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Stacking and Integrating Multi-Year Datasets in Astro Pixel Processor

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In this tutorial, Telescope Live tutor Nik Szymanek demonstrates how to combine astrophotography datasets taken years apart with different cameras using Astro Pixel Processor (APP). This method enables seamless integration of large datasets while maintaining high image quality. Key steps include:

Loading and Organizing Data:
- Import and analyze datasets captured with an FLI PL9000 CCD and a QHY 600M CMOS camera.
- Understand how APP handles different sensor sizes and orientations.

Calibration and Registration:
- Use APP’s Analyze Stars tool to assess sub-exposure quality and remove outliers.
- Fine-tune registration settings to align frames from different imaging sessions.

Stacking and Color Combination:
- Normalize images to correct background variations across multiple nights.
- Use Multiband Blending (MBB) and RGB integration tools to generate the final color image.

This tutorial provides a step-by-step workflow for integrating diverse imaging data into a high-quality astrophotography result.
SPECIFICATIONS
Tutor .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Nik Szymanek
Parts .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 video
Duration .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 0h 10m
Image type .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Deep Sky Imaging
Difficulty level .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Beginner
Category .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Techniques
Tier .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Premium
Software used .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Astro Pixel Processor
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Stacking and Integrating Multi-Year Datasets in Astro Pixel Processor
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Stacking and Integrating Multi-Year Datasets in Astro Pixel Processor

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Great vid. Thanks. One question, how would I know which files failed to register so I can delete them? In other words, how do I delete the files that failed to register?

Excellent Nik. Eagerly awaiting the next video.
Any chance that you might make a video here, or, in your regular magazine article series, as to how you used the features in Affinity Photo to create the wide colour range within the recently posted image of RCW 75. I assume that was done in that software.
Cheers and CS,
Ray