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LRGB Darks

Last post by chris_g « Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:47 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:17 pm

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As an LRGB newbie I came upon the issue of LRGB Dark frames. Who knew there had to be complete sets of LRGB dark frames! Flat frames yeah, that makes...

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They're the same principle and set up with the same criteria but as Kathy points out, LRGB flat frames will probably have different exposures from...

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Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:47 pm
How astrophotography has changed in the last 50 years.

Last post by Ylem « Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:35 am
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by KingClinton » Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:46 am

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Hi, found this interesting article and felt it's worth a share here.
Hope I posted this in the correct sub forum, if not, the mods can move it to the...

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I had a darkroom back in the 70s, a lot of fun and frustration :)

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Last post by Ylem
Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:35 am
AI & processing question

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:58 am
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by Chich » Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:15 am

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I have not been bitten by the astrophotography bug and am not up to speed whatsoever on the current state of processing but have a question. With all...

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I came across this recently:

Trevor Astrobackyard had mixed results.

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:58 am
PI plate solving to correct distortions

Last post by SkyHiker « Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:59 pm
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by SkyHiker » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:02 pm

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Being new to PI I looked through the WBPP log file to get an idea of what it is doing. One thing I noticed is that it is downloading Vizier star...

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I meant to address how honest it is to use tools that use star catalogs to correct images and an AI library of images to make nebulosity and stars...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:59 pm
Hope and how to deal with a flashing light at 200 feet

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:11 pm
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by chris_g » Sun May 14, 2023 4:11 am

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Hello all,

I have an opportunity to image under a class three sky. The only issue is there is a cell tower 600 feet away with a bright white hazard...

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I'm looking forward to starting the setup of my permanent observatory. If everything goes well, that should happen around the 7th of next month....

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:11 pm
StarNet2

Last post by Juno16 « Sat May 06, 2023 11:45 am
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by Juno16 » Tue Feb 01, 2022 2:07 am

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Just curious if anyone has tried Starnet2 yet? StarNet2 was released on 1/24/22.

A few months ago, I jumped from Starnet++ to StarXTerminator and...

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I tried downloading starnet at but the website is not loading.
If anyone could share the file it would be a great help.
I need the standalone version...

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Sat May 06, 2023 11:45 am
Nikon RAW vs TIFF in DSS

Last post by modelsbynight « Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:14 am
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by modelsbynight » Mon Apr 03, 2023 9:54 pm

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Hi
I have Nikon Z7ii And when I use DSS to stack images I do get an error about LibRaw not supporting Z7ii raw files
also when I do a star count in...

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@modelsbynight

I suggest that you make a quick post on the Official DeepSkyStacker Support Forum ( ).

You are running the absolute latest version...

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Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:14 am
Adding RGB stars to a NB image

Last post by Stuart « Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:55 pm
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by umasscrew39 » Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:20 pm

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I've been trying several methods to add RGB stars to a narrowband image but I'm not pleased with any of them. More specifically, I want to add RGB...

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I haven't watched Bill's video, and his will be smarter than this, but here is one way.

1) Create a star mask. You can do it with Star Xterminator...

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Last post by Stuart
Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:55 pm
Updated version of ColorMask for PixInsight

Last post by STEVE333 « Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:23 pm

by STEVE333 » Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:23 pm

The link below takes you to a post on the PixInsight forum. It discusses upgrades that have been added to the very useful ColorMask script. A...

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Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:23 pm
Using StarXTerminator and DBE for nasty gradients

Last post by Juno16 « Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:27 am
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by starfield » Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:59 pm

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Just found this neat DBE trick posted on YouTube by Adam Block. Video provides an overview of his website/tutorials, but the second half features a...

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Thanks Steve,
I did see this video this week and enjoyed seeing this technique. Haven’t tried it yet, but will soon. Actually, I just might start...

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Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:27 am
The Philosophy of Processing

Last post by Greenman « Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:12 am
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by Greenman » Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:13 pm

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Well, my philosophy follows. I thought I would always go for the most 'true' or accurate respresentation of a target. This was a inaccurate idea, all...

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Hi Pete,
The main thing is that people are looking up and realising the vastness of it all. Nature is a very powerful force and I find it very...

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Last post by Greenman
Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:12 am
Creating master calibration photos using PixInsight

Last post by STEVE333 « Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:07 pm
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by Kerry C. » Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:49 pm

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I hope I can get what is in my mind through my finger tips in an understandable manor as I type this question.
I have used master calibration frames,...

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Hi Kerry - You only save the calibration frame. The rejection high and low frames are only for your information. They aren't used in the actual...

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Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:07 pm
APP settings for PI?

Last post by Petrol « Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:41 pm
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by Larry 1969 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:29 pm

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Hello everyone,
I've recently purchased Pixinsight and it's quite unintuitive, so I'd like to stick with APP for stacking for the meantime.
Right...

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I don't have APP so I can't answer your question. What I would say though is I have also recently purchased Pixinsight and struggled with it. One of...

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Last post by Petrol
Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:41 pm
Video on BlurXterminator with Russ Croman and Adam Block

Last post by Gmetric « Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:52 pm

by Gmetric » Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:52 pm

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Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:52 pm
ASTAP, GraXpert & GHS on the Rosette.

Last post by Ylem « Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:10 am
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by Greenman » Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:37 pm

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We have had some clear cold night here over the last week (OK, -8C, I can't compete with some in the coldness stakes :icon-smile: ).
Last Wednesday I...

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Beautiful colours Tony!
Amazing image.

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Last post by Ylem
Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:10 am
RC Astro Decon for PI

Last post by XCalRocketMan « Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:05 am
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by Greenman » Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:42 pm

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This will just give a taster as ir is a JPG.

But the default is fairly spectacular! Using the trail at the moment $89 licence, reckon at that price...

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Yep. I now use all the RC Astro tools and they have drastically reduced my processing time and improved my final results significantly. As for CUDA -...

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Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:05 am
Get Some Data for Practice

Last post by Juno16 « Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:13 pm
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by Jockinireland » Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:48 pm

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One of the things beginners always struggle with is getting decent data with which to practice and develop their image processing skills. Those of us...

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I saw your post on AB. Absolutely beautiful process David!
Beautiful data too !

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Last post by Juno16
Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:13 pm
Technique for removing unwanted artifacts from stars with PixInsight

Last post by Juno16 « Thu Jan 19, 2023 4:45 pm
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by STEVE333 » Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:26 am

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I recently learned a new technique for inserting RGB stars into narrowband images (thanks to starfield ). For some reason the large and bright stars...

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Hi Steve, @STEVE333

I kept this thread bookmarked just in case!
The target that I was imaging when I responded above was the Ghost of Cassiopeia...

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Last post by Juno16
Thu Jan 19, 2023 4:45 pm
Pixinsight Performance and Swap Files

Last post by Juno16 « Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:56 pm
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by Juno16 » Sun Jan 01, 2023 12:52 pm

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Hi PI users,

I know that many AP’ers here use Pixinsight (PI) for image processing. I just want to pass on what I learned recently about PI...

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Also to note.

I thought that since all of the multiple swap files were on the same drive, I would mix up a combination of several swap files on the...

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Last post by Juno16
Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:56 pm
Terrible ringing in M78

Last post by Larry 1969 « Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:04 am
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by Larry 1969 » Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:05 pm

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Hello everyone!
This isn't really a processing question at all but, rather a What is causing this? question.
Every time I set my sights on M78 this...

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Larry, I'm not sure how you are processing your data but if you are using PixInsight, Adam Block has a tutorial on eliminating these types of...

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Last post by Larry 1969
Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:04 am
Pixinsight's New Spectrophotometric Color Calibration Process

Last post by Juno16 « Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:40 am
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by Juno16 » Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:43 pm

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Hi AP’ers,

Just curious is anyone here has tried the new Pixinsight SpectrophotometricColorCalibration process and what are your thoughts?

I saw...

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Thanks Jim for being the tip of the spear on testing out so many of these new processes and then sharing with us.

I hadn't been checking the...

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Last post by Juno16
Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:40 am
whale galaxy

Last post by Mirrorgirl « Mon Nov 21, 2022 5:49 am
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by Mirrorgirl » Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:20 pm

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Hi

Here's some data that David gave me to practice on to test my processing skills and here's what i did

52513539295_50282b52f0_c.jpg

Thanks...

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That's not bad Rhoda. I'd try just anothecurves stretch to brighten up the galaxies and it will look real good.

Did you manage to track through the...

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Mon Nov 21, 2022 5:49 am
Shall we reboot the AP Processing Challenge

Last post by Stuart « Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:13 am
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by Jockinireland » Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:01 am

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The AP processing Challenge has been in a bit of a hiatus over the summer. Partly as others things got in the way for me and partly because the last...

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I m back after a long hiatus. Yes, I'd partake.

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Last post by Stuart
Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:13 am
Is there such a thing as to much imaging data?

Last post by chartram « Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:46 pm
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by Kerry C. » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:10 pm

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Question for those in the know...
Is there such a thing as too much data on a single image, to where the image processing quality return is not...

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@Kerry C.

Sorry to be late :-)

A lot of EXCELLENT info provided here. One thing I tend to consider when guesstimating both the integration time...

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Last post by chartram
Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:46 pm
Pixinsight WBPP Local Normalization Issue

Last post by Juno16 « Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:05 pm
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by Juno16 » Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:38 pm

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I just want to share this just in case someone had issues like I did with WBPP Local Normalization in Pixinsight.

The first time that I used LN in...

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Regarding the LN Reference frames, I see them in the masters folder, along with the regular masters. Should I be doing anything with them? Or are...

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Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:05 pm

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