The difference between a triplet astrograph with a dedicated field flattener and a quadruplet astrograph mainly comes down to optical design, performance, and ease of use. Here’s a clear breakdown:…
The best image mosaic software for night sky (astrophotography) mosaics depends on your goals, budget, and level of control needed. Here’s a curated list of the most recommended options for…
The following is an extract from https://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_viewer.html: FITS Image Software Packages for image viewing, analysis, and format conversion The following software packages display or manipulate the relatively simple class of…
The SDFITS single dish data format (https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/Main/SdfitsDetails#:~:text=Briefly%2C%20SDFITS%20is%20a%20convention%20for%20storing%20single-dish,freedom%20to%20add%20any%20additional%20columns%20as%20necessary): The SDFITS convention was developed in the late 1980s. An early version was used in the UniPOPS data analysis program and it was…
Click on links to download the workflow: Workflow (PDF) – https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Andrew-Thornett-Astrophoto-Processing-Workflow-220125.pdf Workflow (.docx file) – https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Andrew-Thornett-Astrophoto-Processing-Workflow-220125.docx
This list needs to be added to the repository list within PixInsight: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/setiastro/pixinsight-updates/main https://www.rc-astro.com/BlurXTerminator/PixInsight https://www.rc-astro.com/NoiseXTerminator/PixInsight https://www.rc-astro.com/StarXTerminator/PixInsight https://www.rc-astro.com/TensorFlow/PixInsight/CPU https://pixinsight.astroprocessing.com https://www.ghsastro.co.uk/updates https://www.ideviceapps.de/PixInsight/Utilities https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-modules/colourmask https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-modules/solartoolbox https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/imageblend https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/nbcolourmapper https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-modules/narrowbandnormalization https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/starreduction https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/screenstars https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/drawannotation https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/bfke https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-scripts/colormask…
Located at: C:\Users\andre\AppData\Roaming\Pleiades
Taken using my Seestar S50 telescope. 5 minute exposure No filter.
20 minutes of data
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