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Exploring the Essential Features of “Astrophotography Processing Galaxies in PixInsight“
What you’ll learn:
Learn to process deep-sky galaxy images using PixInsight Calibrate and integrate sub-exposures with WeightedBatchPreprocessing Perform noise reduction with MURE Denoise and TGVD Sharpen images with Deconvolution and Photoshop’s Smart Sharpening Automatically extract background Combine and calibrate colors Create effective luminance and star masks Tweak your final image for aesthetic appeal
Requirements:
Basic knowledge of deep-sky astrophotography and sub-exposure acquisition PixInsight software (free trial available) for hands-on participation Minimum 6GB of hard drive space for sample data used in the course
Description:
PixInsight is a powerful tool with a steep learning curve. This course demystifies PixInsight and unleashes its potential for astrophotography enthusiasts. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user, discover new tips, tricks, and scripts to enhance your skills.
The course guides you through processing the galaxy M61, a challenging target featuring a recent supernova. Key topics covered include:
- Installing PixInsight process icons and third-party scripts
- Identifying and discarding bad sub-frames using the Blink process
- Calibrating frames across multiple nights with WeightedBatchPreprocessing
- Weighted stacking with WeightedBatchPreprocessing
- Linear noise reduction using MURE Denoise
- Cropping integrated images
- Creating luminance, range, and star masks
- Sharpening images with deconvolution
- Background extraction
- Color combination, luminance integration, and photometric color correction
- Stretching into non-linear space while preserving star colors
- Nonlinear noise reduction with TGVD Denoise
- Aesthetic tweaking with RGB and saturation curves
- Shrinking and reshaping stars with MorphologicalTransform
- Annotating images
- Final tweaks in Photoshop
This walkthrough uses monochrome data collected over three nights with luminance, red, green, and blue color filters. The techniques are applicable whether you’re using a monochrome or color camera.
Don’t be intimidated by PixInsight’s user interface and complexity. This course is designed for:
- Astrophotographers intimidated by PixInsight’s complexity and learning curve
- Experienced PixInsight users looking for new tips and tricks
Unlock the potential of PixInsight to elevate your astrophotography skills.
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