This is the moon as it appeared on April 15, 2024: In this image, the moon is at exactly 50%...
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Welcome To RemoteAstrophotography.com
A blog about how to do astrophotography from anywhere using remote telescope services like MicroObservatory, Slooh.com, iTelecope.net, Telescope.Live, and even the JWST. I’m Erik Westermann, an amateur astronomer and author, and I want to help others learn how to capture and process incredible images of the night sky.
On my blog, you’ll find lots of helpful articles and tutorials that are completely free. I cover everything from how to capture images using remote services to how to process those images using tools like FITS Liberator, JS9, and Siril. I also talk about some of the paid tools out there, like PixInsight, that can help take your astrophotography to the next level.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced astrophotographer, my blog has something for everyone. So check it out and start exploring the wonders of the universe from the comfort of wherever you are.
This site is also home to my free book, Remote Astrophotography Using Slooh.com.
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Mineral Moon Captured using Hestia
By Erik
/ April 15, 2024
I have always wanted to capture a color image of the moon - I find those types of images very...
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Observation of Messier 63 Using Stellina
By Erik
/ April 14, 2024
A one hour observation of Messier 63 is available for download. This article explains the contents of the ZIP file and has a link to download the data.
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Observation of Messier 51 Using Stellina
By Erik
/ April 10, 2024
With an apparent magnitude of 8.4, Messier 51 is a popular target for amateur astronomers and can be observed with...
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New Sample Observation of the Sun Available for Download
By Erik
/ March 27, 2024
I have made a new observation of the Sun available for download in the Sample Downloads section. Here is the...
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Processing Slooh LRGB Images with Astro Pixel Processor
By Erik
/ March 7, 2024
Astro Pixel Processor is a feature-rich software package that simplifies the complex task of processing astrophotography images. In this step-by-step...
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The Sun on May 22, 2022
By Erik
/ February 29, 2024
This is the sun as it appeared on May 13, 2022. The large, dark region is sunspot AR 3008: Sunspots...
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Using NarrowbandNormalization To Enhance Your Narrowband Images
By Erik
/ September 6, 2023
Normalization in the context of multi-channel image processing is a process where you scale an image's pixel values to fall...
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Investigating the Robin’s Egg Nebula
By Erik
/ August 29, 2023
Introducing the Robin's Egg Nebula, or NGC 1360 for the space enthusiasts. Located 1,100 light years away within our Milky...
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Processing the Sample Image of Messier 20 using Siril
By Erik
/ August 27, 2023
This article is a companion to the article, Streamline Your Astrophotography Experience with Siril and Siril Scripts, and assumes that...
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Streamline Your Astrophotography Experience with Siril and Siril Scripts
By Erik
/ August 27, 2023
Siril is powerful astronomical processing software used by new and veteran astrophotographers. Siril has many tools and features that make...
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Getting Started with Stellarium
By Erik
/ August 25, 2023
Stellarium is a freely available planetarium application that is popular in the astronomy community because it provides a realistic view...
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M4-Class Solar Flare from AR3372
By Erik
/ July 28, 2023
I created a new ad to run on SpaceWeather.com based on a flare that was caught on the Slooh.com Canary...
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Slooh.com Updated – Working on Updates to the Book
By Erik
/ July 18, 2023
On July 17, 2023, Slooh.com updated the dashboard and some functionality. The updates affect the Slooh.com Handbook so I am...
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Encounter Between Mars and Messier 44
By Erik
/ June 12, 2023
This is Mars, passing by Messier 44 - the Beehive Cluster: The encounter between the two objects lasted for three...
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Mastering the Hubble Palette: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reducing Green Cast in Your Narrowband Astrophotography
By Erik
/ March 17, 2023
A popular technique for creating stunning narrowband images of celestial objects is to use the Hubble Palette, which uses narrowband...
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DeepSNR for PixInsight: Enhancing Noise Reduction in Astrophotography with AI and NAFNet Technology
By Erik
/ March 9, 2023
DeepSNR for PixInsight was released in December 2022 by Nikita Misiura, the creator of the famous StarNet++ and StarNet V2...
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GraXpert: A Powerful Tool for Removing Gradients in Astronomical Images
By Erik
/ February 3, 2023
GraXpert is a free, standalone open-source application for Windows, Mac, and Linux designed to remove gradients from your astronomical images,...
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Using AutoIntegrate.js and Manual Processes In PixInsight To Process a Comet Image
By Erik
/ January 23, 2023
Processing an image of a comet is not a straightforward process because the comet moves during your observation session. If...
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