PixInsight BatchPreprocessing
Introduction I had originally started this article as part of my simple process tutorial, however it became very long and way too detailed…
PixInsight Mosaics
Introduction Making astronomical mosaics is a difficult task. There can be intensity and gradient differences that make the seams visible. Even when the…
New QSI 6120 Camera
Well, after waiting 10 weeks and 1 day after purchasing it, my new camera has finally arrived. QSI had a supply issue which…
Synthetic Flats with PixInsight
Table of Contents Introduction Synthetic Flat Creation with Subframes Synthetic Flat from a Single Image Introduction There are many instances where calibration frames…
Adding Borders to Images
This came from another question posted on Cloudy Nights. It’s something I’ve done with my prints and I’ve found this method easy and…
PixInsight Star Removal
Removing the stars from your image can be done for artistic purposes or to separate the nebulosity from the star field so it…
PixInsight Manual Image Calibration, Registration and Stacking
Overview PixInsight has some fantastic tools and there are some nice wrappers around them, like the BatchPreprocessing script, that make them easier to…
M42 PixInsight Tutorial
This is another tutorial spurred on by a Cloudy Nights discussion. I posted this same tutorial in pieces on that thread but decided…
Deer Park Middle School Outreach Event
I was really looking forward to this event. I hadn’t done as much outreach as I like in 2014 due to work and…
Star Halo Removal with PixInsight
This is my tutorial on removing star halo’s caused by internal reflections using PixInsight. This came about from a forum post on CloudyNights…