Two new active regions emerged from the Sun’s northeastern limb over the weekend and they are active: The two regions are AR 2993 and 2994 and they have been generating solar flares since they...
Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch Script 2.2 for PixInsight
Update, December 2022: Note that GHS is now available as a fully integrated PixInsight process, providing improved speed and seamless integration with the PixInsight platform. This tutorial covers processing M51 with the GeneralizedHyperbolicStretch process...
Sun: Large Sunspot AR2975 Emerging
A large sunspot is emerging from the Sun’s northeastern limb: The new region is at the upper part of the image – sunspot AR 2975 and the main active region is about the size...
StarXTerminator AI version 8 released
RC-Astro released an update to its AI model, releasing it as version 8 of the AI. Improvements to the AI model are for stellar and non-stellar sources paying attention to galaxy disk details. The...
Sun on March 8, 2022 using the MicroObservatory
This is the sun as it appeared on March 8, 2022 using the MicroObservatory telescopes: The active region near the center is AR 2960 and the ones to the right and below the center...
Andromeda Galaxy taken using MicroObservatory
This is a 14-minute exposure of the Andromeda Galaxy, or Messier 31, taken using the MicroObservatory: I processed this image using MaxIM DL and only the clear filter was available so this is a...
The Sun on Feb 9, 2022 using MicroObservatory
This is the sun as it appeared on February 9, 2022, as viewed using the MicroObservatory: Several active regions are visible in this image: AR 2941 in the upper part, above center AR 2940...
StarNet V2 Released
Nikita Misiura, the creator of the free and popular StarNet++ module for PixInsight, has released an updated version of the software, dubbed StarNet V2. This new version features improved capabilities for removing stars from...
Reducing Noise in a Slooh.com PNG Image using Gaussian Blur
Sometimes the PNG image you get from Slooh.com has a grainy appearance, like the following image: The graininess is noise and can be caused by a number of different things, including the processing preset...
James Webb Space Telescope Animation
This is the James Webb Space Telescope with its sun shield fully deployed: The animation is made up of five observations taken using the Canary Three telescope on January 6, 2022, between 02:00 and...
