Masters of PixInsight is proud to partner with Chile SWOS (Stan Watson Observatory South) to bring our subscribers access to some of the finest deep-sky imaging data in the world. Masters of PixInsight + SWOS World-Class Imaging Data, Now Available to Our Subscribers Masters of PixInsight is proud to partner with SWOS (Stan Watson Observatory South) to bring our subscribers access to some of the finest deep-sky imaging data in the world. About SWOS Located under the pristine skies of the Chilean Andes, SWOS is equipped with a PlaneWave 24” CDK telescope mounted on a PlaneWave L-600 direct drive mount, paired with a Moravian C5 or SBIG 16803 camera. At 2x2 binning, the system delivers an extraordinary 0.39 arcseconds per pixel, making it possible to capture the finest details of galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters in the southern hemisphere. In addition to Chilean data, we're also offering data sets from the old SWOS observatory in New Mexico. Data was acquired with a 24” PlaneWave, PlaneWave A200HD mount, SBIG 16803; 17” PlaneWave, PlaneWave A200HD mount, and SBIG 16803. Preprocessed data is provided by the SWOS Group. The observatory is managed by award-winning astrophotographer, Mark Hanson (hansonastronomy.com ), known worldwide for his dedication to quality and his stunning astrophotography portfolio. *These data sets are not included in our 'MoP Complete' subscription plans, and are available as a separate purchase. SWOS - Chile HH666 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. The Carina Nebula is one of the best known and most prominent nebulae in the southern sky, also known as the Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372) or the Great Carina Nebula. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets IC 4628 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. IC 4628, the Prawn Nebula, is a large emission nebula lying south of Antares in the tail of Scorpius, about 6,000 light-years away in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way. The region spans roughly 250 light-years - over three full moons on the sky. Nearby hot, massive stars only millions of years young flood the cloud with ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms that then recombine to produce the nebula's glow. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets IC 2948 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. At the heart of IC 2948, the "Running Chicken Nebula," are large clouds of gas and dust producing newborn stars in what we call a star factory. In the upper left corner are a series of Bok globules that remind us of solar systems like our own floating in interstellar space. It is the brightest emission and reflection nebula in Centaurus, lying around 6,500 light-years away. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets VDB123 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. This colorful nebula is embedded in a large cloud of dust and gas known as the Serpens Cloud, overlaying a rich field of background Milky Way stars heavily reddened by intervening dust. The bright blue central nebula shines by light reflected from the star HD 170634 - the same scattering phenomenon that makes our own sky blue. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC4696 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 4696 is an elliptical galaxy 154 million light-years away in Centaurus and the brightest galaxy in the Centaurus cluster. Faint filaments are visible in the central core where a massive black hole resides, its energy heating the surrounding gas and pushing out cooler filaments of dust. The field is crowded with background galaxies. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M104 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. One of the most famous spiral galaxies is Messier 104, widely known as the Sombrero for its distinctive shape. It lies toward the constellation Virgo at a distance of about 30 million light-years, and is the 104th object in Charles Messier's famous catalogue of deep-sky objects. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M78 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Messier 78 is a spectacular blue reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in a group that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071, lying roughly 1,600 light-years from Earth. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC1792 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 1792 is a starburst spiral galaxy in the southern constellation Columba, discovered by James Dunlop in 1826. Rich in neutral hydrogen, it forms new stars at extraordinary rates - more than ten times faster than a galaxy like our own Milky Way. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC922 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 922 is a collisional ring galaxy in the southern constellation Fornax, roughly 150 million light-years away and spanning about 75,000 light-years. Its unusual form is the result of a cosmic bullseye: some 330 million years ago a much smaller companion galaxy plunged straight through its heart and out the other side. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets IC 5332 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. IC 5332 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern constellation Sculptor, about 30 million light-years away. Classified SABc - weakly barred with loosely wound arms - it is oriented almost perfectly face-on to Earth, letting us admire the symmetrical sweep of its spiral arms in full. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets $ 31.50 Purchase $ 31.50 Purchase $ 31.50 Purchase $ 22.50 Purchase $ 18 Purchase $ 18 Purchase $ 22.50 Purchase $ 18 Purchase $ 18 Purchase $ 18 Purchase NGC 4038-39 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus, around 45 million light-years away. The Antennae Galaxies are undergoing a galactic collision, triggering massive star formation as their gas and dust clouds slam together. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Helix Nebula The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Helix Nebula – NGC 7293. As it goes, I can never get enough of this wonderful object. Here in all its glory this image was taken with our SBIG 16803 camera and our 24" CDK. Taken from SWOS in El Sauce, Chile. LRGB-HA-O3-S2. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 $31.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M22 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Messier 22 or M22, also known as NGC 6656, is an elliptical globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius, near the Galactic bulge region. Masters Provided: R-G-B 13.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets The Pencil Nebula The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 2736 (also known as the Pencil Nebula) is a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, located near the Vela Pulsar in the constellation Vela. The nebula's linear appearance triggered its popular name. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3 $27.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 1929 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 1929 sits within N44, a complex nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud filled with glowing hydrogen gas, dark lanes of dust, and massive young stars driving the superbubble's energetic outflows. Masters Provided: R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 $27.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 2090 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 2090 is a spiral galaxy located 40 million light-years away in Columba. The structure is an Sc-type spiral with quite faint arms that required considerable integration time to resolve. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 3201 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 3201 is a low galactic latitude globular cluster in the southern constellation of Vela. It has a very low central concentration of stars. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets IC 446-7 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Displayed here are examples of red emission nebula, blue reflection nebula and dark nebula. The curved dark nebula seen here are LDN 1607 and LBN 898. While working on this image I noticed it looked like a coyote cuddling the colorful nebula IC 446. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 55 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 55, also known as The Whale Galaxy and designated Caldwell 72, is a barred irregular spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. Due to its nearly edge-on orientation, the galaxy appears asymmetrical, resembling a cigar. Its bulge is diffuse, broad, and slightly elongated. Notably, this image highlights a prominent hydrogen outflow emanating from the galaxy's core. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 300 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 300, also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor, approximately six million light-years from Earth. It is one of the nearest galaxies to the Local Group, lying between it and the Sculptor Group, and is the brightest of five major spiral galaxies in that direction. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 3621 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million light-years away. Found in the southern constellation Hydra. This interesting spiral galaxy has beautiful winding spiral arms, Luminous blue star clusters, pinkish star forming regions and wonderful dust lanes. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 2014 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 2014 is the large red nebula in this frame with NGC 2020 shining blue shaped by a huge Wolf Rayet star that has ejected its outer layers. The Wolf Rayet star that lights NGC 2020 shines 200,000 times brighter than our sun. NGC 2014 contains a group of large bright stars which are 10 to 20 times larger than our sun. Masters Provided: R-G-B-S2-HA-O3 $27.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC7582, 7590, 7599 Grus Trio The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. The Grus Trio of galaxies is in the Constellation of Grus, some 60 million light-years from Earth. The group is often referred to as The Grus Quartet, but NGC 7552 is out of this field of view. This galaxy triplet lies in the southern constellation of Grus and the three spiral galaxies (NGC 7582, 7590, 7599) exhibit telltale signs of gravitational interactions. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 6357 War and Peace The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Also called the Lobster Nebula, it houses the open star cluster Pismis 24 near its center–a home to unusually bright and massive stars. The overall blue glow near the inner star-forming region results from the emission of ionized hydrogen gas. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 $31.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Cat's Paw–NGC 6334 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. At 5,500 light-years distance, the Cat's Paw is an emission nebula with a reddish color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. Alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula, stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born there in only the past few million years. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 $31.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 1808 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 1808 is a barred spiral galaxy some 35,000 light-years across, and located about 40 million light-years away in the southern constellation, Columba. Rarely imaged outer arms, star-forming regions, plus an active core, make this a wonderful object. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 6559 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 6559 is a textbook star-forming region. Visible are red glowing emission nebulae of hydrogen, blue reflection nebulosity of dust, and dark absorption nebulae. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Henize 70 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Henize 70 (also known as N70 and DEM301) is a luminous superbubble of interstellar gas about 300 light-years in diameter, blown by winds from hot, massive stars and supernova explosions, with an interior filled with hot and expanding gas. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 $31.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 1313 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Usually, galaxies this topsy-turvy result from a recent collision with a neighboring galaxy. Spiral galaxy NGC 1313, however, appears to stand alone. Brightly lit with massive, new blue stars, star formation appears so rampant that it has been labeled a 'starburst galaxy.' Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M17 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Messier 17, or as it’s more famously known, the Omega Nebula (or Swan Nebula), is considered one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions in our galaxy. Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, this stellar nursery is 5,500 light-years away in the Sagittarius constellation. Masters Provided: R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 $27.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 253 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. The Sculptor Galaxy (also known as Silver Coin, Silver Dollar, and Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral, galaxy with a 'starburst' core, which means that it's currently undergoing a period of intense star formation. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 247 Needle’s Eye Galaxy The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 247 is a spiral galaxy smaller than our Milky Way, and is measured to be only 11 million light-years distant. Tilted nearly edge-on from our perspective, it dominates this telescopic field of view toward the southern constellation, Cetus. The pronounced dark void on the bottom side of the galaxy's disk recalls for some, its popular name, the Needle's Eye galaxy. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M8 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8 , NGC 6523 , Sharpless 25 , RCW 146 , and Gum 72 ) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 $31.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 6744 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 6744 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 30 million light years away in Pavo. The galaxy is considered to be similar although larger than the Milky Way and it exhibits an elongated core with flocculent arms. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets SWOS New Mexico SWOS - New Mexico PLN 158 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets PuWe1 (PNG 158.9+17.8) in Lynx is one of the largest planetary nebulae, with an apparent diameter of 20 arcminutes. Discovered by Purgathofer and Weinberger in 1980 on a Palomar sky survey print, it is very faint and requires long exposures to reveal detail - the H-alpha signal draws a structured ring while the OIII is extremely faint. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3 Download SH2-140 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Sh2-140 is a visible emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus, part of the great star-forming region of the Cepheus molecular cloud complex. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA Download SH2-200 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets This exquisitely detailed portrait shows the planetary nebula HDW 2 in the royal constellation Cassiopeia. In iridescent shades of purple and blue, this ethereal bubble represents the ghostly remains of a dying star - a very faint, ancient planetary nebula of low surface brightness that requires many hours of exposure to appreciate. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 Download NGC7538 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 7538, near the more famous Bubble Nebula, lies in the constellation Cepheus about 9,100 light-years from Earth. It is home to the largest protostar yet discovered - roughly 300 times the size of our Solar System. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3-S2 Download NGC1999 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets South of the Orion Nebula lies the bright blue reflection nebula NGC 1999, some 1,500 light-years distant, illuminated by the embedded variable star V380 Orionis. The dark sideways-T shape near its center was long assumed to be an obscuring dust cloud, but infrared images suggest it is a hole blown clean through the nebula by energetic young stars. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA Download NGC1275 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets The Perseus Cluster (Abell 426), 237 million light-years away in Perseus, contains thousands of galaxies immersed in a vast cloud of multi-million-degree gas. Near its center sits the cluster's dominant galaxy NGC 1275, also known as Perseus A. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download SH2-278 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Billowing crimson waves of hydrogen gas cascade in this uncommon view of the rarely photographed emission nebula Sh2-278 in Orion, with clouds of blue dust glowing by reflected starlight. Most apparent is the bright-rimmed dark nebula LDN 1634, where multiple red knots mark a flow of Herbig-Haro objects - tiny jets launched by young protostars. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA Download CTB1 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Spanning 35 arcminutes toward the constellation Cassiopeia, this enigmatic loop of ionized nebulosity is a supernova remnant catalogued as CTB 1 - a radio source from the Caltech Observatory list B catalogue of 110 sources discovered in a 1960 radio survey. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3 Download NGC4565 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets This very deep exposure shows magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 edge-on. Known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, it reveals a boxy, bulging core cut by obscuring dust lanes lacing its thin galactic plane. NGC 4565 lies about 40 million light-years away and spans some 100,000 light-years - a celestial masterpiece Messier missed. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B Download $ 27 Purchase $ 22.50 Purchase $ 31.50 Purchase $ 31.50 Purchase $ 22.50 Purchase $ 18 Purchase $ 22.50 Purchase $ 27 Purchase $ 18 Purchase VDB 4-NGC 225 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 225 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. One of its stars, the variable star V594 Cas, illuminates the blue reflection nebula vdB 4. The field contains an interesting number of dark nebulae woven through the cluster's stars. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets SH2-239 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Cataloged as Sh2-239 and LDN 1551, this alluring mix of dust and dark nebulae lies near the southern end of the Taurus molecular cloud complex some 450 light-years distant. Stretching for nearly 3 light-years, the canvas abounds with signs of embedded young stellar objects driving dynamic outflows into the surrounding medium. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 4449 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Belonging to the class of Magellanic-type irregular galaxy, NGC 4449 is a small but lovely cosmic denizen of the constellation Canes Venatici. It is very close in astronomical terms at 12.5 million light-years. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M87 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Centered in this telescopic view and over 120,000 light-years in diameter, larger than our own Milky Way, elliptical galaxy M87 (NGC 4486) is the dominant galaxy of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Some 50 million light-years away, M87 is home to a supermassive black hole responsible for a high-energy jet of particles emerging from the giant galaxy's central region. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets IC 1311 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. IC 1311 is a large, rich open cluster in Cygnus with more than a hundred stars, embedded in an area of abundant emission nebulosity. The surrounding field also includes the elongated dark nebula LDN 885, the Deep Sky Hunters planetary nebula Patchick 6, and the open cluster SAC Do 2. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Ced 90 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Ced 90 (also known as Sh2-297) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The region was catalogued in 1959 in the extended second edition of the Sharpless catalogue. This area of Canis Major is a very active area of new star formation. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Abell 31 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Abell 31 is an ancient planetary nebula in the constellation of Cancer. It is estimated to be about 2,000 light years away. The central white dwarf has a spectral type of DAO. Abell 31 is mainly composed of hydrogen and oxygen gas. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-S2-HA-O3 $31.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets IC 1871 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Zooming in on the northeastern part of the Soul Nebula, this image shows a few groups of bright rimmed globules that are catalogued as IC 1871 (left) and SFO 12 (right). Their gaseous forms are sculpted by UV radiation and stellar winds from hot, young stars in the star cluster associated with the Soul Nebula. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3 $27.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 7023–Iris Nebula The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. This deep, telescopic view shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries in impressive detail. Within the Iris, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. The pretty blue 'petals' of the Iris span about six light-years. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 4725 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. While most spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, have two or more spiral arms, NGC 4725 has only one. In this color composite image, the one arm seems to wind from a prominent ring of bluish, newborn star clusters and red-tinted star-forming regions. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets Simeis 3-210 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. The Leaping Leopard Nebula (Simeis 3-210) is a section of the larger supernova remnant, The Veil Nebula in the constellation of Cygnus, featuring long, thin filaments of Oxygen III and Hydrogen. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3 $27.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 5566 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Along with NGC 5560 and 5569, NGC 5566 forms a trio of interacting galaxies almost 90 million light-years away, toward the constellation Virgo. On the left, two, spiky, foreground Milky Way stars echo the trio of galaxy's hues, a reminder that stars in our own galaxy are like those in these distant island universes. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 4151 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. NGC 4151 is a Seyfert galaxy, hosting one of the brightest, active galactic nuclei (AGN) at X-ray wavelengths. The super-massive black hole lying at the center of NGC 4151 has a mass of about 50 million solar masses. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 6960 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. The Witch’s Broom is part of the expansive Veil Nebula supernova remnant in Cygnus. The imaging data provided here are masters from a carefully merged mosaic, ensuring seamless coverage of this sprawling target, while preserving the finest details across the field. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA-O3 $27.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M95 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. M 95 is a barred spiral galaxy 35 million light years away in Leo. The galaxy features a prominent star forming ring. It was also the site of a supernova observation in 2016. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M49 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. M49 is a large elliptical galaxy with a tenuous diffuse tidal shell structure. With a magnitude of 9, it is easily observable by visual observers. It is located 56 million light years away and forms a magnificent if unappreciated galaxy group. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets NGC 3077 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Towards the direction of Ursa Major in the sky, NGC 3077 is the unappreciated and forgotten third member of the M81 trio of galaxies along with M82. Consisting of chaotic and disordered structure, its appearance immediately hints at its turbulent history. Masters Provided: L-R-G-B-HA $22.50 Purchase Download Technical Data Sheet Download for SWOS Data Sets M85 The link below provides all of the the technical data for each image: Date, filter information, number of exposures with length, camera, scope, and location. This is a free download. Messier 85 (also known as M85 or NGC 4382 ) is a lenticular galaxy, or elliptical galaxy, in the Coma Berenices constellation. 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Photons to Photos #11 Processing of The Pleiades, M45 Unlimited Access $35 USD Purchase < Back From time to time, Warren or Ron demonstrates a complete workflow from beginning to end. The other instructor monitors the chat box and answers questions on-the-fly. This allows participants to see the entire post-processing workflow from beginning to end, learning how Warren and Ron use various processes, scripts, masks and settings in context. About the Workshop In Photons to Photos # 11 , Ron will combine data from two different cameras and telescopes to produce a detailed deep-sky portrait of M45, The Pleiades, that you'd be proud to hang on your wall. WHAT YOU’LL GET Seasoned image processors will pick up new ideas and techniques to expand their tool kit and improve their results. Beginners will get a glimpse at some advanced tools and techniques that have been covered in previous workshops. If you’re new to PI, we suggest viewing or attending the Newbie series first. All attendees of these workshops will receive the following: A PixInsight project containing all images and icons used during the workshop UNLIMITED ACCESS to a video recording of the workshop Your Instructor Ron Brecher Ron Brecher is an award-winning astrophotographer based in Guelph, Ontario, known for his stunning deep-sky images and expert use of PixInsight. A PixInsight Ambassador, he offers one-on-one tutoring and writes for top astronomy publications. When not imaging the cosmos, Ron is a toxicologist, musician, and passionate educator.

Our very own Astrodoc operates his observatory – the Doghouse – in Southern Ontario under Bortle 4 skies – good enough to capture stunning images with the right equipment and plenty of patience for good weather! Ron’s data sets were made with his 14” Celestron EDGE HD (focal length of almost 4 m), a QHY600 monochrome full-frame camera, and Optolong broadband and narrowband filters. Ron’s images come in at a resolution of 0.39” per pixel. The Doghouse’s latitude of about 43.5 degrees gives Masters of PixInsight About the Doghouse Observatory Our very own Astrodoc operates his observatory – the Doghouse – in Southern Ontario under Bortle 4 skies – good enough to capture stunning images with the right equipment and plenty of patience for good weather! Ron’s data sets were made with his 14” Celestron EDGE HD (focal length of almost 4 m), a QHY600 monochrome full-frame camera, and Optolong broadband and narrowband filters. Ron’s images come in at a resolution of 0.39” per pixel. The Doghouse’s latitude of about 43.5 degrees gives Ron access to some stunning northern deep-sky objects. Please give credit to Ron Brecher and Masters of PixInsight for the data when publishing images. *These data sets are not included in our 'MoP Complete' subscription plans, and are available as a separate purchase. IC 1805 IC 1805 is also called The Heart Nebula, and is a large complex cloud of glowing gas in Cassiopeia. It is also catalogued as Sh2-190. This image shows a close up of the ‘Heart of the Heart.’ This object is about 7,500 light years away and is located in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. Masters provided S2-Ha-O3-R-G-B $27.00 Purchase Download M82 M82 is an irregular galaxy in Ursa Major, the Great Bear constellation. It has a high rate of forming new stars, and is known as a starburst galaxy. It’s relatively close by, at just 1 million light years. This long-focal length image reveals detail not often seen at lower resolution. Masters provided Ha- R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download NGC 6914 Eyes in the Dark is Ron’s name for this image. It captures the region around NGC 6914, which is the left-most blue nebula in this image. The others are vdB 132 (center) and vdB 131 (right). Most of the glowing gas (red) and reflection nebula (blue) is about 6,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. NGC 6914 also has the designations LBN 274 and LBN 280. Masters provided Ha-R-G-B $18.00 Purchase Download NGC 7635 NGC 7635 lies in Cassiopeia and is also called the Bubble Nebula. The bubble’s glow is mainly due to excited atoms of hydrogen, which accounts for the mainly red hues of natural-color images. Oxygen and sulfur also contribute, and the other two versions are tone-mapped (i.e. false) colors made using sulfur, hydrogen and oxygen filters. Masters provided S2-Ha-O3-R-G-B $27.00 Purchase Download SH2-200 Sh2-200 is an old planetary nebula in Cassiopeia. It has a few other names: the Bear Claw nebula, HDW2 (Hartl-Dengl-Weinberger were the discoverers, in 1983), LBN 674, and PK138+04.1. Masters provided Ha-O3-R-G-B $22.50 Purchase Download

Photons to Photos #25 The Iris Nebula Monochromatic RGB Unlimited Access $35 USD Purchase < Back From time to time, Warren or Ron demonstrates a complete workflow from beginning to end. The other instructor monitors the chat box and answers questions on-the-fly. This allows participants to see the entire post-processing workflow from beginning to end, learning how Warren and Ron use various processes, scripts, masks and settings in context. About the Workshop In Photons to Photos # 25, Warren will process an image of NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula. This monochromatic RGB data was generously provided by our friend Shawn Nielsen aka: Visible Dark. The Iris Nebula is well-positioned for imaging from mid-northern latitudes during autumn. WHAT YOU’LL GET Beginners will get a glimpse at some advanced tools and techniques that will be covered in upcoming workshops. Seasoned image processors will pick up new ideas and techniques to expand their toolkit and improve your results. All attendees of these workshops will receive the following: A PixInsight project containing all images and icons used during the workshop UNLIMITED ACCESS to a video recording of the workshop Your Instructor Warren Keller Warren Keller is an internationally renowned astrophotographer, author, and educator, celebrated for his expertise in astronomical image processing. He authored Inside PixInsight, a definitive guide to the software, and co-founded IP4AP.com, providing tutorials that have guided thousands in astrophotography. Beyond imaging, Warren is a musician and has contributed to the astronomy community through lectures, workshops, and collaborations with leading astronomical organizations.

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Photons to Photos #25 Price $600 Duration 12 Weeks Enroll < Back About the Course This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own content or import it from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, and videos. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Your Instructor Ashley Amerson This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. To manage all your collections, click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left.

Search Results 54 items found for "" Virtual Workshops | Masters of PixInsight Mosaics and Other Special Techniques Recorded Workshop Purchase This workshop will be delivered in two parts: ​ Part 1 – Mosaics: Have you ever wanted to image a deep-sky object that was larger than your camera’s field of view? Using a smaller telescope is an option, but usually at the expense of resolution. Instead, you can stitch multiple panes together to make a seamless mosaic of a larger region. The sky really is the limit! We’ll show you how to use these essential mosaic-making tools: ​ StarAlignment – options and settings used for making a mosaic template and preparing panes for merging into a mosaic GradientMergeMosaic – to combine multiple mosaic panes prepared with StarAlignment Part 2 – Special Sauce: You can add these steps to your workflow, as appropriate, to enhance your images further. We’ll show you where they fit in with the workflow that we have covered in previous workshops. ​ MorphologicalTransformation – change the size and/or shape of stars ExponentialTransformation – bring up faint details outside your main object Repaired HSV Separation Script – correct color mismatches in star centers These techniques can be used with narrowband data from one-shot color and monochrome astronomical cameras, as well as DSLRs. For many of these methods, we’ll use and build upon the tools and techniques introduced in our previous workshops. WHAT YOU’LL GET Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: ​ A PixInsight project containing all images and icons used during the workshop UNLIMITED ACCESS to a video recording of the workshop _______________________________ Warren Keller and Ron Brecher have teamed up to deliver a series of information-packed Virtual Workshops covering deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each carefully-planned session helps you learn about the most important tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos. Working with Ron and Warren, and practicing with the resources provided, will help you move confidently from beginner to experienced user. Unlimited Access $35.00 USD Purchase Virtual Workshops | Masters of PixInsight Photons to Photos #3 ​ One Shot Color Processing Virtual Workshop ​ Recorded Workshop Purchase From time to time, Warren or Ron will demonstrate a complete workflow from beginning to end. The other instructor will monitor the chat box and answer questions in real time. This allows participants to see the entire post-processing workflow from beginning to end, watching how Ron and Warren use various processes, scripts, masks and settings in context. ​In Photons to Photos #3 , Warren will work his magic on an image of the Corona nebula captured with a One-Shot Color (OSC) camera, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a JPEG he’d be proud to share online or with friends. WHAT YOU’LL GET ​ Seasoned image processors will pick up new ideas and techniques to expand their tool kit and improve their results. Beginners will get a glimpse at some advanced tools and techniques that have been covered in previous workshops. If you’re new to PI, we suggest viewing or attending the Newbie series first. ​ Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: ​ A PixInsight project containing all images and icons used during the workshop UNLIMITED ACCESS to a video recording of the workshop Unlimited Access $35.00 USD Purchase Virtual Workshops | Masters of PixInsight Artful Imaging Our Beginner and Intermediate workshop series told you which levers to pull, and when. Now, as an advanced PI user, it’s time to explore your creativity in our new Artful Imaging series. These live, interactive workshops will use different approaches to hone your artistic eye, particularly in the later stages of your processing workflow. ​ Your take: Participants will each process the same set of master frames, which will be provided one week prior to the workshop. We’ll look at as many of your results as there is time for, and provide suggestions for enhancement. (Presented April 2, 2024) ​ Our take : Participants will submit their own PI projects containing final image(s) ahead of time. A few will be selected and reviewed in detail from an aesthetic perspective, including both composition and processing. ​ ‘Mr Fix-It’ : Participants will submit image processing challenges ahead of time. A few will be selected and explored in detail. (Scheduled for September 17, 2024) ​ Since we’d like these workshops to be interactive, attendance will be limited to the first 25 registrations. As always, the workshop will be recorded and accessible for unlimited viewing. Sign up early, as this is expected to be a very popular series! ​ WHAT YOU’LL GET Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: ​ Image files that are used in the virtual workshop An opportunity to win a door prize from our generous sponsors Unlimited access to workshop recording, project file and icons Artful Imaging #2 “Our Take” June 11, 2024 7 pm EDT Participants will submit their own PI projects containing final image(s) ahead of time. A few will be selected and reviewed in detail from an aesthetic perspective, including both composition and processing. This is an interactive workshop and attendance is limited to 25 registrations. We currently have 14 open slots left. "Our Take" Workshop $100 Register "Our Take" and "Mr. Fix-It" Workshops $185 Register About Our Sponsors Master of PixInsight has teamed up with World Class suppliers of products and services for the Amateur Astronomer. LEARN MORE Virtual Workshops | Masters of PixInsight Photons to Photos #1 ​ LRGB Processing Virtual Workshop Recorded June 21, 2021 Purchase From time to time, Warren or Ron will demonstrate a complete workflow from beginning to end. The other instructor will monitor the chat box and answer questions in real time. This allows participants to see the entire post-processing workflow from beginning to end, watching how Ron and Warren use various processes, scripts, masks and settings in context. ​ Watch Warren work his magic on a set of monochrome LRGB masters, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a jpg he’d be proud to share with friends or online. WHAT YOU’LL GET ​ Seasoned image processors will pick up new ideas and techniques to expand their tool kit and improve their results. Beginners will get a glimpse at some advanced tools and techniques that have been covered in previous workshops. If you’re new to PI, we suggest viewing or attending the Newbie series first. ​ Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: ​ A PixInsight project containing all images and icons used during the workshop UNLIMITED ACCESS to a video recording of the workshop ​ Don’t miss out - Sign Up today! Unlimited Access $35.00 USD ​ Purchase Workshop Information Page Weighted Batch Preprocessing Script Deep Dive Recorded Workshop Purchase The powerful Weighted Batch Preprocessing (WBPP) script is the most streamlined way to perform preprocessing in PixInsight. “Preprocessing” refers to all the steps required to make one or more master images from a set of sub-frames (“subs”). The masters output by WBPP are the starting point for rendering beautiful deep-sky images in PixInsight. In this workshop, Ron and Warren will show you how to get the most out of WBPP whether you are using monochrome, OSC or DSLR data. They’ll show you how, as the “conductor,” WBPP controls all the players in the preprocessing “orchestra,” ensuring that each plays their part correctly. In addition to explaining the script’s interface and its basic use Warren and Ron will demonstrate: CosmeticCorrection – Preparing mono and OSC icons for WBPP to use Setting Default Quality – Set up WBPP to balance quality and speed to suit your needs LocalNormalization – Using the interactive checkbox to get control over the reference frame Exposure Tolerance – combining – or not – exposures of different length. Sub-frame Weighting Options -- default and custom options Preparing to Drizzle – When to activate the Drizzle checkbox Grouping Keywords – Working with complex data sets Managing Your Output – What should you keep? What can be safely discarded, and when? WHAT YOU’LL GET Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: Unlimited access to workshop video, PixInsight project and icons used in the workshop An opportunity to win a door prize from our generous sponsors _______________________________ Warren Keller and Ron Brecher have teamed up to deliver a series of information-packed Virtual Workshops covering deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each carefully-planned session helps you learn about the most important tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos. Working with Ron and Warren, and practicing with the resources provided, will help you move confidently from beginner to experienced user. Unlimited Access $35.00 USD Purchase Virtual Workshops | Masters of PixInsight Ask Us Anything ​ ​ Virtual Workshop Recorded May 25, 2021 Purcahse We’ve truly enjoyed sharing this PixInsight journey with you. So many of you have been with us since our first workshop, ‘PixInsight for Newbies.’ Our classes have been focused on helping you build workflows, using simple, step-by-step examples, to more complex ones. For this workshop, we’ve opened the floor up to you! Based on the requests we received, we’ve pulled a few common threads together. Wavelets: What are they, and how are they used? This will have applications to noise reduction, sharpening, making masks, and more. Background modelization – Getting into the finer details DBE, including how to compensate for missing flats, how to sample an image thoroughly, even in places where it is unwise to place a sample point. Noise reduction: How to dial in the right settings to remove noise before and after delinearization; when to use MURE Denoise script. Special OSC topics: Debayering (when and how), CFA Drizzle, and Superpixel ​ We'll show you again how to make and retrieve an icon set containing your processing steps, in the order you prefer. Thanks for all of your support. We’ve had a blast working with all of you during the past year, as you become the Masters of PixInsight! _______________________________ Warren Keller and Ron Brecher have teamed up to deliver a series of information-packed Virtual Workshops covering deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each carefully-planned session helps you learn about the most important tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos. Working with Ron and Warren, and practicing with the resources provided, will help you move confidently from beginner to experienced user. ​ Unlimited Access $35.00 USD ​ Purchase Workshop Access | Masters of PixInsight Where's my Workshop Link? We use GotoMeeting video conferencing for our Workshops. Links are emailed and posted 48 hours before the Workshop. ​ ​ The emails sometimes are seen as SPAM, so check your junk folder We send the links several times during the 48 hours period If you don't get an email, the link is also posted to the Workshop page 48 hours before the workshop (see below) New to GotoMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first workshop starts: https://meet.goto.com/install To find your link go to the Workshop page from the website's main menu bar at the top of any page. Scroll down and look for the name of the workshop you purchased, then click on the 'Access' button for that workshop. About Our Sponsors Master of PixInsight has teamed up with World Class suppliers of products and services for the Amateur Astronomer. LEARN MORE Virtual Workshops | Masters of PixInsight PixInsight for Newbies 2-HOUR VIRTUAL WORKSHOP September 6, 2022 7:00 – 9:00 pm EDT Purchase After a night of catching photons, you can hardly wait to see and share the cosmic beauty of your photographs! While many options for deep-sky image processing software exist, none can match PixInsight for its versatility. As a very powerful program, the learning curve can seem daunting to the new user, but we’d like to show you that it’s not! In this workshop, we’ll take the mystery out of PixInsight, and show you how to produce pleasing results in just a few, simple steps. ​ Warren Keller and Ron Brecher have teamed up to deliver a series of information-packed ‘Virtual Workshops’ covering deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each 2-hour session will show beginners the most important tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos! Working directly with Warren and Ron, and practicing with the data and resources provided, you’ll move confidently from beginner to experienced user in no time. ​ The first Virtual Workshop will demonstrate a compact workflow for producing color images, including: ​ Understanding the PixInsight user interface Evaluating the quality of individual subframes Making master frames from one-shot color and monochrome (R, G, B) subframes Processing the masters using a basic ‘process icon set’ Saving a project for future use Saving a JPEG to share Future Virtual Workshops will expand on this basic workflow and delve more deeply into specialized topics. ​ WHAT YOU’LL GET Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: ​ Two full data sets including lights, darks, biases, and flats Process icon sets to use on your data A simple, standardized workflow to begin producing great images with your own data Unlimited Access $35.00 Purchase Virtual Workshops | Masters of PixInsight Dialing Down the Noise Recorded Workshop Purchase Like hisses and pops on a vinyl record, noise in digital images is the bane of every deep-sky astrophotographer. It robs your images of fine detail, gives them a grainy appearance, and limits how large they can be displayed and still look good. What’s worse, noise prevents you from using other enhancement techniques like brightening and sharpening to their full potential, since you’ll be enhancing the noise along with the signal. ​ In this two-hour workshop, Ron and Warren will expand on the various settings available to optimize MultiscaleLinearTransform and NoiseXTerminator for noise reduction of linear images, and SCNR for color images. These tools were introduced in 'PixInsight for Newbies' and 'Next Steps for Newbies.' In addition, we'll cover the powerful TGVDenoise process to tame noise in non-linear images, using masking techniques also previously introduced. We also introduce the artificial intelligence-powered NoiseXTerminator process developed by Russell Croman. ​ Whether you use a One-Shot Color or Monochrome camera, incorporating effective noise reduction into your workflow is essential for getting the most from your data! ​ WHAT YOU’LL GET: Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: ​ Image files that are used in the virtual workshop Updated process icon sets to use on your own data – including TGVDenoise _______________________________ Warren Keller and Ron Brecher have teamed up to deliver a series of information-packed Virtual Workshops covering deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each session will help you learn about the most important tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos. Working with Ron and Warren, and practicing with the resources provided, will help you move confidently from beginner to experienced user. ​ Unlimited Access $35.00 USD ​ Purchase Free Newbies Recorded Workshop | Masters of PixInsight Our Next Live Workshop Working with Narrowband August 27, 2024 More Information Enjoy Our Free Workshop Preview Below All of our 'Live' Workshops are recorded for later Unlimited Playback. When you purchase any of our recorded workshops, you'll have exclusive access from our Members Access page. Each workshop includes recordings of all sessions held for that particular workshop, this will include any future workshops. Your purchase keeps you future proof as PixInsight evolves. Workshops also include Image data sets and process Icons where applicable. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Recorded Newbie Series New to PixInsight or want shorten your learning curve? Our 5-part recorded Newbie Workshop series is designed to take you from a simple 11-step processing workflow and build on those steps. Each workshop contains Imaging Data and Process Icon sets to let you follow along step-by-step. You'll then be able to use these customized Process Icons on your own data. More information... Recorded Intermediate Series Experienced with PixInsight or want to dig in deeper? Our 4-part Intermediate series goes deeper into processing and special techniques. More information... ​ Recorded Photons to Photos Series From time to time, we'll have Warren or Ron demonstrate a complete workflow from beginning to end. We'll supply you with the Data Sets and Process Icons so you can process along and observe the steps and techniques used. Look over the shoulder of these PixInsight Ambassadors, and get a peek into how and why they make their image processing decisions. More information... ​ PixInsight for Newbies Recorded Workshop After a night of catching photons, you can hardly wait to see and share the cosmic beauty of your photographs! While many options for deep-sky image processing software exist, none can match PixInsight for its versatility. As a very powerful program, the learning curve can seem daunting to the new user, but we’d like to show you that it’s not! In this workshop, we’ll take the mystery out of PixInsight, and show you how to produce pleasing results in just a few, simple steps. Newbies Workshop Preview This workshop was recorded on: October 10, 2023 Contact Pete Proulx if you have any questions - peterproulx@gmail.com (USA) 716-864-7400 Photons to Photos Workshops | Masters of PixInsight Photons to Photos #7 ​ M13 Globular Cluster One-Shot-Color Processing Purchase From time to time, Warren or Ron will demonstrate a complete workflow from beginning to end. The other instructor will monitor the chat box and answer questions in real time. This allows participants to see the entire post-processing workflow from beginning to end, watching how Ron and Warren use various processes, scripts, masks and settings in context. ​ M13 is arguably the finest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere , and is well placed for imaging in the late spring and early summer. In Photons to Photos #7 you can watch over Warren's shoulder as he processes a One-Shot Color image of the Hercules cluster from start to finish. WHAT YOU’LL GET ​ Seasoned image processors will pick up new ideas and techniques to expand their tool kit and improve their results. Beginners will get a glimpse at some advanced tools and techniques that have been covered in previous workshops. If you’re new to PI, we suggest viewing or attending the Newbie series first. ​ Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: ​ A PixInsight project containing all images and icons used during the workshop UNLIMITED ACCESS to a video recording of the workshop Unlimited Access $35.00 USD Purchase IP4AP Primer and Previews | Masters of PixInsight PixInsight Primer and Previews In 2014, Warren produced five landmark 'Primer' videos, kicking off the PI Foundations Part-1 series. Our 'Primer' videos, reflect the version 1.8. Ripley's cosmetics and functionality. These 'P rimers' are designed to get you comfortable with PI's interface. ​ If you're new to IP4AP.com, here you'll find previews of our Video Tutorials. Sample our tutorials and see why we've been a top resource for learning Image Processing, and PIxInsight since 2005. Back to IP4AP Homepage Monthly or Yearly Subscriptions IP4AP is a PixInsight-centric resource for astro-imagers, featuring an 'all you can eat buffet' of video content! Also found here are tutorials on Photoshop, MaxIm DL, Astroart, and others. Get access to exclusive content via our subscription service, featuring image data, projects, workflow crib sheets, New Instance PI process icons, tips and tricks. Monthly Subscription $9.99 Yearly Subscription $99.99 7 Day Free Trial PixInsight Primer Series Part-1 Introduction to the User Interface, PI Community, Automatic Updates, Global Preferences, Toolbars, Explorer Windows, Menus 7:22min IP4AP Series Content Part-2 The User Interface continued- Explorer Windows, Tool Bars, Overall functionality 7:34min Part-3 The User Interface continued- the Screen Transfer Function, New Instances 6:47min Part-4 The User Interface continued- Processes, Previews, Real Time Previews, Intro to Masks 6:59min Part-5 The User Interface continued- More Masks, the Process Container, and the Image Container 4:57min Tutorial Previews GAME Script- A brand new tool by Hartmut Bornemann makes building masks a cinch- this one's a 'game changer' folks! 2:40min GAME Script 2020- Is the latest version of Hartmut Bornemann's mask editing script with an extremely significant new addition, rendering advanced mask making a breeze! 2:58min WBPP 2.0 Part-1- is an introduction to the changes and improvements to the WeightedBatchPreprocessing script. Part-2 will present a few examples of the new Control Panel and grouping features. 12:48min PI-13 Nonlinear-7 The new TGVDenoise process is profiled. 7:31min PI-15 Narrowband-1 begins our 6-part miniseries on Narrowband image processing. After an introduction to the major palettes, we use PixelMath, LRGBCombination, and ChannelCombination, to assemble Ha, OIII, and SII images into a Master file. 5:12min Workshop Previews These are previews of a snippets from MastersOfPixInsight.com, and our 'Newbie' Virtual Workshop series. The focus of these workshops is to take you from absolute beginner to intermediate processor over the course of a few months. Workshops are a separate offering from the IP4AP Tutorials Workflow Series 'One-on-one sessions' with Warren. Join him as he shares his 'insights' into how to create beautiful astro-art. We have complete processing session featuring Narrowband processing, HaLRGB processing and many more examples. 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Workshops Our ‘Live and Recorded Workshops’ cover deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each session will show you the essential tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos! We are dedicated to showing beginners and experienced users how to get the most out of PixInsight! ​ Our goal is to make you a Master of PixInsight! Our Next Live Workshop Masks Unmasked Tuesday April 23, 2024 7 PM EDT Unlimited Access $35.00 USD Don’t miss out - Sign Up today! More Info & Register *Workshop Prize Disclaimer Purchased a Live Workshop and looking for your link? (Click Here) It's all here for you... Newbie Series New to PixInsight or want shorten your learning curve? Our 6-part recorded Newbie Workshop series is designed to take you from a simple 11-step processing workflow and build on those steps. Each workshop contains Imaging Data and Process Icon sets to let you follow along step-by-step. You'll then be able to use these customized Process Icons on your own data. Go to the series... ​ ​ Intermediate Series Experienced with PixInsight or want to dig in deeper? Our 4-part Intermediate series goes deeper into processing and special techniques. Go to the series... ​ Photons to Photos Series (formerly Cosmic Canvas) From time to time, we'll have Warren or Ron demonstrate a complete workflow from beginning to end. We'll supply you with the Data Sets and Process Icons so you can process along and observe the steps and techniques used. Look over the shoulder of these PixInsight Ambassadors, and get a peek into how and why they make their image processing decisions. Go to the series.. Click here and try our Free - PixInsight for Newbies Workshop If you've purchased one of our Workshops, log in, go to your Workshop, and click the 'Access' link below. Newbies Newbie Workshop Series Weighted Batch Preprocessing Script Deep Dive The powerful Weighted Batch Preprocessing (WBPP) script is the most streamlined way to perform preprocessing in PixInsight. The masters output by WBPP are the starting point for rendering beautiful deep-sky images in PixInsight. Access Access Access PixInsight for Newbies After a night of catching photons, you can hardly wait to see and share the cosmic beauty of your photographs! While many options for deep-sky image processing software exist, none can match PixInsight for its versatility. As a very powerful program, the learning curve can seem daunting to the new user, but we’d like to show you that it’s not! In this workshop, we’ll take the mystery out of PixInsight, and show you how to produce pleasing results in just a few, simple steps. Access Access Access Next Steps for Newbies This is a continuation of our PixInsight for Newbies workshop. Now that you have begun to harness PixInsight’s powerful toolkit, it’s time to take it up a notch. In “Next Steps for Newbies”, Ron and Warren will expand on the basic workflow with the following powerful tools and techniques for both One-shot Color (OSC) and Monochrome cameras. Access Access Access Dialing Down The Noise This workshop covers the various settings available to optimize MultiscaleLinearTransform for noise reduction of linear images, SCNR for color images, and TGVDenoise for nonlinear images. We also introduce the artificial intelligence-powered “NoiseXterminator” process developed by Russell Croman. Access Access Access Dialing Up The Detail In this workshop, Ron and Warren will explore several methods for pulling detail from your deep sky image. We’ll cover deconvolution and sharpening, along with tools for getting the most from high-dynamic-range images. We'll also explore processes and scripts for selectively enhancing structures in images. Access Access Access Masks Unmasked Our final installment of the Newbie workshop series reveals the full power of including masks to add fine control to your processing workflow. Access Access Access Save and purchase the entire 6-Part Newbie Series Purchase $175USD Intermediate Workshop Series Intermediate Putting it All Together Advanced Image Integration Techniques In this intermediate workshop, Ron and Warren will show you how to get the most from your data sets by taking advantage of PixInsight’s many tools for combining images. Access Access Access Mosaics and Other Special Techniques Have you ever wanted to image a deep-sky object that was larger than your camera’s field of view? In this intermediate workshop, Ron and Warren will show you how to stitch multiple panes together to make a seamless mosaic of a larger region. Access Access Access Working With Narrowband Data In this intermediate workshop, Ron and Warren will show you how to get the most from your narrowband data sets, with or without broadband color. Access Access Access Ask Us Anything We opened the floor up to you! Ask us anything. Based on the requests we received, we’ve pulled a few common threads together to cover. Access Access Access Save and purchase the entire 4-Part Intermediate Series Purchase $120 USD Photons to Photos Workshop Series Cosmic Photons to Photos #1 Watch Warren work his magic on a set of monochrome LRGB masters, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a jpg he’d be proud to share with friends or online. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #2 This time out we'll see Ron work his magic on a One Shot Color data set, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a jpg he’d be proud to share with friends or online. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #3 Warren will work his magic on an image of the Corona nebula captured with a One-Shot Color (OSC) camera, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a JPEG he’d be proud to share online or with friends. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #4 Ron will combine luminance from a mono camera with one-shot color data from a separate telescope to make a beautiful deep-sky portrait of M33. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #5 Warren will work his magic on a monochromatic LRGB set of the Horsehead and Flame nebulae, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, finishing with a JPEG he’d be proud to share online or with friends. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #6 In Photons to Photos #6, you'll look over Ron's shoulder while he processes a monochrome LRGB data set from scratch. The subjects are two iconic springtime galaxies that are well-placed for northern imagers in March and April: the Whale and the Hockey Stick. Ron will start with monochrome L, R, G and B masters and finish with a JPEG that's ready to share on the web. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #7 M13 is arguably the finest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, and is well placed for imaging in the late spring and early summer. In Photons to Photos #7 you can watch over Warren's shoulder as he processes a One-Shot Color image of the Hercules cluster from start to finish. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #8 M101 lies off the handle of the Big Dipper. This beautiful grand-design spiral galaxy is well placed in the northern sky all night long in late spring and early summer. In this workshop Ron will blend luminance- and Ha-filtered masters from his mono camera and 6” scope with one-shot color data from his 4” refractor to capture the essence of this object. This workshop will include demos of some recent enhancements to PI and the latest add-ons, including NoiseXterminator. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #9 In Photons to Photos #9, you'll get a “twofer” as Ron and Warren will work as a team to process a narrowband data set of eta-Carinae from scratch. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #10 In the next Photons to Photos session, we’ll watch over Warren’s shoulder while he processes a medium resolution, monochromatic version of the iconic Orion Nebula, M42. This beautiful, multicolored nebula is relatively easy to process because of its strong signal, but can present challenges due to its high dynamic range. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #11 In Photons to Photos #11, Ron will combine data from two different cameras and telescopes to produce a detailed deep-sky portrait of M45, The Pleiades, that you'd be proud to hang on your wall. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #12 In Photons to Photos #12, It’s Galaxy Season again! We’ll peek over Warren’s shoulder as he processes an OSC version of the Leo Triplet, from linear RGB master to finished photo. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #13 In Photons to Photos #13, Ron will combine data from two different cameras and telescopes to produce a detailed deep-sky portrait that you'd be proud to hang on your wall. His subject is the Black Eye Galaxy, M64, which is well placed for imaging in early spring. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #14 In Photons to Photos #14, Warren will work up some monochrome data on the most glorious globular cluster in either hemisphere, omega Centauri. This data was collected by our Supernova Sponsor, Telescope Live. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #15 In Photons to Photos #15, Ron will work up an OSC data on the amazing Andromeda Galaxy, M31. This Galaxy is well placed for imaging in the northern hemisphere in late summer and fall. Access Access Access Video and Data Contact Pete Proulx if you have any questions - peterproulx@gmail.com (USA) 716-864-7400 *Workshop Prize Disclaimer About Our Sponsors Master of PixInsight has teamed up with World Class suppliers of products and services for the Amateur Astronomer. LEARN MORE

Workshops Our ‘Live and Recorded Workshops’ cover deep-sky image processing with PixInsight. Each session will show you the essential tools and settings needed to create jaw-dropping astrophotos! We are dedicated to showing beginners and experienced users how to get the most out of PixInsight! ​ Our goal is to make you a Master of PixInsight! Our Next Live Workshop Masks Unmasked Tuesday April 23, 2024 7 PM EDT Unlimited Access $35.00 USD Don’t miss out - Sign Up today! More Info & Register *Workshop Prize Disclaimer Purchased a Live Workshop and looking for your link? (Click Here) It's all here for you... Newbie Series New to PixInsight or want shorten your learning curve? Our 6-part recorded Newbie Workshop series is designed to take you from a simple 11-step processing workflow and build on those steps. Each workshop contains Imaging Data and Process Icon sets to let you follow along step-by-step. You'll then be able to use these customized Process Icons on your own data. Go to the series... ​ ​ Intermediate Series Experienced with PixInsight or want to dig in deeper? Our 4-part Intermediate series goes deeper into processing and special techniques. Go to the series... ​ Photons to Photos Series (formerly Cosmic Canvas) From time to time, we'll have Warren or Ron demonstrate a complete workflow from beginning to end. We'll supply you with the Data Sets and Process Icons so you can process along and observe the steps and techniques used. Look over the shoulder of these PixInsight Ambassadors, and get a peek into how and why they make their image processing decisions. Go to the series.. Click here and try our Free - PixInsight for Newbies Workshop If you've purchased one of our Workshops, log in, go to your Workshop, and click the 'Access' link below. Newbies Newbie Workshop Series Weighted Batch Preprocessing Script Deep Dive The powerful Weighted Batch Preprocessing (WBPP) script is the most streamlined way to perform preprocessing in PixInsight. The masters output by WBPP are the starting point for rendering beautiful deep-sky images in PixInsight. Access Access Access PixInsight for Newbies After a night of catching photons, you can hardly wait to see and share the cosmic beauty of your photographs! While many options for deep-sky image processing software exist, none can match PixInsight for its versatility. As a very powerful program, the learning curve can seem daunting to the new user, but we’d like to show you that it’s not! In this workshop, we’ll take the mystery out of PixInsight, and show you how to produce pleasing results in just a few, simple steps. Access Access Access Next Steps for Newbies This is a continuation of our PixInsight for Newbies workshop. Now that you have begun to harness PixInsight’s powerful toolkit, it’s time to take it up a notch. In “Next Steps for Newbies”, Ron and Warren will expand on the basic workflow with the following powerful tools and techniques for both One-shot Color (OSC) and Monochrome cameras. Access Access Access Dialing Down The Noise This workshop covers the various settings available to optimize MultiscaleLinearTransform for noise reduction of linear images, SCNR for color images, and TGVDenoise for nonlinear images. We also introduce the artificial intelligence-powered “NoiseXterminator” process developed by Russell Croman. Access Access Access Dialing Up The Detail In this workshop, Ron and Warren will explore several methods for pulling detail from your deep sky image. We’ll cover deconvolution and sharpening, along with tools for getting the most from high-dynamic-range images. We'll also explore processes and scripts for selectively enhancing structures in images. Access Access Access Masks Unmasked Our final installment of the Newbie workshop series reveals the full power of including masks to add fine control to your processing workflow. Access Access Access Save and purchase the entire 6-Part Newbie Series Purchase $175USD Intermediate Workshop Series Intermediate Putting it All Together Advanced Image Integration Techniques In this intermediate workshop, Ron and Warren will show you how to get the most from your data sets by taking advantage of PixInsight’s many tools for combining images. Access Access Access Mosaics and Other Special Techniques Have you ever wanted to image a deep-sky object that was larger than your camera’s field of view? In this intermediate workshop, Ron and Warren will show you how to stitch multiple panes together to make a seamless mosaic of a larger region. Access Access Access Working With Narrowband Data In this intermediate workshop, Ron and Warren will show you how to get the most from your narrowband data sets, with or without broadband color. Access Access Access Ask Us Anything We opened the floor up to you! Ask us anything. Based on the requests we received, we’ve pulled a few common threads together to cover. Access Access Access Save and purchase the entire 4-Part Intermediate Series Purchase $120 USD Photons to Photos Workshop Series Cosmic Photons to Photos #1 Watch Warren work his magic on a set of monochrome LRGB masters, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a jpg he’d be proud to share with friends or online. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #2 This time out we'll see Ron work his magic on a One Shot Color data set, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a jpg he’d be proud to share with friends or online. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #3 Warren will work his magic on an image of the Corona nebula captured with a One-Shot Color (OSC) camera, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, ending with a JPEG he’d be proud to share online or with friends. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #4 Ron will combine luminance from a mono camera with one-shot color data from a separate telescope to make a beautiful deep-sky portrait of M33. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #5 Warren will work his magic on a monochromatic LRGB set of the Horsehead and Flame nebulae, taking it through linear and non-linear processing, finishing with a JPEG he’d be proud to share online or with friends. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #6 In Photons to Photos #6, you'll look over Ron's shoulder while he processes a monochrome LRGB data set from scratch. The subjects are two iconic springtime galaxies that are well-placed for northern imagers in March and April: the Whale and the Hockey Stick. Ron will start with monochrome L, R, G and B masters and finish with a JPEG that's ready to share on the web. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #7 M13 is arguably the finest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, and is well placed for imaging in the late spring and early summer. In Photons to Photos #7 you can watch over Warren's shoulder as he processes a One-Shot Color image of the Hercules cluster from start to finish. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #8 M101 lies off the handle of the Big Dipper. This beautiful grand-design spiral galaxy is well placed in the northern sky all night long in late spring and early summer. In this workshop Ron will blend luminance- and Ha-filtered masters from his mono camera and 6” scope with one-shot color data from his 4” refractor to capture the essence of this object. This workshop will include demos of some recent enhancements to PI and the latest add-ons, including NoiseXterminator. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #9 In Photons to Photos #9, you'll get a “twofer” as Ron and Warren will work as a team to process a narrowband data set of eta-Carinae from scratch. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #10 In the next Photons to Photos session, we’ll watch over Warren’s shoulder while he processes a medium resolution, monochromatic version of the iconic Orion Nebula, M42. This beautiful, multicolored nebula is relatively easy to process because of its strong signal, but can present challenges due to its high dynamic range. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #11 In Photons to Photos #11, Ron will combine data from two different cameras and telescopes to produce a detailed deep-sky portrait of M45, The Pleiades, that you'd be proud to hang on your wall. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #12 In Photons to Photos #12, It’s Galaxy Season again! We’ll peek over Warren’s shoulder as he processes an OSC version of the Leo Triplet, from linear RGB master to finished photo. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #13 In Photons to Photos #13, Ron will combine data from two different cameras and telescopes to produce a detailed deep-sky portrait that you'd be proud to hang on your wall. His subject is the Black Eye Galaxy, M64, which is well placed for imaging in early spring. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #14 In Photons to Photos #14, Warren will work up some monochrome data on the most glorious globular cluster in either hemisphere, omega Centauri. This data was collected by our Supernova Sponsor, Telescope Live. Access Access Access Video and Data Photons to Photos #15 In Photons to Photos #15, Ron will work up an OSC data on the amazing Andromeda Galaxy, M31. This Galaxy is well placed for imaging in the northern hemisphere in late summer and fall. Access Access Access Video and Data Contact Pete Proulx if you have any questions - peterproulx@gmail.com (USA) 716-864-7400 *Workshop Prize Disclaimer About Our Sponsors Master of PixInsight has teamed up with World Class suppliers of products and services for the Amateur Astronomer. LEARN MORE

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