Tips to process dark nebulae like NGC7023
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:32 pm
Hello,
I want to ask if somebody has any tip to process dark nebulae, such as Iris, in Startools. I collected about 9 hours of data, and I wonder if I managed to pull out all of them from my procedure.
This is the picture after my Startools processing:
http://www.astrobin.com/189755/B/
This is the same picture after more processing done with PS:
http://www.astrobin.com/189755/C/
and below the log file in Startools
Thanks a lot
Giulio
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File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-L.fit].
File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-R.fit].
File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-G.fit].
File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-B.fit].
--- LRGB
Parameter [Cap Green] set to [No]
Parameter [Channel Interpolation] set to [On]
Parameter [RGB Blur] set to [1.0 pixels]
Parameter [Blue Ratio] set to [1.00]
Parameter [Green File] set to [1.00]
Parameter [Red Ratio] set to [1.00]
--- Auto Develop
Parameter [Ignore Fine Detail <] set to [1.2 pixels]
Parameter [Outside ROI Influence] set to [15 %]
--- Crop
Parameter [X1] set to [22 pixels]
Parameter [Y1] set to [22 pixels]
Parameter [X2] set to [3342 pixels (-16)]
Parameter [Y2] set to [2517 pixels (-18)]
--- Wipe
Parameter [Mode] set to [Correct Color & Brightness]
Parameter [UNKNOWN] set to [Yes]
Parameter [Precision] set to [256 x 256 pixels]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Filter] set to [4 pixels]
Parameter [Drop Off Point] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Corner Aggressiveness] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Aggressiveness] set to [75 %]
--- Develop
Parameter [White Calibration] set to [Use Stars]
Parameter [Gamma] set to [1.00]
Parameter [Skyglow] set to [0 %]
Parameter [Digital Development] set to [96.00 %]
Parameter [Blue Luminance Contrib.] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Green Luminance Contrib.] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Red Luminance Contrib.] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Headroom] set to [5 %]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Filter] set to [Off]
--- Deconvolution
Parameter [Image Type] set to [Deep Space]
Parameter [Mask Behavior] set to [De-ring Mask Gaps, Hide Result]
Parameter [Radius] set to [1.8 pixels]
Parameter [Iterations] set to [12]
Parameter [Regularization] set to [1.00 (optimal noise and detail)]
Parameter [Mask Fuzz] set to [8.0 pixels]
--- HDR
Parameter [Small Detail Precision] set to [Max]
Parameter [Channels] set to [Brightness Only]
Parameter [Algorithm] set to [Reveal DSO Core]
Parameter [Dark/Bright Response] set to [Full]
Parameter [Detail Size Range] set to [64 pixels]
Parameter [Noise Suppression] set to [Off]
--- Contrast
Parameter [Expose Dark Areas] set to [No]
Parameter [Compensate Gamma] set to [No]
Parameter [Precision] set to [256 x 256 pixels]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Filter] set to [1 pixels]
Parameter [Aggressiveness] set to [75 %]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Headroom] set to [15 %]
--- Wavelet Sharpen
Parameter [Intelligent Enhance] set to [Yes]
Parameter [Scale 1] set to [100 %]
I want to ask if somebody has any tip to process dark nebulae, such as Iris, in Startools. I collected about 9 hours of data, and I wonder if I managed to pull out all of them from my procedure.
This is the picture after my Startools processing:
http://www.astrobin.com/189755/B/
This is the same picture after more processing done with PS:
http://www.astrobin.com/189755/C/
and below the log file in Startools
Thanks a lot
Giulio
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File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-L.fit].
File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-R.fit].
File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-G.fit].
File loaded in LRGB module [Z:\Astrofoto\2015.06 NGC7023 - Iris nebula\NGC7023-B.fit].
--- LRGB
Parameter [Cap Green] set to [No]
Parameter [Channel Interpolation] set to [On]
Parameter [RGB Blur] set to [1.0 pixels]
Parameter [Blue Ratio] set to [1.00]
Parameter [Green File] set to [1.00]
Parameter [Red Ratio] set to [1.00]
--- Auto Develop
Parameter [Ignore Fine Detail <] set to [1.2 pixels]
Parameter [Outside ROI Influence] set to [15 %]
--- Crop
Parameter [X1] set to [22 pixels]
Parameter [Y1] set to [22 pixels]
Parameter [X2] set to [3342 pixels (-16)]
Parameter [Y2] set to [2517 pixels (-18)]
--- Wipe
Parameter [Mode] set to [Correct Color & Brightness]
Parameter [UNKNOWN] set to [Yes]
Parameter [Precision] set to [256 x 256 pixels]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Filter] set to [4 pixels]
Parameter [Drop Off Point] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Corner Aggressiveness] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Aggressiveness] set to [75 %]
--- Develop
Parameter [White Calibration] set to [Use Stars]
Parameter [Gamma] set to [1.00]
Parameter [Skyglow] set to [0 %]
Parameter [Digital Development] set to [96.00 %]
Parameter [Blue Luminance Contrib.] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Green Luminance Contrib.] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Red Luminance Contrib.] set to [100 %]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Headroom] set to [5 %]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Filter] set to [Off]
--- Deconvolution
Parameter [Image Type] set to [Deep Space]
Parameter [Mask Behavior] set to [De-ring Mask Gaps, Hide Result]
Parameter [Radius] set to [1.8 pixels]
Parameter [Iterations] set to [12]
Parameter [Regularization] set to [1.00 (optimal noise and detail)]
Parameter [Mask Fuzz] set to [8.0 pixels]
--- HDR
Parameter [Small Detail Precision] set to [Max]
Parameter [Channels] set to [Brightness Only]
Parameter [Algorithm] set to [Reveal DSO Core]
Parameter [Dark/Bright Response] set to [Full]
Parameter [Detail Size Range] set to [64 pixels]
Parameter [Noise Suppression] set to [Off]
--- Contrast
Parameter [Expose Dark Areas] set to [No]
Parameter [Compensate Gamma] set to [No]
Parameter [Precision] set to [256 x 256 pixels]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Filter] set to [1 pixels]
Parameter [Aggressiveness] set to [75 %]
Parameter [Dark Anomaly Headroom] set to [15 %]
--- Wavelet Sharpen
Parameter [Intelligent Enhance] set to [Yes]
Parameter [Scale 1] set to [100 %]