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Community photo entitled Second pic using PixInsight to develop by Andy Dungan on 02/26/2025 at Near Cotopaxi, Colorado USA

Second pic using PixInsight to develop

On 02/26/2025 01:00 am by Andy Dungan | Website | Near Cotopaxi, Colorado USA

This is my second image processed completely with PixInsight (PI). The first has this much difference as well. Everything "they" have to say about PI being hard to learn is absolutely true. My thanks to Cuiv and Lukomatico (on youtube) for their detailed videos. Without them I would never have figured out enough to produce my first pic and this one. As a complete rookie the pic developed with PI is just WAY better. Probably I could learn enough to do it with Affinity (essentially photoshop), but PI is truly designed for astrophotography. What they say about PI being better is as accurate as what they say about the challenges to learn PI. Totally worth the effort for me and I still have a LONG way to go.

ASI585MC Pro gain 252, Askar V@600mmf7.5, 52 10min exposures (8.67 hours)
AM5/ASIair+, Askar OAG + ASI174mini for guiding.

Original image on left processed with Affinity primarily
Image on right processed with PixInsight
Same data used for both