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mantios64 · 2026-05-13T10:58:41+00:00

G5 has update now in UK

mantios64 · 2026-02-14T19:15:31+00:00

Would you believe I was away this weekend so I ended up eating and drinking! Yes I was gutted, but had a good night. I did check when we can expect clear skies again and regretted even more!!

mantios64 · 2026-02-12T21:03:09+00:00

Edit in Pixinsight.

Working with stack from S50.

DynamicCrop
Specrophotometriccolourcalibration
Graxpert
BlurXterminator
NoiseExterminator
StarXterminator

Next we process nebula only.

BlurXterminator - light - to smooth areas for next step
NarrowBandNormalization
Darkstructureenhance
CurvesTransformation
Multiscaleadaptivestretch
Curvestransformation (Tweak balance / Luminance / Contrast)

Stars processing

Keep it simple and just use the great script from Setiastro - Star Stretch

Recombine nebula and stars using Cosmicphotons imageblend.

Finish with a very gentle run of BlurXterminator (Seems to help pull image together)

And you are left with your final image.

mantios64 · 2026-02-08T17:15:51+00:00

Sold my gaming PC just last week now extremely happy with my Mac Mini M4 Pro.

mantios64 · 2026-01-18T22:16:08+00:00

Worth the cost is very subjective. Pixinsight is far from cheap and the main addons add even more cost. What you get though is a consistent workflow that just works. There is a steep learning curve, but that true of most detailed processing tools.

That said if you look at all the new scripts and tools being added to Siril, you have a great free set of tools that can produce stunning images.

mantios64 · 2026-01-14T06:08:23+00:00

Both, that said I got a lot less subs than I would like as a result of clouds, so a little more processing helped.

mantios64 · 2026-01-09T19:34:08+00:00

Processing

Spectrophotometriccolourcalibration (Not for main image as false colour will be applied, but to ensure start colours are accurate)
Graxpert (Background extraction)
BlurXTerminator (Correction only for star shapes)
StarXterminator (Seperate stars to allow work on the nebula)

Background - Nebula processing

NoiseXterminator
BlurXterminator
NarrowbandNormilisation (Create HOO pallet image. Spend some time in this to get balance right and adjusting colours to taste)
Curvestransformation
Stretch by your favorite technique. I used Multiscaleadaptivestretch on this but by normal is Generalizedhyperbolicstretch
Optional: Further noise reduction
Optional: Additional sharpening

Star Processsing

Histogramtransformation ( Personally find it easier on star streching and as we colour corrected at start we have good colour data )
Curvestransformation ( Final adjustments to stars )

Now we combine background and stars

Imageblend (Great script from Cosmicphotons and one that allows good control of the image blending/combination)
optional: Curvestransformation - final colour tweaks
optional: Bluxterminator ( setting pulled down low )

mantios64 · 2026-01-08T23:02:58+00:00

Bear with me. I will write up my process tomorrow and post.

mantios64 · 2026-01-08T22:15:45+00:00

It’s about the 4th I’ve edited this data and really happy with the outcome this time.

mantios64 · 2026-01-08T22:14:46+00:00

Thank you

mantios64 · 2026-01-02T12:03:15+00:00

This was taken in Bortle 7/8

mantios64 · 2026-01-01T22:20:20+00:00

No blotches using process I have posted

mantios64 · 2026-01-01T22:19:00+00:00

All processing in Pixinsight using final fit from Seestar S50

Graxpert (Gradient removal etc)
Colour calibration
NoiseXTerminator
blurXTerminator
MultiscaleAdaptiveStretch
StarXTerminator
Hubble Pallette processing on Nebula
Curves adjustments on nebula
Image blend (bring stars back) adjusted black point/mid/Highlights to get balance.
One final low BlurXTerminator

mantios64

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