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Write-ups of the techniques behind the images, from capture settings to a complete PixInsight workflow. Prefer video? See the video tutorials.
Calculating Optimum Exposure
During a period of extremely poor weather in the 2016/2017 imaging season my friend, Chuck Ayoub, & myself had plenty of time to discuss theories of how best…
PixInsight: Calculating Sensor Properties
In another article I mentioned that it is a good idea to calculate some of the electrical properties of your camera rather than using figures released…
Removing Halo Effect with Newtonian Telescopes
At the beginning of 2017 I decided to treat myself and order the telescope I had been craving since I began this hobby, the Skywatcher Quattro 200 CF.
My Workflow: Pre-Processing
This section will describe what I do with the data I have captured during my imaging session.
My Workflow: Linear Processing
Linear Processing for me consists of a number of steps which take us up to the point where we will stretch the image.
My Workflow: Non-Linear Processing
Non-linear processing for me takes us from our unstretched linear image up to the point where we export it as a JPEG for publishing.
Pixinsight - Star Masks
This tutorial is designed to help with making good star masks, in my opinion star masks are the most useful & most important mask in Pixinsight.
Power Connection Upgrade to NEQ6 Pro
Over the last year I have noticed that my NEQ6 would sometimes loose power.
PixInsight: Avoiding Star Bloat when Stretching
I have found that my images are very susceptible to star bloat, I think is mainly due to me having very fast (f/4) optics but also potentially due to a…
Building a Roll Off Astro-Shed
Back in 2016 I installed a steel pier in my back garden in an effort to both improve my longer exposure images and also reduce setup time.