I have written before about downloading and processing images from the James Webb Space Telescope; I even wrote an article demonstrating how you can create an RGB image using freely available tools. As I...
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Creating an RGB Image Using JWST Data and Free Tools
In another article, I explained how you could download and process a JWST image using PixInsight; however, not everyone owns PixInsight, so I experimented with using freely available tools to create a James Webb...
NGC 1365 From the JWST
This is the core of NGC 1365, a double-barred galaxy in the Fornax constellation. The image was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and processed by myself: I put this image on its...
StarXTerminator 2.0 and AI 11 Released
Russell Croman, the developer of the XTerminator line of software, has released version 2.0 of the popular and amazing StarXTerminator along with three new AI models for various applications. The new version is a...
Tarantula Nebula Taken using JWST
The following image of the Tarantula Nebula, or NGC 2070, was taken using the JWST: The image is of the center of the Tarantula Nebula and clearly shows the stars at the center. I...
Downloading and Processing JWST Images using PixInsight
Remote astrophotography is all about using remote telescopes to acquire observations and there’s current;y no more remote telescope than the James Webb Space Telescope. Launched December 25, 2022 and started producing images on July...
Using Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch to Balance the Histogram in PixInsight
The Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch process and script are very powerful additions to the suite of tools offered on the PixInsight platform. In this article, I demonstrate how to balance the histogram using Eric Cole’s...
Boosting Areas of Faint Signal Without a Mask Using PixInsight
I have written before about how to boost areas of faint signal; however, that process is rather involved because you have to create and use a mask using the time and energy-consuming Starnet, StarNet2,...
Region around Wray 17-96
This is the region around Wray 17-96, a star. The nebulosity makes this a very nice image. This was taken using Telescope Live using narrowband H-alpha, SIII, and OII filters and processed using PixInsight....
Easy and Effective Noise Reduction using NoiseXTerminator
PixInsight is powerful post-processing software that makes it possible for you to apply advanced image processing techniques to your images to produce an excellent result. One of the things imagers struggle with is noise:...
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