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One Shot Colour Saturn Processing

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Saturn is arguably one of the most impressive objects that you can image in the night sky and in this tutorial, Damian Peach will guide you through all the steps necessary to produce an award-winning picture of Saturn. The tutorial covers several aspects to enhance your planetary processing. Although the workflow may follow a common pathway, it’s crucial to follow Damian’s steps since processing each planet presents its own unique challenges and circumstances.
SPECIFICATIONS
Tutor .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Damian Peach
Parts .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 videos
Duration .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 0h 26m
Image type .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Planetary Imaging
Difficulty level .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Intermediate
Category .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Techniques
Tier .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Premium
Software used .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Photoshop RegiStax
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Comments

I took a slightly different approach. I started with the Wavelet tool in RegiStax and made a series of sharpened images. Turning these into a movie revealed no features for which I could discern movement, so I skipped WinJupos and stacked the sharpened images in AutoStakkert!. I then used PixInsight as follows: Multiscale Linear Transformation; Curves to adjust saturation, and finally unsharpmask to slightly increase contrast.

Part 3 was quite helpful. Those subtle PS retouches made quite the difference.