DSLR ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

DSLR ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY | Pedro RE’

Photoshop CC | Pixinsight (TUTORIAL)

http://pedroreastrophotography.com/

COMPLETE TUTORIAL

IMAGING SETUPS

Modified Canon 6D (Astrodon filter)

Canon 24mm f/1.4 (@F/4), ISO 1600

Canon 50mm f/1.4 (@F/4), ISO 1600

Canon 85mm f/1.8 (@F/4), ISO 1600

MOUNT

Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer

1- Acquire wide-field images with manual dithering

PHOTOSHOP CC

open RAW files

correct vignetting and lens distortion

ALIGN IMAGES – Photomerge

remove blend images together

add images (auto) – remove tic (panorama)

COMBINE IMAGES

Select all layers

Convert to Smart object

Smart Objects -> Stack Mode -> Mean