Update: I have published a PixInsight workflow for processing Slooh.com images. The article discusses the workflow and has links to articles that discuss the details about each step. I recently took an image of...
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Asteroid 1998 OR2
This is asteroid 1998 OR2 during its closest approach to Earth, taken April 28, 2020: Asteroid 1998 OR2 was about 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) away from us, or about 16 times further...
Carina Nebula
This colorful image is the Carina Nebula, or NGC 3372, or the Eta Carina Nebula. This nebula is home to a number of interesting stars and star systems. Trumpler 14 is an open star...
NGC 3532
NGC 3532 is an open cluster of stars in the Carina constellation and it is about 1,300 light years from us. This cluster is made up of many different stars that include white dwarfs,...
Westserlund 1
This is Westserlund 1, also known as the Ara Cluster – this is the wide field view: The colors in this image are great – blue, red, and yellow stars throughout, plus the presence...
NGC 6729 in Corona Australis
This is NGC 6729 and friends located in the constellation Corona Australis, a very relevant name in these times. Corona is Latin for the word “crown”, so Corona Australis is also known as the...
Hickson Compact Group 40
This is Hickson Compact Group 40, or HCG 40: A Hickson Compact Group is a grouping of galaxies that are relatively isolated, meaning that they are not part of a larger system, and are...
Creating an Animated GIF in AstroImajeJ and GIMP
Images of asteroids and comets are interesting but are even more so when you can see the object moving against the background stars. In this tutorial, you’ll learn: How to create an animated GIF...
PixInsight AutoIntegrate.js Processing Script
PixInsight offers a lot of capability for processing astronomical images; however, it can be difficult to learn due to its unconventional, process-based, approach. While PixInsight offers a broad variety of processes, it is extensible...
How To Determine Conditions at Slooh Telescopes
How do I know when the telescope is open or online? What’s the weather like? Those are probably the most asked questions by new members using Slooh’s remote telescopes. When you have your own...
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