Category: Tutorials

How-to posts on anything from image acquisition to post processing.

How to Load PixInsight Process Icons at Startup

Posted on by Alex
(Last Updated on June 21, 2023)

Pixinsight is well known for its process-oriented work environment that allows the application of processes to images regardless of the previous state of the image. This leads to the frequent use of some processes during each imaging set, as well as processes with many settings tweaked for your own needs (such as with ImageIntegration, StarAlignment and MultiscaleLinearTransform). This has led to many people wanting to be able to save a set of process icons to use every time PixInsight loads. Although PixInsight already offers the option to save sets of process icons, you can also set up the program to load any sets that you want on startup, even if you don’t select the set to launch the program! Continue reading “How to Load PixInsight Process Icons at Startup” →

How to Take Bias Frames for DSLRs

Posted on by Alex
(Last Updated on January 25, 2020)

Bias, or offset, frames are the simplest calibration frames utilized in astrophotography because there are no demanding criteria or setup concerns, and they can be saved and used for months. Bias frames are actually fairly important, both for your light frames and for your flat frames. In fact, proper use of bias frames is required in order for flats to calibrate your light frames properly and to remove unwanted artifacts from the lights themselves Continue reading “How to Take Bias Frames for DSLRs” →