Workflow for Processing Seestar S50 Images in PixInsight

Workflow for Processing Seestar S50 Images in PixInsight - Part 1 Stacking

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The goal of this video series is to walk through a good workflow for processing astronomical images from the ZWO Seestar S50.

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@sandym9343 3 ай бұрын

Can't recommend these videos highly enough. been watching a load of Seestar videos recently, and these are head and shoulders above the rest - explain exactly what you doing (and most importantly, why!) in a very clear to follow manner.

@mikecmp 5 ай бұрын

Hi, Have been doing this a while, still a little new to PI but wanted to mention a few things you could possible cover for other folks. 1. Blink tool - you should really go through all the images in the blink tool, it is by far the fastest tool for quickly reviewing tons of images I have used. You can then select the bad subs and move them to a bad folder or something similar. This leads to.. 2. Mosaics. - I do quite a bit of these with the S50, I use the blink tool to find all the images of the same spot, and move them to a new folder, named something easy (like Panel_1 , 2, etc) This in stacking, you can specify that it should use the Panel keyword for Pre AND post processing, and tell it to register by your keyword, (Panel). You can then align and merge the iamges together to make a larger mosaic. Thanks for the reminder on the cosmetic correction tool, I have a S50 template project with all my processes in it, I need to add the CC to it!

@jonataubbiali6202 4 ай бұрын

This is the tutorial I was searching for 😊 thank you!!!

@mesample1705 3 ай бұрын

Good production work. I have found the short exposure time (typically 10s) begs for the use of FastIntegration to register and integrate the debayered files.

@gogsie59 4 ай бұрын

Excellant tutorial. One question, in the master folder after stacking there are two files which is the one I use to carry on in the next video? Thanks.

@josecalderoncaro7813 5 ай бұрын

In this part can you Drizzdle?

@brianwalton3016 5 ай бұрын

Mikecmp could you explain more about your comment on mosaics? Maybe on Seestar site so you don’t hog this comments . Or do a video on it.

@craiglowery4427 5 ай бұрын

Very informative and easy to follow. Doesn't SeeStar stack images for you even over several days?

@mesample1705 3 ай бұрын

Stacking the subs in PixInsight is better than using the stack file from the S50 because you sort the subs for quality prior to further processing.

@jeffparke5992 3 ай бұрын

Hi - nice video and I learned something for sure. What I came here seeking is the meaning of IRCUT versus LP fit files of my SeeStar S50 in the subs folder. Some times I see a few IRCUT like you excluded in the video. Some times half my subs have the IRCUT label. I've stacked the IRCUT and LP fits separately and there is definitely a difference, but, what does it all mean???

@mesample1705 3 ай бұрын

IRCut is the filter for broadband targets like stars and galaxies. The LP filter is a cheap Ha and Oiii filter Commonly referred to an narrowband in PI, more suited for nebulae. The LP filter does a better job of blocking light pollution such as that from mercury vapor or sodium vapor street lights.

@jeffparke5992 2 ай бұрын

@@mesample1705 Is the LP filter worthless for moonlit skies? I'm beginning to think so.

@mesample1705 2 ай бұрын

@@jeffparke5992 My understanding is that the LP filter is more of a narrowband filter and the IRCut is a broadband filter. Moonlight hinders imaging because it competes with the target's light. The LP filter will pass more Ha and Oiii, blocking other wavelengths, so it is suited for capturing emission nebula and young massive star regions, and the background will therefore appear darker. The IRCut filter is a good choice for galaxies and globular clusters, but the nebulosity and star burst areas won't standout. You can compensate by adding data captured with the LP filter.