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Hello all,

I downloaded the 45 day trail period for PixInsight - and man that's a beast. I've been looking at video's and reading about flats/blacks and lights ( which to me make no sense...it's like shooting a gray card when you want to calibrate your image in PS?). Any who...I need more help. When I open up an image , the image has a green tint over the whole thing...I've no it's not like that but I can't seem to correct it.
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Pixinsight is a beast to learn but once you've got a grasp on how it works, it is the best tool for your Mac and AP. There are other apps for stacking but they lack one feature or another that PI has.

I can give you some help with what I have learned so far. You can process without flats and darks and still get a good image.

Use the SCNR process to remove the background GREEN as you're shooting RGGB
Steve

Scopes : Explore Scientific ED102 Triplet APO - Radian Raptor Triplet APO - Orion 50mm
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CPU : Mac Studio, iMac - Kstars-Ekos on Raspberry Rpi4/RPi5 | Misc : Thousand Oaks dew controller - DewNot straps - Optolong L-enhance - ZWO EAF
Image Processing : PixInsight - LightRoom - Photoshop - macOS 14 - Windows 11
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hello friend :). I was looking for you on FB
is that under process tab?
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MTM310 wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:09 pm hello friend :). I was looking for you on FB
is that under process tab?
Yes, it is. Contact me on FB Messenger and I will help you through it.
Steve

Scopes : Explore Scientific ED102 Triplet APO - Radian Raptor Triplet APO - Orion 50mm
Mount : AVX EQ | Software : KStars - EKOS - Stellar OS | Cameras : ZWO ASI533MC ASI1600MM ASI120MM-mini
CPU : Mac Studio, iMac - Kstars-Ekos on Raspberry Rpi4/RPi5 | Misc : Thousand Oaks dew controller - DewNot straps - Optolong L-enhance - ZWO EAF
Image Processing : PixInsight - LightRoom - Photoshop - macOS 14 - Windows 11
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