Hi there, thanks for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed watching this first part of the processing of this photo. In case you want to use Siril too, just head over to siril.org as it is just as free as the well known Deep Sky Stacker software, but with some added features. Next week I'll publish part 2 of this process where I will be detailing how I got from these stacks to a fully processed color image using Photoshop.

Great video Martin I've had Siril a while but we've only just started to mess around with it to see what it can do. Already looking forward to part 2 & what a great catch getting the soap bubble to. (I did check out my Crescent nebula picture but no joy for me lol)

@KopLamp

2 жыл бұрын

Most photos I find online of the Crescent, have the Soap Bubble just outside the frame. This might contribute to the ‘late’ discovery date.

Nice video Martin. Was interesting to watch the processing in Siril. Thanks!

@KopLamp

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. There has been an update on Siril in the mean time. Autostretch might even get better results nowadays.

Very helpful tutorial. I have a MAC now and was looking for an alternative to DSS. Very timely video. I’ll definitely try it. Thanks for sharing your processing skills.

@KopLamp

Жыл бұрын

Curious on your findings.

Martin thank you for your tutorials on Siril…please make us better in Siril and do more😊❤️👉🌷

@KopLamp

Жыл бұрын

I’ll do my best

Thanks for this. SIRIL is a great piece of freeware and getting better all the time. A nice alternative for people like me who can't afford Pixinsight.

@KopLamp

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. It has become better even just after filming my video. Autostretch has a new improved algorithm.

You should still use darks. It will remove a lot of the noise I see in the final result. Darks are very easy to do. Much easier than flats are. Ill be watching your video more then once. I really do want to learn how to use Siril. This software is something I have been trying to learn how to use for two years now. Your video is the first I have seen with narrowband data.

@KopLamp

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. But I was/am lazy 😅 I referred to it as a “sin” 😇

I have the asi2600mc-p and was told that darks were not needed. I still use 20 darks to be safe. I also use dark flats instead of bias. I am not sure how much of a difference it makes but I do not see any issues using them.

@KopLamp

9 ай бұрын

It is best to shoot darks indeed. I don't as I am just terribly lazy ;-)

Hello 👋🏻, thx for the video ! Can you tell me with what type of scope you took this capture? Thx

@jds1776

Жыл бұрын

Ok, I got the information from an another of your videos !

@KopLamp

Жыл бұрын

It is the William Optics GT81 iv with the 0.8x flattener/reducer bringing the focal length down to 385mm