Inside PixInsightIn this book, Warren Keller reveals the secrets of astro-image processing software PixInsight in a practical and easy to follow manner, allowing the reader to produce stunning astrophotographs from even mediocre data. As the first comprehensive post-processing platform to be created by astro-imagers for astro-imagers, it has for many, replaced the generic graphics editors as the software of choice. With clear instructions from Keller, astrophotographers can get the most from its tools to create amazing images. Capable of complex post-processing routines, PixInsight is also an advanced pre-processing software, through which astrophotographers calibrate and stack their exposures into completed master files. Although it is extremely powerful, PixInsight has been inadequately documented in print--until now. With screenshots to help illustrate the process, it is a vital guide. |
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algorithm alignment apply the process artifacts astrophotography Auto Stretch background sky BackgroundModelization BackgroundNeutralization bright calibration camera channel ChannelCombination Chap choose chrominance CIE L*a*b Clipping clone CloneStamp color image ColorCalibration contrast cosmetically corrected create curve CurvesTransformation Debayer Deconvolution default settings Deringing dialog drop-down menu enabled enhanced filter H-alpha highlights histogram HistogramTransformation Hydrogen alpha ICC Profiles icon ImageIntegration Inside PixInsight International Publishing Switzerland iterations Lab color space layers light frames light pollution linear master bias master dark midtones mode monochromatic Moore Practical Astronomy mosaic MultiscaleLinearTransform narrowband nebula noise reduction nonlinear option panels Patrick Moore Patrick Moore Practical PixelMath pixels Practical Astronomy Series Publishing Switzerland 2016 range mask RANSAC reference image Rescale Result RGB/K sample saturation script shown in Fig slider smoothing Springer International Publishing star mask StarAlignment submenu subtraction Switzerland 2016 W.A. target image template TGVDenoise Tool Bar W.A. Keller wavelet workflow workspace XISF