My first picture with StarTools

[markcasazza]

This is my first image with StarTools in the workflow. This was my basic workflow

Nebulosity 3
* Preprocess and Stack
* Auto color balance
* Save 32-bit FIT file
StarTools
* Dev
* Vignette
* Dev again
* Sharp
* Noise reduction
Photoshop
* Color balance via Levels
* Separate Luminance layer via LAB color
* Screen Mask Invert Luminosity layer
* Stretch Color Layer
* Enhance saturation with Block method to Color Layer
* Apply Luminosity Layer
Done!

That was a lot faster than my traditional workflow

http://www.astrobin.com/73875/

Comments welcome.

Mark Casazza
http://casazza.net
Home of the Clear Sky Alarm Clock and Tonight's Sky

[admin]

That looks amazing Mark!
Especially considering you just started using StarTools.
Nice whispy nebulosity.
Have you looked at the FIlter module's Fringe and halo killer to reduce the purplish stars somewhat?

This is my first image with StarTools in the workflow. This was my basic workflow

Nebulosity 3
* Preprocess and Stack
* Auto color balance
* Save 32-bit FIT file
StarTools
* Dev
* Vignette
* Dev again
* Sharp
* Noise reduction
Photoshop
* Color balance via Levels
* Separate Luminance layer via LAB color
* Screen Mask Invert Luminosity layer
* Stretch Color Layer
* Enhance saturation with Block method to Color Layer
* Apply Luminosity Layer
Done!

That was a lot faster than my traditional workflow

http://www.astrobin.com/73875/

Comments welcome.

Mark Casazza
http://casazza.net
Home of the Clear Sky Alarm Clock and Tonight's Sky

[trobbet]

Really nice, Mark!

Thanks for showing your workflow. Helps us new to imaging.

CS, Tom

[markcasazza]

Thank you for the compliments. I did consider trying out the filter, but being new to StarTools I was anxious to get my result into PhotoShop and see what I could do there. My next image, IC342, is turning out to be a lot harder, but that is how we learn.

Mark Casazza
http://casazza.net
Home of the Clear Sky Alarm Clock and Tonight's Sky