Stacking and Integrating Multi-Year Datasets in Astro Pixel Processor
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.
Stacking and Integrating Multi-Year Datasets in Astro Pixel Processor
Comments
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?
Thanks Thomas.
If any files fail to register you will be alerted by APP. Check the file list at the bottom and the rogue files will be visible. You can right -click to remove them from the list.
Thanks 🤩
Thanks! Part two to follow shortly 👍
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
Thanks Ray!
I can certainly do a video on processing the RCW-75 dataset. I'll crack on and finish part two of the NGC 6744 video first! 👍