Say No to SPCC and Narrowband imagery
Published September 2026 Here is a discussion of the narrow band mode of SPCC. This topic comes up often especially with image processors that are…
Learning Module Category: Updates
PixInsight Update Version 1.9.5
This brief video shows the overall speed improvement that PixInsight developers have made available in version 1.9.5. It is an impressive leap forward.
Scripts: Planck Star Color Mapping Script
This lesson is a deep dive into the Planck Star Color Mapping Script. This script allows you to color your NB stars with RGB (blackbody)…
ImageBlend Laboratory: Real-Time Masking Tools
ImageBlend has a new FLEX! ImageBlend for PixInsight now includes powerful real-time mask creation and editing. In this video I demonstrate the new capability using…
Comet Academy: Comet Nucleus Centroid Issue: CometAlignment
This video demonstrates that sometimes a comet’s tail is as bright as its nucleus in such a way the centroiding algorithm in PixInsight will not…
Website Update August 2026
This is information about the website I hope is helpful!
2026-06-21 PI Software Update and MARS 2 Release
PixInsight just updated the software to fix some bugs as well as released the much anticipated MARS sky reference coverage. It is now nearly complete…
06_WorkFlow 2026: NGC 5367: Final Adjustments
These are the final adjustments for the image including the use of LocalHistogramEqualization and ImageBlend.
05_WorkFlow 2026: NGC 5367: LRGB
This lesson demonstrates the latest (2026) methods of creating LRGB images in combination with ImageBlend.
04_WorkFlow 2026: NGC 5367: MultiScaleAdaptive Stretches (L + RGB)
In this video the use of MultiScaleAdaptive Stretch is used to permanently brighten the luminance and RGB images. Due to the brightness of the binary…
03_WorkFlow 2026: NGC 5367: SPCC and BXT
In this Workflow video SPCC and BlurXTerminator are used while the data is still in its linear form.
02_WorkFlow 2026: NGC 5367: WBPP Results and GradientCorrection
In this Workflow lesson we examine the WBPP results and remove gradients from both the luminance and RGB linear images.
01_WorkFlow 2026: NGC 5367: WBPP Configuration
This lesson begins the journey of processing the dusty cloud of NGC 5367 as a WorkFlow example.
29 FastTrack Training 2026 Final Processing (OSC)
Final processing steps are taken to complete this image. This lesson highlights the usage of several 3rd-party (free) scripts including the GAME script and the…
