The Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch script has been a fantastic addition to my processing workflow in PixInsight. The script’s author has made the Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch script a process, making it faster and more tightly...
Author: Erik
Using BlurXTerminator for Deconvolution
Russel Croman of RC Astro has introduced BlurXTerminator, a new, AI-powered tool for PixInsight designed for image deconvolution. This paid tool offers a cutting-edge solution for improving image clarity and definition within the PixInsight...
C/2017 K2 with M10
This is comet C/2017 K2 passing by Messier 10: This was taken using iTelescope.net’s T8 system on June 15, 2022 during their full moon Happy Hour so I got this image for free. The...
Large and Small Magellanic Clouds
The Large and Small Magellanic clouds are satellite galaxies of our own Milky Way galaxy. This is the Small Magellanic Cloud: There is a globular cluster at the image’s top edge – this is...
SH2-131 – Elephant Trunk Nebula
This is a widefield view of IC 1396, or the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, in the constellation Cepheus. The Elephant’s Trunk is coming down from the top center of the image and is usually presented...
Flying Bat and Squid Nebula
This is the Flying Bat (red) and Squid (blue) nebula: This is a dataset available from Telescope.Live and represents 46 hours of narrowband imaging. This image was not easy to process because the Squid...
Convert a LRGB/Broadband Image to Narrowband/SHO
Slooh.com offers members broadband imaging, that is, Slooh.com captures images using the LRGB filters. Lately I have been getting into narrowband imaging using Telescope.Live and iTelescope.net. Unlike broadband imaging where colors are fixed, you...
Converting a Green Narrowband Image to Hubble Palette Using a LUT in Photoshop and Photopea
One of the frustrating aspects of narrowband imaging is the amount of exposure time necessary to get a narrowband image with blue, gold, and neutral colors, specifically the colors of the Hubble Palette (SHO)....
Moon During May 15/16, 2022 Lunar Eclipse
This is the moon as it appeared during the May 15/16, 2022 lunar eclipse: The moon was a very dark red, likely due to all of the ash expelled by the Tonga volcano eruption...
Preview FITS files using QuickLook for Windows
A common problem with processing FITS images is determining the quality of FITS images you want to include in a stack of FITS images. To determine whether a FITS file is usable, you have...
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