Inside PixInsight

PixInsight has taken the astro-imaging world by storm. As the first comprehensive postprocessing platform to be created by astro-imagers for astro-imagers, it has for many replaced other generic graphics editors as the software of choice. PixInsight has been embraced by professionals such as the James Webb (and Hubble) Space Telescope's science imager Joseph DePasquale and Calar Alto's Vicent Peris, as well as thousands of amateurs around the world.

While PixInsight is extremely powerful, very little has been printed on the subject. The first edition of this book broke that mold, offering a comprehensive look into the software's capabilities. This second edition expands on the several new processes added to the PixInsight platform since that time, detailing and demonstrating each one with a now-expanded workflow. Addressing topics such as PhotometricColorCalibration, Large-Scale Pixel Rejection, LocalNormalization and a host of other functions, this text remains the authoritative guide to PixInsight.

Preface. - Acknowledgements. - About the Author. - Part 1: Preprocessing. - Chapter 1: Image Evaluation. - Chapter 2: Calibration and Integration. - Chapter 3: Cosmetic Correction. - Chapter 4: One-Shot Color. - Chapter 5: Star Alignment. - Chapter 6: Image Integration. - Chapter 7: Batch Preprocessing. - Part 2: Linear Post-Processing. - Chapter 8: File Preparation. - Chapter 9: Background Modelization. - Chapter 10: Introduction to Masks. - Chapter 11: Deconvolution. - Chapter 12: Linear Color Processing and Noise Reduction. - Part 3: Nonlinear Post-Processing. - Chapter 13: Delinearization and LRGB Combination. - Chapter 14: A Look Back. - Chapter 15: Nonlinear Noise Reduction. - Chapter 16: High Dynamic Range Compression. - Chapter 17: Contrast and Sharpness. - Chapter 18: Color Saturation. - Chapter 19: Fine Finishers. - Chapter 20: Archiving and Exporting. - Chapter 21: Learning by Example: One-Shot Color and Monochromatic Workflow. - Part 4: Special Processing. - Chapter 22: Multiscale, Drizzle, High Dynamic Range, and Comet Techniques. - Chapter 23: Narrowband Processing. - Chapter 24: Mosaic Processing. - Chapter 25: More Insight. - Afterword. - Index.