FastTrack Course (2025)

FastTrack Training Course

TOPIC:  Getting Started in PixInsight and this Course

1.   Download the FastTrack Training OSC Images

2.  The DATA (The Flaming Star Nebula)... Courtesy of Anthony Quintile

3.  Download GAIA and GAIA/SP

4.  Open ONE Image in PixInsight

5.  Discussion: Examine the Images, see the Interface

6.  Examine MANY Images    

7.  Did you see what I see?

8.  Debayer, Discover the Pattern

9.  Color me Correctly

TOPIC: WBPP and the Calibrate Only Method

1.  Use Regular CC for this Data

2.  WBPP: Calibrate Only

3.  What are my files? Where are my files? 

4.  Align the Images 

5.  Are your stars aligned?

6.   Local Normalization

7.  Combine the Images (Image Integration)

8.  CFA Drizzle Integration

9.  Do the Astrometry

10.  Does it measure up?

TOPIC: Standard Post Processing

1.  Gradient Correction Methods

2.   MultiScale Gradient Correction

3.   DBE Gradient Removal

4.  SPCC Color Calibration

5.   Final Wrap Up

TOPIC: Full WBPP Processing Demo

1. Full WBPP Processing Demonstration

2. Fast Integration 

TOPIC: Monochrome (RGB) Example

1. Download the FastTrack Training Mono Data

2. Full WBPP Configuration

3. RGB Combination and Gradient Correction

4. BlurXTerminator and StarXTerminator

5. Nebula Processing

6. Putting it Together