Binning In Astrophotography [To Bin or Not To Bin?]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:December 5, 2020
Post category:Astronomy Astrophotography Binning Dedicated Astronomy Camera Deep Sky Long Exposure Astrophotography Narrowband Imaging Noise Reduction

Comparatively, anyone starting out can find binning in astrophotography mysterious. What does it mean to combine pixels? Why would I want to combine pixels? All in all great questions and…

StarTools, My Workflow [Post Processing]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:October 21, 2020
Post category:Astronomy Astrophotography Beginner Astrophotography Dedicated Astronomy Camera Noise Reduction Post Processing

https://youtu.be/uw_lj2JTU4E I've not spent a lot of money on post processing software. In general, I use Gimp and StarTools. After all, this hobby consumes a lot of money, if you…

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Image Stacking in Astrophotography [Reduce Noise]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:November 10, 2019
Post category:Astrophotography DSLR Camera Image Stacking Long Exposure Astrophotography Noise Reduction Post Processing

Image stacking is how you reduce noise from your precious photo. Yes, noise...those seemingly random specks that dot the landscape of your photo. What is it? How it get there?…