- Links & tutorials
- Practice datasets
Practice datasets
If you are looking for datasets from amateur astrophotographers to practice with, there are a number for useful resources.
Processing is meant to be fun! If you really need help with a particular dataset, jump on the forums or contact us directly for some pointers - even if you're just using the trial.
A great website with useful information and many datasets that are of a quality achievable by most people on a modest budget. Please note that most datasets will need to be converted to an uncompressed TIFF format.
A fantastic collection of various deep space objects, imaged in HaLRGB by Jim Misti. Working with just the L (luminance) frames, before delving into HaLRGB combining, is great way to learn the ropes.
This Yahoo group is for help and tips in processing images captured with DSLR and One Shot Color CCD cameras of all brands.
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- 3rd party tutorials and resources (under Links & tutorials)
- R. Forest, Canada (under Testimonials)
Thank you StarTools for turning my average photos into amazing ones.
- Usage (under Denoise 2)
'Grain Limit Detail' and 'Grain Limit Color' set the largest visible noise grain size, for detail (luminance) and color respectively, that Denoise 2 should target.
- Life: Global Light Diffraction Remodelling of Large Scale Structures (under Modules)
In this case the Life module can be used to isolate objects in an image and lift them from an otherwise noisy background.
- Using masks from startools.log (under Usage)
This StarTools.log file is located in the same folder as the executables.