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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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