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Telescope Live
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Peter Jenkins
Amateur Astrophotographer & Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society specialising in Nebulae mostly presented using the Hubble Palette
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Nik Szymanek
UK-based Astro-imager and deep sky image processing tutor
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James Ritson
UK-based photographer and image retoucher working with Affinity Photo
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Warren Keller
A US-based, multi-APOD imager and author with over twenty years' experience.
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Damian Peach
A multi-award winning astrophotographer with over 25yrs experience.
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Affinity Photo
Serif, developers of the award-winning Affinity Photo
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Bernard Miller
A US-based, multi-APOD astrophotographer with over twelve years of experience in deep sky imaging
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Mark Johnston
I have been fascinated by the night sky since I ‘discovered’ Saturn with my 60mm refractor at the age of 10. An APOD-winning astrophotographer, I have been published in Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Magazine, and Space.com. As a NASA Solar System Ambassador, I have conducted thousands of public outreach programs and am a registered cruise ship speaker on astronomy and space science, as well as a Director of the Phoenix Astronomical Society. I frequently post astrophotography images, news, and tutorials on social media. My solar imaging and videos are particularly popular, and I have conducted extensive research on solar cameras and solar image processing techniques.
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Alexander Curry
European based amateur astrophotographer, Co-Founder of Telescope Live and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Jarmo Ruuth
Amateur astrophotographer, author of AutoIntegrate and Astro Mosaic.
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Ryan Voykin
US Based Amateur Astrophotographer and Creator of the YouTube Channel DarkRangersInc.
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Mustafa Aydın
An astrophotographer with 8+ years of experience and an almost lifelong background in general photography.
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Adam Block
FastTrack your understanding of the HOW and WHY of astronomical image processing with renowned Adam Block.
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Stellar Xperiences
Three astrophotographers with 30 years’ combined experience in photography and 20 years’ experience in astronomy.
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Revealing Hidden Details with HDRMT in PixInsight

HDRMultiscaleTransform is a process that uses wavelets to compress mid to large scales, uncovering small details that might be concealed during a histogram transformation. The recent addition of the "To intensity" option has revolutionized this process. This option works in the HSI color space, preserving hue, saturation, and intensity, and integrates a modification to HDRMT by Russel Croman - ColourCorrected HDRMT. Warren Keller from Masters of PixInsight will guide you through the HDRMT process, including the new "To intensity" option. He will also compare it with the CCHDRMT script and demonstrate how HDRMT can be used to reveal hidden details in your images.
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Fixing Aberrations and Star Shapes in PixInsight

In this two-part series, Alex Curry delves into the challenges of wide field of view imaging and its impact on your astro images. He'll introduce you to some traditional techniques for rectifying these issues, applicable across various astrophotography editing software. In Part 2, Alex focuses on a novel PixInsight plugin designed for smart image correction and feature sharpening. He'll guide you through the necessary prerequisites and adjustments to optimize the plugin for your specific data. Useful Links: Introduction to deconvolution: https://telescope.live/blog/pixinsight-deconvolution-why-we-use-it#:~:text=Deconvolution%20in%20PixInsight%20attempts%20to,it%20can%20in%20the%20image. Pixinsight deconvolution documentation: https://www.pixinsight.com/examples/M81M82/index.html SIRIL deconvolution documentation: https://siril.readthedocs.io/en/latest/processing/deconvolution.html James Ritson Affinity Photo macros: https://jamesritson.co.uk/resources.html Pixinsight GPU acceleration guide: https://telescope.live/blog/how-enable-gpu-acceleration-pixinsight
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Hybrid Nebula Processing with Siril and Affinity Photo

In this tutorial, Alex Curry will demonstrate how to use SIRIL and Affinity Photo for stacking and post-processing nebula images. Alex will explore various tools for creating more visually appealing nebula images in this tutorial specifically designed to enhance creative freedom in post-processing . This workflow, inspired by Nik Szymanek, is adapted for use with SIRIL and other image editing software.
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Expert Narrowband Colour Normalisation Using Pixelmath

Masters of PixInsight tutor Warren Keller will guide you through a challenging aspect of narrowband imaging: equalizing the lightness in the three narrowband filters (SII, OIII, and Ha), which can vary widely depending on the target. Starting with your stacked data of these three narrowband frames, Warren will discuss and compare various methods such as MTF, LinearFit, and Narrowband Normalization PixelMath expressions by Bill Blanshan. These techniques are used to better balance the color channels in a combined RGB image. To install the script, add this URL to your PixInsight repository: https://www.cosmicphotons.com/pi-modules/narrowbandnormalization/