ok imaging is not easy I give you guys a standing ovation that can pull off outstanding images because I just don't understand post process at all or even were to begin
ok imaging is not easy I give you guys a standing ovation that can pull off outstanding images because I just don't understand post process at all or even were to begin
Well I found you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear. after trying to play with Gymp and photoshop I thought I would never achieve anything till I tried looking at someone else's data that was on the net for novices to try their hand at. If you get good data , a tweek here and a stretch there and a picture magically appears Hahaha , I know that these people put a big effort to produce their great images but if you don't have a great image hiding in there to start with its just not going to pop out...... Well anyway I found that was and forever will be my problem.... but if you have a great pic hiding in there , perhaps YouTube is the answer
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120X600 ST Achromatic Refractor.
EP's : 25mm & 10mm Plossl , Celestron 8/24mm Zoom EP,
Filters : Solar filter, Badder Fringe Killer &
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MOUNT : Skywatcher Star Discovery
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Mount.
CAMERAS : ZWO 120 asi MC. / Sony HX400V 50X Zoom.
Binoculars : Saxon 10x50
A lot will depend on the software you choose to use.
The basic principles remain the same.
The top three contenders are Pixinsight, Startools or Photoshop.
You need to start "stretching" the image, sounds strange but it's true.
There is a huge learning curve at first but once you get over that it's not to bad.
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102 synscan
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11X56 LW.CAMERA: Canon 1200D(T5), Mallincam hyper colour.
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Some people don't understand why I love astronomy so much! I cannot understand why they don't!
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There are several ways to approach post processing.
If you have working knowledge of your astro-processing software, and good understanding of image fundamentals and processing, you can either:
1) follow a recipe which has been followed successfully by good imagers
2) Use your knowledge and process it based on principles.
3) ask someone who is better at processing. I read a book - 1 person took the images with his astro gear and camera, the post processor did all the computer work, and did it like that!!
Its not easy. You need a good foundation from the ground up. Like building a skyscraper. You need solid foundation and knowledge first. Don't go and spend billions on telescopes until you are sure.
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OTA: Altair Starwave 70ED F6 Mount:SW EQ3 Pro, Vixen polarie // Imaging: Canon 100D, 7D, 6D, Samyang 14mm,85mm. EPs:Celestron 40mm, 3mm, 20mm, 10mm,
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x2 // Filters: Skytech CLS,
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, yellow / Software: GRIP, GIMP, DSS, LR 6, Sequator, Adobe PSE 8, Sharpcap, AS, RS 6, MagicLantern
Add DSS (Deep Sky Stacker) to your list too.
It starts with taking lights and darks at the same settings, length and temperature.
Don't worry about flats and bias until later. You can make reasonable images without them.
Then stack them.
If OSC then debayer/demoasic them.
From here on which steps you take next is kind of an individual preference.
You are going to align the colors, crop, stretch, apply curves, increase saturation, change contrast, sharpen, denoise and other things.
Mounts: EQ1, LXD55, Atlas EQ-G (one with Rowan belt mod, EQ6-Rail and one without)
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: C11, 8" Reflector, 102mm MCT, ST80, W.O. FLT98, 6" RC, Lunt LS50THa/B400
Cameras: Canon XTi, DSI-C, DSI, ST402, QHY8L, QHY183C, QHY163M, ASI120MC-S (Allsky)
Some of my Pic's http://www.astrobin.com/users/Pauls72/
Yes, if doing lunar, solar or planetary then programs like registax or even autostakkert will be your best friends.
For DSO, DSS is your best friend and it will output files in the correct format for most software to accept.
Thanks for the reminder.
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Some people don't understand why I love astronomy so much! I cannot understand why they don't!
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