Techniques Fixes Discoveries Course
Course Techniques Fixes Discoveries
TOPIC: Masks
The utilization of masks in PixInsight is a primary processing technique - especially with regards to multi-scale processing to characterize features in the imagery data.
These lessons are vital and interwoven into almost all processing tasks in PixInsight... (So take note!)
| *Fundamental Concepts | 42 minutes |
| *Simple Mask Math | 14 minutes |
| *First Take/Variation Demonstration | 35 minutes |
| *Object Masks Part 1 | 26 minutes |
| *Object Masks Part 2 (Deconvolution) | 22 minutes |
| *Range Masks | 23 minutes |
| *Clone Stamp as Paint Brush For Masks | 9 minutes |
| Clone Stamp and Symmetry | 7 minutes |
| *Star Masks (MLT) | 17 minutes |
| Star Mask Process | 34 minutes |
| Star Mask Creation | 30 minutes |
| Contour Masks | 53 minutes |
TOPIC: LRGB
2. LRGB Blending Update (NGC 3486 Demo) 1
3. LRGB Blending Update (NGC 3486 Demo) 2
4. Luminance Preparation (M83 Demo)
6. LRGB with ImageBlend (M83 Demo)
TOPIC: Selective Rejection
1. Selective Rejection with GAME (Script)
2. Selective Rejection 2024 Demo
3. Selective Rejection NB Demo
4. Selective Rejection Galaxy Demo
5. Selective Rejection Original Concept (the Adam Block innovation)
TOPIC: Miscellaneous Techniques
2. Masked Stretch Artifact Correction
3. Single Hue Color Blip Removal
4. A Fix for Star Color Fringing
5. Inverted HDRMT Example (Eclipse with Earthshine)
TOPIC: Star De-Emphasis
1. Star De-Emphasis using BlurXTerminator
2. PixInsight De-emphasis (Adam Block innovation)
3. Star De-emphasis Script (Adam Block method)
4. The Original Star De-emphasis (2018)
TOPIC: Analytics
1. Using a Pedestal for NB Images
2. Calculate Gain and Read Noise
3. Common CMOS Gain Error (non-matching)
4. Look at your Flats Closely!
5. DSLR/OSC StarAlignment Problem and Solution
6. Troubleshooting: Flat Field Images Not being Calibrated
7. CMOS Darks and Flat Darks: Part 1
8. CMOS Darks and Flat Darks: Part 2
9. CMOS Darks and Flat Darks (Proof Bias/Flat Dark)
10. FWHM and Cosmetic Correction
12. Flat Field Panel Centering (Issue) and RZ Cass
13. Troubleshooting: Over Subtraction (Dark Frame)
14. Filter Wheel Issue (and no MasterLight)
15. Night Sky Flats
TOPIC: Fixes
1. Fix StarAlignment Issues with BXT
3. Fixing Scattered Light with NSG
5. BlurXTerminator: Removing Colored Star Bloat (Chromatic Fringing)
7. TroubleShooting: Sexagesimal Invalid Values
8. Batch FITs Header Editor Script
10. Faint Glows and Dust Donut Removal
11. Combining Old and New Data (one kind of example)
12. Walking Noise, Large Scale High Rejection and more