Learn how to process your images in PixInsight from one of our online Live or Recorded Workshops. This is a must have for learning PixInsight. The website has been described as PixInsight University. It's covers PixInsight Fundamentals and will help you Mastering PixInsight. Intermediate PixInsight Workshop Series Intermediate Series Experienced with PixInsight or want to dig in deeper? Our 4-part Intermediate series goes deeper into processing and special techniques. Let's take it to a higher level! 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. More Info Purchase $35 USD Access Video & Data 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. More Info Purchase $35 USD Access Video & Data 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. More Info Purchase $35 USD Access Video & Data 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. More Info Purchase $35 USD Access Video & Data Subscription Options We’re excited to offer yearly Subscription Options , designed to meet the needs of all PixInsight users. Whether you’re looking for comprehensive access or a more focused experience, we have the plan for you! More About Yearly Subscriptions Contact Pete Proulx if you have any questions - peterproulx@gmail.com (USA) 716-864-7400 Our Next Live Workshop Solar & Lunar Processing Tuesday October 20, 2026 7 PM EDT Unlimited Access $35 Don’t miss out - Sign Up today! More Info & Register *Workshop Prize Disclaimer Purchased a Live Workshop and looking for your link? (Click Here) About Our Sponsors Master of PixInsight has teamed up with World Class suppliers of products and services for the Amateur Astronomer. LEARN MORE

Welcome to PixInsight University, your go-to resource for mastering PixInsight! These tutorials are designed to help you learn specific processes, scripts, and techniques with ease. Whether you’re exploring best practices in our PixInsight Today section or diving into new features in PixInsight Updates, we’ve got you covered. With concise tutorials typically running 3 to 10 minutes, you’ll gain actionable insights to enhance your astrophotography journey. Let’s get started! PixInsight University Welcome to ‘PixInsight University,’ your go-to source for mastering PixInsight! Our comprehensive tutorial series are designed to help you learn PI’s most effective processes, scripts, and techniques with ease. Whether you’re exploring the foundational ‘PixInsight Today’ section or catching up on the newest features in ‘PixInsight Updates,’ we’ve got you covered! These short, focused tutorials respect your time, providing you with actionable insights to enhance your images. Let’s get started! Your PixInsight University subscription includes: PixInsight Today PixInsight Today’ replaces our earlier ‘PixInsight Foundations’ series. Think of it as a third edition of Warren Keller’s seminal book, Inside PixInsight, reimagined as video tutorials! As its name implies, ‘PixInsight Today’ highlights only PI’s most modern and useful tools, whether native or third-party. While not as in-depth as the old, 3-part ‘Foundations’ series, Warren digs just deep enough into his recommended tools, to guide you through both pre- and post-processing in a chronological, easily digestible way. PixInsight Updates With the constant improvements and changes made to PixInsight, ‘PixInsight Updates’ are less formal, off-the-cuff series, with Warren and Ron providing timely updates on the very latest versions of processes, scripts, and techniques. We've designed this series to mirror a typical processing workflow. Unlock the full potential of PixInsight with PixInsight University, featuring over 175 videos . This comprehensive series is your ultimate resource for mastering PixInsight, with tutorials that are concise, focused, and actionable. Whether you’re learning specific processes or advanced techniques, PixInsight University offers the guidance you need to elevate your astrophotography. Subscription $99.99 Yearly Subscription Purchase Page

New to PixInsight? Our 2 hour pre-recorded Workshop will get you processing your astrophotography images in no time! PixInsight for Newbies 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

Putting it All Together Recorded Workshop Purchase While the Weighted Batch Preprocessing script (WBPP) takes care of preprocessing in the majority of situations, some images may require manual integration (‘stacking’) to produce the best result. 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, including: ImageIntegration – a deeper dive into its options and settings DrizzleIntegration – for undersampled images, including CFA Drizzle for one-shot color (OSC) HDRComposition – integrating masters of different exposure times for targets (e.g. M42) with a high dynamic range PixelMath – to blend multiple images together Creating a synthetic luminance (SynthL) or superluminance (SuperL) from available masters These techniques can be used with one-shot color and monochrome CCD and CMOS astronomical cameras, as well as DSLRs. WHAT YOU’LL GET Attendees of this workshop will receive the following: A PixInsight project containing all images and icons used during 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 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

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

New to PixInsight? Our 2 hour Workshop will get you processing your astrophotography images in no time! Next Workshop Solar & Lunar Processing Tuesday October 20, 2026 7 PM EDT 2-Hour Virtual Workshop Register Unlimited Access $35 PixInsight was designed with deep-sky image processing in mind, but it can also deliver great results when processing images of the Sun and Moon. With the wide availability of H-alpha telescopes and high-speed video cameras, high-quality solar and lunar image processing has never been so accessible to amateurs. In this workshop, Ron will show you how to process images of the Sun and the Moon with built-in and third-party processes and scripts, so you can make use of those sunny days and moonlit nights! WHAT YOU’LL GET All attendees of these workshops will receive the following: All of the project files used in the workshop Process icon sets to use on your own data Unlimited access to a recording of the workshop An opportunity to win a door prize from our generous sponsors We'll be using Gotomeeting for this Virtual Workshop You'll need to download the free application here: www.gotomeeting.com Come learn with PixInsight Ambassadors Warren Keller & Ron Brecher 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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Photons to Photos #13 Processing M64 the Black Eye Galaxy 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 # 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. 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 your 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 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.

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