This is the moon as it appeared on April 15, 2024: In this image, the moon is at exactly 50% illumination. The colors you see are the moon’s natural colors. I captured this image...
Category: Image Processing
Mineral Moon Captured using Hestia
I have always wanted to capture a color image of the moon – I find those types of images very attractive and interesting to view because the moon is usually a white or grey...
Observation of Messier 63 Using Stellina
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.
Observation of Messier 51 Using Stellina
With an apparent magnitude of 8.4, Messier 51 is a popular target for amateur astronomers and can be observed with a moderate-sized telescope under dark-sky conditions. Its unique appearance and scientific significance make it...
New Sample Observation of the Sun Available for Download
I have made a new observation of the Sun available for download in the Sample Downloads section. Here is the link to download the observation: Download Observation of the Sun I took the images...
Processing Slooh LRGB Images with Astro Pixel Processor
Astro Pixel Processor is a feature-rich software package that simplifies the complex task of processing astrophotography images. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk through the process of turning a set of Slooh LRGB image...
The Sun on May 22, 2022
This is the sun as it appeared on May 13, 2022. The large, dark region is sunspot AR 3008: Sunspots are formed as a result of the Sun’s complex magnetic field interacting with its...
Mastering Linear and Non-linear Images in Astronomical Photo Processing
In astronomical photo processing, you often hear the words ‘stretched’ and ‘linear’ to describe the state of an image. Often a linear image is quite dark, except for the very brightest parts of the...
M27 Captured Using Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope
I recently acquired a Vaonis Stellina smart telescope and have been taking images from my backyard. Images include the Sun, Moon, various nebulae, galaxies, and stars. I acquired a Stelling because it offers a...
Using NarrowbandNormalization To Enhance Your Narrowband Images
Normalization in the context of multi-channel image processing is a process where you scale an image’s pixel values to fall within a particular range, to make it easier to synchronize the brightness levels of...
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