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Narrowband FastTrack

Zak’s Astrophotography
in PixInsight
Hi Adam,

I have noticed you are working on a Narrowband FastTrack course. 

I am interested to know what will be included in the final product aside from the videos that you are publishing at the moment. Will it include all the other narrowband topics from Horizons (including workflows such as the Helix Nebula), or will that content remain separate in Horizons?

Looking forward to seeing the final product once it is finished.

Zak

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  • BlockHeadBlockHead
    Hi Zak,

    Since this will be "FastTrack", it will include the videos I have posted. I still have a few more I think to do concerning Dual Band considerations- however, I consider the work I have now done to date to be 90% there. If you think there are topics I need to include in FastTrack that I have neglected, let me know. 

    Some of the other NB topics in Horizons are older anyway. So I will be generating new videos on NB in Horizons. As I am certain you know- I am trying to encourage people to get into Horizons. This will be like other al a carte offerings in the send people can apply the purchase towards the larger collection (Horizons).

    I currently have around 5 hours of content in this NB FastTrack. I think 5-6 hours of videos is a reasonable course. I will likely ask for $75 for this course.

    Keep in mind, my competitors do live presentations (which are not in depth by their nature) for 1-2 hours at $35. I think I am pricing my offering on the low side. 

    -the Blockhead
  • Zak’s Astrophotography
    Awesome, thanks for clarifying Adam.

    Regarding suggestions for content, I am interested to see how one can use the Ha channel in a dual-band image as a luminance layer and process it separately then integrate it back into the master image in the final stages of processing.

    I also think it would be good for people to know how to best use the NarrowbandNormalization process with dual-band data. I am aware that you already have a video about NarrowbandNormalization in Horizons, but as I am not yet a member I don’t know what contents are in that video.

    Additionally, I am wondering if it would be possible for you to create some videos on processing workflows for dual-band images.

    Looking forward to seeing the final product in Narrowband FastTrack.

    Zak
  • BlockHeadBlockHead
    The placeholder is already there with respect to Dual band content.
    -the Blockhead
  • BlockHeadBlockHead
    Hi Zak,

    I have made NB FastTrack available and I do address a number of your suggestions/questions above.

    I hope this works out!

    -the Blockhead
  • Zak’s Astrophotography
    Awesome! Up until it's release, I was anxiously counting down the days whilst watching the number of videos slowly grow lol. I will definitely be getting Narrowband FastTrack once I can afford it.

    I do have another question. Will you add more to it over time? I understand that it has not long been released, but I am certain that there will be more Adam Block "tricks" that you discover. :)

    Looking very much forward to expanding my knowledge on narrowband, especially my OSC dual-band data.

    Zak :)
  • BlockHeadBlockHead
    Yes... In fact I am working on something right now. I always seem to add stuff.
    Slowly grow? Geez... went as fast as I could. lol
    -the Blockhead
  • Zak’s Astrophotography
    I don't think there is anything wrong with adding stuff all the time, especially with all the new updates coming out for PixInsight and new processes etc.

    I meant that lightly too lol. I totally get that content is created at your pace. :)
  • Zak’s Astrophotography
    Hi Adam,

    I hope this isn't coming across as a request per se, but I noticed in your NB FastTrack videos in the M16 workflow videos, the data was taken with the Askar D1 and D2 filters.

    Will there eventually be content in the course where you may cover topics such as processing images taken with only one dual-band filter such as the Optolong L-Ultimate?

    Again, I hope this isn't coming across as a request. I am just curious, that's all. I will definitely be getting Narrowband FastTrack when I can afford it.

    Zak :)
  • BlockHeadBlockHead
    Hi Zak,

    There isn't a difference.... the workflow is the same.
    You just use one filter in DBExtract instead of two. In addition, you just do HOO.
    Both of these topics I demonstrate.
    Does this make sense?

    -the Blockhead
  • Zak’s Astrophotography
    Good to know, thanks Adam!

    Yes it all makes sense now.

    :)
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