just a rookie, some...

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thx .

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Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:52 pm
How to Download and Use starnet++

Last post by XCalRocketMan « Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:25 pm
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by STEVE333 » Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:17 pm

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I've had some very nice success using the new starnet++ program to remove stars from a stretched image. The following has worked for me

I...

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I have had much success with using StarNet, although every now and then it is a little finicky. My process with NB imaging is to take my standard set...

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Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:25 pm
I use StarTools a Lot, so I offer my workflow

Last post by Larry 1969 « Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:14 pm
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by remedyworld » Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:22 am

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I'm not an expert in StarTools, but hopefully this video can help you in your journey.

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Thanks! I'm looking forward to checking out this full video but I have a request.
Download the latest V1.7.451 and maybe do a video on that? A LOT...

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Last post by Larry 1969
Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:14 pm
purpose of master dark and how do I use it?

Last post by KathyNS « Sun Dec 13, 2020 4:45 pm
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by John999R » Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:41 pm

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I should have asked this question before, but what to do with master darks that are generated by a photo session? I just simply included them in the...

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If you process an image that includes 20 darks, the master dark generated by stacking them is the result of stacking those 20 darks. So, if you have...

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Last post by KathyNS
Sun Dec 13, 2020 4:45 pm
New camera - strange noise pattern

Last post by Star Dad « Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:21 pm
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by avid.astronomer » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:03 pm

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Although I've been playing with afocal AP using my phone for quite a while, I recently acquired a ZWO ASI224MC camera, which I thought would take my...

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That looks to me like vignetting. I have the same problem in Bortle 4.5 skies using the ZWO ASI294MC Pro. I use StarTools for post processing and by...

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Last post by Star Dad
Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:21 pm
Alignment trick

Last post by STEVE333 « Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:27 pm
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by Star Dad » Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:20 pm

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Hi everyone - Maybe you all know this but I just discovered a trick in aligning. I'm now taking 2 minute exposures (optimal in Bortle 4.5 skies) over...

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If the stars in the individual images are sharp than your Polar Alignment is good enough.

Getting Polar Alignment good enough to ensure images over...

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Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:27 pm
The effects of dew?

Last post by UlteriorModem « Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:45 pm
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by Larry 1969 » Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:46 pm
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Good day all!
Yet another unsuccessful imaging session... I think this makes 5 in a row... (VERY FRUSTRATING)!!!
I checked all of my apps and...

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Nice job!

I just got through putting dew heats in my Newt. But not 'home brewed' like yours. I like the ingenuity!
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Last post by UlteriorModem
Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:45 pm
Solar Technique for Raising a Prom from a Surface Shot

Last post by Lowjiber « Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:46 pm

by Lowjiber » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:46 pm

Most solar imagers compose two captures, one prom & one surface, into a single image. Why? Because the cam settings necessary to capture a prom are...

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Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:46 pm
Odd abnormality in my M45

Last post by Larry 1969 « Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:58 pm
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by Larry 1969 » Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:13 pm

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Good day all!
I recently had a bit of short lived success with M33 and that got my hopes up that maybe I was out of my slump...
I rotated my camera...

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I was having pretty good success before the filter (at least good for me).
I just occurred to me... Since the filter screwed on to the base of my CC,...

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Last post by Larry 1969
Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:58 pm
COLORING A WHITE LIGHT IMAGE WITH LEVELS IN PS

Last post by helicon « Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:22 pm
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by Lowjiber » Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:06 pm

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I got a note yesterday from a member asking how to color white light images using Levels in Photoshop. He said that he had always assumed Levels to...

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Cool John. I use Photoshop for my coin photos. It's nice to learn more about what it can do for AP and Solar imaging.

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Last post by helicon
Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:22 pm
Polemaster tip that works for me to make more accurate PAs

Last post by SkyHiker « Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:03 pm
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by ram » Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:03 am

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For those of you who use Polemaster (PM), I've found that for me at least the choice of which star to pick to determine the celestial axis centre...

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I don't use the PM but rotate in the home position using a DSLR, mark the LCD at the center of rotation then move the NCP to it using the Alt/Az...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:03 pm
Be aware of JPEG artifacts when sharpening.

Last post by Lowjiber « Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:07 pm
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by Lowjiber » Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:18 pm

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Whether they admit it, or not... Everyone sharpens to some degree.:)

However, a JPEG image posted on the web can appear overly-sharpened when you...

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Here's another thought...

I wanted to apply a little color to Mark's image of AR 2781 this morning, but only had kept his JPEG image that I used in...

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Last post by Lowjiber
Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:07 pm
This is a great PixInsight star reduction technique

Last post by STEVE333 « Mon Nov 02, 2020 4:25 pm
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by bradleybcraig » Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:21 pm

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Greetings,

Watched this video this morning and thought it was a nice approach to reducing stars ... Adam Block star reduction updated

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Thanks Brad - You are a wealth of good information!

I've already downloaded his scripts and just tried the star reduction one. It worked amazingly...

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Mon Nov 02, 2020 4:25 pm
I'm happy with how my mono bat/squid versions have come out - now for the colour combination

Last post by bradleybcraig « Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:04 pm
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by ram » Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:49 pm

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Hello my friends, I hope you are well and staying safe! I've been really busy with COVID-19 research and grant deadlines which I got done on Friday....

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Hi Ram, Wow that's some impressive integration time! Looking forward to your processing results!!!

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Last post by bradleybcraig
Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:04 pm
Vignetting adventures with the Blur Tool.

Last post by Altocumulus « Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:24 pm
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by Lowjiber » Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:16 pm

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Here's the scenario... You've got your eye on a large active region and do your best to get everything perfectly focused, etc. Good on ya.:) After...

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Ah but - if you want the looker's eye to go somewhere - why not place an arrow :D :twocents:

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Last post by Altocumulus
Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:24 pm
Resizing a cropped solar capture.

Last post by Tillibobs « Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:46 am
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by Lowjiber » Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:49 pm

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Recently, there has been some discussion regarding some of the methods used to crop a particular feature from a capture (zoom-in comes to mind) and...

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Hey John that's a sweet image and a very useful walk through re-sizing.
The Sun is already in a difficult position for me to image and the weather...

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Last post by Tillibobs
Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:46 am
StarTools Structure Module

Last post by bobharmony « Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:33 am
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by starfield » Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:18 pm

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Hi all, for you StarTools user I noticed there's a new Structure Module in the latest Alpha that replaces the Life module. Has some nice new features...

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Thanks for the heads-up. I had just downloaded the latest alpha version and was looking for Life. This was very timely for me!

Bob

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Last post by bobharmony
Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:33 am
My SHO Narrowband Workflow tutorial - Pelican Nebula

Last post by STEVE333 « Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:28 am
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by depratnt » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:49 am

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Hey guys/gals

I wanted to share with you my narrowband imaging process. I will be using PixInisght for this tutorial along with Photoshop, Starnet,...

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Thanks Teagan for taking the time to share your expertise/techniques with us. I love how you play with the colors. Kind of like watching an artist...

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Last post by STEVE333
Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:28 am
NGC 7822 End to End in PixInsight - a video saga ...

Last post by bradleybcraig « Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:14 pm

by bradleybcraig » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:14 pm

Greetings,

So if anyone has 3 hours to kill :popcorn: watching a full length movie of an end to end processing of a narrowband image in PixInsight,...

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Last post by bradleybcraig
Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:14 pm
Examples of processing and combining RGB and Luminance

Last post by Jeff2011 « Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:12 pm
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by bradleybcraig » Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:25 pm

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In reprocessing IC 1396 with the newer Ha data I captured, I wanted to show some of the intermediate images as processing proceeded. I am working on...

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Nice tutorial Brad. I have recently started blurring my color image prior to LRGB Combination. It really helps when the Oiii is very noisy.

I use...

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Last post by Jeff2011
Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:12 pm
How do you capture Uranus and Neptune?

Last post by jrkirkham « Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:38 pm
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by jrkirkham » Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:35 pm

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For those of you who image these planets do you use a lot of power and capture a video to stack as you would with Jupiter or Saturn? Or do you back...

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Now your going to go and get me hooked on trying to find the moons, lol.

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Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:38 pm
Some more PixInsight to Luminance and RGB data processing

Last post by STEVE333 « Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:41 am
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by bradleybcraig » Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:23 pm

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I went ahead and created this video to demonstrate some of the principles of what's happening in hopefully simple terms. Please let me know if you...

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Hi Brad - Thanks for putting your video tutorial together. I understood some of it, but, wasn't able to understand all of it. However, I'm going to...

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Last post by STEVE333
Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:41 am
Why aren't my colour images as good as my mono images?

Last post by STEVE333 « Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:26 am
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by ram » Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:17 am

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Hi all, I think my handling of colour while making NB images still could use some improvement. I am quite happy with my mono image processing but...

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Ram - I just watched a YouTube tutorial on how to make Blue Pop in a BiColor (HOO) image. Part of the tutorial showed how to use the Luminance to...

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Last post by STEVE333
Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:26 am
Determining ROI in StarTools

Last post by starfield « Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:20 am
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by Larry 1969 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:14 pm

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Good day all!
I use a fairly typical workflow in StarTools and I'm wondering how to determine the ROI in the second AutoDev?
Different regions...

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The other thing I do is to play with the Ignore Fine detail. Helps tap down noise.

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Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:20 am

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