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Nikita Misiura StarNet Processing Deep Sky Emission Nebula
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Andy Wray avatar
Andy Wray avatar
I'm learning a lot from all of you and just wanted to say thanks.  Below are two images of the Crescent nebula with the same relatively weak data.  The second one was where I used Starnet to take out the stars, boost the Crescent and the nebula and then add the stars back in.  I didn't realise how useful Starnet was until I came on here.





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AstroDarkSky avatar
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Nice! I also absolutely loved Starnet once I saw what it can do. If it continues to be a tool you use frequently, check out the 'fix' that lets you use your GPU to run Starnet several orders of magnitude faster (if you have an NVIDIA card).

https://darkskies.space/pixinsight-starnet-cuda/
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Scott Badger avatar
Scott Badger avatar
I was having an issue with it leaving behind a lot of dim stars, but then read a tutorial that mentioned needing to reduce drizzled images back to original size before applying, which made a huge difference. Is this well known and I missed it along the way? Just DSLR data? Just my DSLR data?....

Cheers,
Scott
Dale Penkala avatar
Dale Penkala avatar
Yes Starnet is a very powerful tool Andy! I love it as well! Its hard to believe this is a free program!

As @AstroDarkSky mentioned, there is that “fix” but if you don’t have that you can use “swap” folders and it will help out as well. Not a fast as the GPU, but it does help.

Keep up the good work!

Dale