Get ready, astrophotographers! The acclaimed gradient reduction tool, GraXpert, has just gotten a major upgrade. No longer a separate application or a script, it’s now a core process integrated directly into PixInsight, making your...
Author: Erik
C/12P Pons Brooks on April 3, 2024
This is comet C/12P Pons-Brooks as it appeared on April 3, 2024: This is a periodic comet that makes an appearance about every 70 years. The comet was on its way behind the Sun...
Stunning 50% Illuminated Moon Captured with Hestia and Pixel 8 Pro, Sample Dataset Included
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...
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.
Great North American Eclipse of 2024
On April 8, 2024, the moon converged with the Sun in an epic eclipse visible over North America. The eclipse reached 100% totality in a 110-mile wide path extending northeast from Mexico to Canada...
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...
