C/2025 R2 (SWAN) with Swan and Eagle Nebulae Data Download
Published 2025-10-25 These are the RGB (calibrated and) star aligned data for comet SWAN with M16 and M17. You can follow along with the video…
Learning Module Category: DeepSky Academy
Comet Processing C/2025 R2 (SWAN) with Swan and Eagle Nebulae (Part 2)
Published 2025-10-23 In this second part of comet processing the exclusive method of removing the smeared nebulae and milkway from the starless comet masters…
Comet Processing C/2025 R2 (SWAN) with Swan and Eagle Nebulae (Part 1)
Published 2025-10-22 This two part series demonstrates a straightforward treatment of comet processing. This particular session features the complexity of dealing with nebulosity in…
Deep Sky Academy: C/2025 R2 (comet SWAN) Part 1
Published 2025-09-25 This lesson begins the journey to do standard comet processing of Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) as it appeared on September 21st 2025.…
Deep Sky Academy: C/2025 R2 (comet SWAN) Part 2
Published 2025-09-25 In this lesson the technical side of comet image process is demonstrated. Both normalization and image integration play vital roles in determining…
Deep Sky Academy: C/2025 R2 (comet SWAN) Part 3
Published 2025-09-25 One of the most underappreciated aspects of comet image processing is the use of comet subtraction to improve star fields. This is…
Deep Sky Academy: C/2025 R2 (comet SWAN) Part 4
Published 2025-09-25 In this lesson we construct the RGB images that will eventually be blended together in the final image (last lesson).
Deep Sky Academy: C/2025 R2 (Comet SWAN) Part 5
Published 2025-09-25 This final lesson assembles the starless comet image with the cometless starfield. Both images have a background and you get to choose…
DeepSky Academy: Globular Cluster III: Data Download and WorkFlow PDF
Published 2025-08-06 If you like to follow along with the following lesson please download this image. Also download the WorkFlow PDF for this lesson…
DeepSky Academy: Globular Clusters III
Published 2025-08-06 This lesson shows yet another powerful (and exclusive) way to process star clusters in combination with the ImageBlend Script.
Deep Sky Academy: Managing Color: Veil NB: Data Download
Use the link below to download member Matt Simmons’ master light frames and follow along with the instruction. Big thanks to Matt for permitting ABS…
DeepSky Academy: Managing Color: Veil NB: RGB Stars and Wrapup (Part 3)
Published 2025-08-02 This lesson shows how to add RGB stars. However, the member threw a curveball for me. I demonstrate a way to fix…
DeepSky Academy: Managing Color: NB Veil: Star Removal (Part 2)
Published 2025-08-02 This lesson includes exclusive content on a method to protect features of an object during star removal without having to manually paint…
Deep Sky Academy: Managing Color: NB Veil: HOO and Stretching (Part 1)
Published 2025-08-02 The data used in this lesson comes from a member. (No complaining that I always use “perfect” data… 🙂 ). The desire…
Deep Sky Academy: Globular Clusters II
Published 2025-06-10 This lesson follows the previous concerning enhancing (globular) star clusters. However, this variation avoids some of the pitfalls of applying masked stretch…
