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How to Calibrate a CMOS Camera with PixInsight's WBPP Script

Last post by STEVE333 « Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:36 am
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by STEVE333 » Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:33 am

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This short tutorial is intended to show CMOS camera users HOW to calibrate their data. I'll be using the new PixInsight WBPP script for convenience,...

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Hi AB - I'm still using my 1600MM. I created my MasterDark in June 2020 and am still using the same MasterDark and it seems to be working OK. Maybe a...

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Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:36 am
Isolating a bright star

Last post by Stuart « Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:35 am
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by KathyNS » Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:49 pm

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In my image of the Gamma Cass Nebula (IC 63) , I did a lot of work to control the bright star. My technique was to create three separate images from...

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That's a super interesting technique. Thanks Kathy.

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Last post by Stuart
Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:35 am
Creating a Lunar Mosaic Using a CMOS Camera

Last post by yobbo89 « Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:21 pm
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by bladekeeper » Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:49 am
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Creating a Lunar Mosaic using a CMOS Camera

This tutorial will show you how to capture and create a lunar mosaic using a CMOS camera. A CMOS camera...

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this should be the only thread we can necro post :) haha very good tut and simple , i always come back here for this moon mosiac tutorial .
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Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:21 pm
Solar image processing.

Last post by Gordon « Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:59 pm

by Gordon » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:59 pm

Below is a list of topics that were created by member Lowjiber (John) that outline the processing techniques he uses to produce is amazing solar...

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Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:59 pm
Adding RGB stars to a NB image

Last post by AstroBee « Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:42 am
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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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If Bill ever starts charging for his PixelMath scripts, he'll be as rich as Russell Crowman before he knows it!

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Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:42 am
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
Focusing

Last post by starfield « Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:45 pm
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by Gordon » Sat Feb 11, 2023 7:42 pm

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Being I'm getting older, my eyesight is not as good as it was. Many times I find that I spend lots of time getting things focused to where they look...

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Like most folks here, I started with a Bahtinov mask and then moved to a Pegasus Autofocus. Getting the backlash dialed in took a bit of work but now...

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Last post by starfield
Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:45 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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Last post by Juno16
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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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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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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Last post by Mirrorgirl
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
StarXterminator on Andromeda

Last post by starfield « Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:49 am

by 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

Last post by yobbo89 « Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:45 am
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by 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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Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:45 am

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