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...
Category: Image Processing
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...
Mastering LRGB Astrophotography Processing with Siril: A Comprehensive Guide
I created a script for Siril that takes as its input, calibrated L, R, G, and B images and produces a final image that’s ready for finishing touches, or saving to a preferred format...
Processing the Sample Image of Messier 20 using Siril
This article is a companion to the article, Streamline Your Astrophotography Experience with Siril and Siril Scripts, and assumes that you have an integrated, pre-processed RGB image available on your Siril desktop. I assume...
Streamline Your Astrophotography Experience with Siril and Siril Scripts
Siril is powerful astronomical processing software used by new and veteran astrophotographers. Siril has many tools and features that make it ideal for processing your astronomical images. In this article, we will explore the...
M4-Class Solar Flare from AR3372
I created a new ad to run on SpaceWeather.com based on a flare that was caught on the Slooh.com Canary 5 Solar Telescope: The flare came from the active region AR3372 and was an...
Encounter Between Mars and Messier 44
This is Mars, passing by Messier 44 – the Beehive Cluster: The encounter between the two objects lasted for three days, and this image was taken on the encounter’s second day. The telescope moved...
Mastering the Hubble Palette: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reducing Green Cast in Your Narrowband Astrophotography
A popular technique for creating stunning narrowband images of celestial objects is to use the Hubble Palette, which uses narrowband filters to map specific wavelengths of light to different colors. While this method can...
DeepSNR for PixInsight: Enhancing Noise Reduction in Astrophotography with AI and NAFNet Technology
DeepSNR for PixInsight was released in December 2022 by Nikita Misiura, the creator of the famous StarNet++ and StarNet V2 star removal software. Like StarNet++ and StarNet V2, this is a free plugin for...
GraXpert: A Powerful Tool for Removing Gradients in Astronomical Images
GraXpert is a free, standalone open-source application for Windows, Mac, and Linux designed to remove gradients from your astronomical images, regardless of whether they are stretched or linear, and in just about any popular...
