- Tutorial videos
- Re-creating the Pillars of Creation
Painlessly re-creating the iconic Hubble "Pillars of Creation" image
This video shows how processing a complex Hubble Space Telescope SHO dataset is virtually just as easy as processing a simple DSLR dataset in StarTools 1.5. Aside from activating the Compose module, your workflow and processing considerations are virtually the same. Please see video description on YouTube for datasets and other resources.
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- L. B., United States (under Testimonials)
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- White point reference by mask sampling (under How to determine a good color balance)
To apply the new colour balance to the whole image, launch the Mask editor once more and click Clear, then click Invert to select the whole image.
- Presets (under Interface)
Most modules come with presets that quickly dial in useful parameter settings.
- Wipe: Gradient Removal, Synthetic Flats and Bias correction (under Features & Documentation)
The Wipe module detects, models and removes sources of unwanted light bias, whether introduced in the optical train, camera or by light pollution.
- SVDecon: Detail Recovery through Spatially Variant Distortion Correction (under Features & Documentation)
It is robust in the presence of severe noise, as well as natural singularities (e.g. over-exposed star cores) in the dataset.