AI noise reduction to bring a new live of the old data
As may times I said it is essential to keep all your shots over the years, as you can go back and reprocess them.
Make new discoveries or improve the resulting image quality.
I recently learn about Topaz DeNoise and get it on the black Friday :) It is artificial intelligence driven software for noise reduction.
It is not designed for Astrophotography but give good results by suppressing the noise and keep the details.
Even more, it reveals some extra details, hidden into the shadows of the noise.
I had a lot of data that I shot with crazy high ISO.
So here are some process examples of stacked data, processed without applying conventional NR. I kept this as last step with Topaz DeNoise.
This is a comparison of my not modified Pentax k5 DSLR and the same, but modified one without IR-cut filter.
Astrotracer is a great way to take advantage of the Pentax DSLR camera in-body shake reduction mechanism. It is available since Pentax k5 and track celestial bodies by moving the sensor. Here is what is it ablout:
Staying at my home inspires me to make some documentation of my experience. I got a dedicated drive for my astrophotos and start reorganize them by objects. Here is an article of the most recent process I use on my photos. Enjoy: )
For a few months from now Betelgeuse (Alpha Orion) dim so much, that it looks as bright as the stars in the Orion belt. This is not so disturbing and does not mean that cataclysmic events are happening with it.
For my last trip to the Rodopa mountain I decided to cross the limits and to target an object that is hard to believe that a non-professional equipment could catch.
