"Take 4" Processing of NGC 2024

01 Integration

// Start time: 2010/12/24 23:10:04 UTC
// Execution time: 58.427 s
var p = new ImageIntegration;
with ( p )
{
   images = [ // enabled, path
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-001600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-002600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-003600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-004600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-005600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-006600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-007600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-008600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33a-009600sec_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33set2-001600s_c_r.fit"], // row 10
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33set2-002600s_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33set2-003600s_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33set2-004600s_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33set2-005600s_c_r.fit"],
      [true, "S:/Images/2010 12 01/registered-PI/NGC2024-b33set2-006600s_c_r.fit"]
   ];
   combination = Average;
   weightMode = NoiseEvaluation;
   weightKeyword = "";
   normalization = Additive;
   rejection = WinsorizedSigmaClip;
   rejectionNormalization = NoRejectionNormalization;
   minMaxLow = 1;
   minMaxHigh = 1;
   pcClipLow = 0.200;
   pcClipHigh = 0.100;
   sigmaLow = 5.000;
   sigmaHigh = 5.000;
   linearFitLow = 5.000;
   linearFitHigh = 2.500;
   ccdGain = 1.00;
   ccdReadNoise = 10.00;
   ccdScaleNoise = 0.00;
   clipLow = true;
   clipHigh = true;
   rangeClipLow = true;
   rangeLow = 0.000000;
   rangeClipHigh = true;
   rangeHigh = 0.980000;
   generate64BitResult = false;
   generateRejectionMaps = true;
   generateIntegratedImage = true;
   closePreviousImages = false;
   bufferSizeMB = 16;
   useROI = false;
   roiX0 = 0;
   roiY0 = 0;
   roiX1 = 0;
   roiY1 = 0;
   useCache = true;
   evaluateNoise = true;
   mrsMinDataFraction = 0.020;
}

02 Crop

// Start time: 2010/12/24 23:25:47 UTC
// Execution time: 0.118 s
var p = new DynamicCrop;
with ( p )
{
   centerX = 0.47673;
   centerY = 0.48657;
   width = 0.91766;
   height = 0.96367;
   angle = 0.0000;
   scaleX = 1.00000;
   scaleY = 1.00000;
   optimizeFast = true;
   interpolation = Auto;
   smoothness = 1.50;
   red = 0.000000;
   green = 0.000000;
   blue = 0.000000;
   alpha = 1.000000;
}

03 Bin 2x2

With my 900mm ED-100 I end up with an unreasonable 1.2"/pixel. Remap this to something more realistic

// Start time: 2010/12/24 23:36:03 UTC
// Execution time: 0.556 s
var p = new Resample;
with ( p )
{
   xSize = 0.5000;
   ySize = 0.5000;
   mode = RelativeDimensions;
   absoluteMode = ForceWidthAndHeight;
   xResolution = 72.000;
   yResolution = 72.000;
   metric = false;
   forceResolution = false;
   interpolation = Auto;
   smoothness = 1.50;
}

04 DBE

// Start time: 2010/12/26 19:21:39 UTC

// Execution time: 0.570 s

var p = new DynamicBackgroundExtraction;

with ( p )

{

data = [ // x, y, z0, w0, z1, w1, z2, w2

[0.00325098, 0.00409836, 0.08301341, 0.868, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.00325098, 0.14590164, 0.08308428, 0.861, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.00325098, 0.28688525, 0.08336955, 0.831, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.00325098, 0.99508197, 0.08355097, 0.812, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.10273082, 0.00409836, 0.08350808, 0.816, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.30104031, 0.14590164, 0.08231289, 0.942, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.40052016, 0.14590164, 0.08228776, 0.944, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.49934980, 0.00409836, 0.08337793, 0.830, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.49934980, 0.14590164, 0.08167612, 0.982, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.49934980, 0.28688525, 0.08203425, 0.967, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000], // row 10

[0.49934980, 0.42868852, 0.08227478, 0.946, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.59882965, 0.00409836, 0.08281459, 0.889, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.59882965, 0.14590164, 0.08148366, 0.968, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.59882965, 0.28688525, 0.08171659, 0.985, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.59882965, 0.42868852, 0.08180936, 0.983, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.59882965, 0.57049180, 0.08190726, 0.979, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.69830949, 0.00409836, 0.08252656, 0.919, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.69830949, 0.14590164, 0.08186520, 0.981, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.69830949, 0.28688525, 0.08249982, 0.922, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.69830949, 0.42868852, 0.08187130, 0.980, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000], // row 20

[0.69830949, 0.57049180, 0.08173280, 0.984, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.79778934, 0.00409836, 0.08211990, 0.961, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.79778934, 0.14590164, 0.08217496, 0.955, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.79778934, 0.28688525, 0.08200045, 0.973, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.79778934, 0.42868852, 0.08176840, 0.985, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.79778934, 0.57049180, 0.08154067, 0.975, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.79778934, 0.71229508, 0.08126371, 0.948, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.79778934, 0.85327869, 0.08137532, 0.959, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.89661899, 0.00409836, 0.08115867, 0.937, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.89661899, 0.14590164, 0.08119797, 0.941, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000], // row 30

[0.89661899, 0.28688525, 0.08122978, 0.945, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.89661899, 0.42868852, 0.08118600, 0.940, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.89661899, 0.57049180, 0.08091768, 0.912, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.89661899, 0.71229508, 0.08081126, 0.895, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.89661899, 0.85327869, 0.08059865, 0.878, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.89661899, 0.99508197, 0.08066358, 0.885, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.99609883, 0.00409836, 0.08094245, 0.912, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.99609883, 0.14590164, 0.08070206, 0.889, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.99609883, 0.28688525, 0.08069929, 0.889, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.99609883, 0.42868852, 0.08059099, 0.878, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000], // row 40

[0.99609883, 0.57049180, 0.08053423, 0.872, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.99609883, 0.71229508, 0.08016057, 0.832, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.99609883, 0.85327869, 0.07981137, 0.796, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.99609883, 0.99508197, 0.07949333, 0.762, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.02080624, 0.05737705, 0.08293177, 0.877, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000],

[0.03120936, 0.01475410, 0.08282077, 0.888, 0.00000000, 0.000, 0.00000000, 0.000]

];

numberOfChannels = 1;

derivativeOrder = 2;

smoothing = 0.250;

ignoreWeights = false;

modelId = "";

modelWidth = 0;

modelHeight = 0;

downsample = 2;

modelSampleFormat = f32;

targetCorrection = Subtract;

normalize = true;

discardModel = false;

replaceTarget = true;

correctedImageId = "";

correctedImageSampleFormat = SameAsTarget;

samples = [ // x, y, radius, symmetries, axialCount, isFixed, z0, w0, z1, w1, z2, w2

[5, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.083013, 0.868, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[5, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.083084, 0.861, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[5, 350, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.083370, 0.831, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[5, 1214, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.083551, 0.812, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[158, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.083508, 0.816, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[463, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082313, 0.942, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[616, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082288, 0.944, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[768, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.083378, 0.830, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[768, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081676, 0.982, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[768, 350, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082034, 0.967, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000], // row 10

[768, 523, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082275, 0.946, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[921, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082815, 0.889, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[921, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081484, 0.968, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[921, 350, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081717, 0.985, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[921, 523, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081809, 0.983, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[921, 696, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081907, 0.979, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1074, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082527, 0.919, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1074, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081865, 0.981, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1074, 350, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082500, 0.922, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1074, 523, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081871, 0.980, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000], // row 20

[1074, 696, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081733, 0.984, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1227, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082120, 0.961, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1227, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082175, 0.955, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1227, 350, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082000, 0.973, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1227, 523, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081768, 0.985, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1227, 696, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081541, 0.975, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1227, 869, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081264, 0.948, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1227, 1041, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081375, 0.959, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1379, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081159, 0.937, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1379, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081198, 0.941, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000], // row 30

[1379, 350, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081230, 0.945, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1379, 523, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.081186, 0.940, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1379, 696, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080918, 0.912, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1379, 869, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080811, 0.895, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1379, 1041, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080599, 0.878, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1379, 1214, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080664, 0.885, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1532, 5, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080942, 0.912, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1532, 178, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080702, 0.889, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1532, 350, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080699, 0.889, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1532, 523, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080591, 0.878, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000], // row 40

[1532, 696, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080534, 0.872, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1532, 869, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.080161, 0.832, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1532, 1041, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.079811, 0.796, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[1532, 1214, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.079493, 0.762, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[32, 70, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082932, 0.877, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000],

[48, 18, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0.082821, 0.888, 0.000000, 0.000, 0.000000, 0.000]

];

imageWidth = 1538;

imageHeight = 1220;

symmetryCenterX = 0.500000;

symmetryCenterY = 0.500000;

tolerance = 0.500;

shadowsRelaxation = 3.000;

minSampleFraction = 0.050;

defaultSampleRadius = 5;

samplesPerRow = 10;

minWeight = 0.750;

sampleColor = 4292927712;

selectedSampleColor = 4278255360;

selectedSampleFillColor = 0;

badSampleColor = 4294901760;

badSampleFillColor = 2164195328;

axisColor = 4288716960;

}

05 Deconv Star Mask

// Total time: 15.238 s

var p = new ProcessContainer;

with ( p )

{

// Start time: 2010/12/29 07:30:07 UTC

// Execution time: 15.238 s

var p_0 = new StarMask;

with ( p_0 )

{

shadowsClipping = 0.08000;

midtonesBalance = 0.10000;

highlightsClipping = 1.00000;

waveletLayers = 5;

structureContours = false;

noiseThreshold = 0.08000;

aggregateStructures = false;

binarizeStructures = false;

largeScaleGrowth = 1;

smallScaleGrowth = 4;

growthCompensation = 2;

smoothness = 16;

invert = false;

truncation = 1.00000;

limit = 0.80000;

mode = StarMask;

}

add( p_0 );

}

06 Deconvolution

http://pixinsight.com/examples/deconvolution/Gemini-NGC5189/en.html

// Start time: 2010/12/29 07:39:16 UTC

// Execution time: 63.351 s

var p = new Deconvolution;

with ( p )

{

algorithm = RichardsonLucy;

numberOfIterations = 25;

deringing = true;

deringingDark = 0.2500;

deringingBright = 0.0000;

deringingSupport = true;

deringingSupportAmount = 1.00;

deringingSupportViewId = "T4_05_2_deconv_mask";

toLuminance = true;

psfMode = Gaussian;

psfGaussianSigma = 1.60;

psfGaussianShape = 2.00;

psfGaussianAspectRatio = 1.00;

psfGaussianRotationAngle = 0.00;

psfMotionLength = 6.00;

psfMotionRotationAngle = 0.00;

psfViewId = "";

psfFFTSizeLimit = 15;

useRegularization = true;

waveletLayers = [ // noiseThreshold, noiseReduction

[3.00, 1.00],

[2.00, 0.70],

[1.00, 0.70],

[1.00, 0.70]

];

noiseModel = Gaussian;

numberOfWaveletLayers = 2;

scalingFunction = B3Spline5x5;

convergence = 0.0000;

rangeLow = 0.0000000;

rangeHigh = 0.0000000;

iterations = [ // count

[25],

[0],

[0]

];

}

07 HT

// Start time: 2010/12/26 23:12:40 UTC

// Execution time: 0.169 s

var p = new HistogramTransformation;

with ( p )

{

H = [ // c0, m, c1, r0, r1

[0.00000000, 0.50000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000],

[0.00000000, 0.11799410, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000],

[0.00000000, 0.50000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000]

];

}

// Start time: 2010/12/26 23:13:19 UTC

// Execution time: 0.378 s

var p = new HistogramTransformation;

with ( p )

{

H = [ // c0, m, c1, r0, r1

[0.00000000, 0.50000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000],

[0.36873156, 0.13551402, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000],

[0.00000000, 0.50000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000]

];

}

// Start time: 2010/12/26 23:13:39 UTC

// Execution time: 0.094 s

var p = new HistogramTransformation;

with ( p )

{

H = [ // c0, m, c1, r0, r1

[0.00000000, 0.50000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000],

[0.21529745, 0.13551402, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000],

[0.00000000, 0.50000000, 1.00000000, 0.00000000, 1.00000000]

];

}

08 Multi Level HDR

http://pixinsight.com/examples/HDRWT/M101/en.html

// Start time: 2010/12/26 23:39:51 UTC

// Execution time: 7.333 s

var p = new HDRWaveletTransform;

with ( p )

{

numberOfLayers = 6;

numberOfIterations = 2;

invertedIterations = true;

overdrive = 0.000;

scalingFunctionData = [

0.04,0.2,0.04,

0.2,1,0.2,

0.04,0.2,0.04

];

scalingFunctionKernelSize = 3;

scalingFunctionName = "3x3 Gaussian";

deringing = true;

smallScaleDeringing = 0.000;

largeScaleDeringing = 0.250;

outputDeringingMaps = false;

midtonesBalanceMode = Automatic;

midtonesBalance = 0.500000;

toLightness = true;

preserveHue = false;

luminanceMask = true;

}

// Start time: 2010/12/26 23:41:01 UTC

// Execution time: 3.808 s

var p = new HDRWaveletTransform;

with ( p )

{

numberOfLayers = 3;

numberOfIterations = 1;

invertedIterations = true;

overdrive = 0.000;

scalingFunctionData = [

0.00390625,0.015625,0.0234375,0.015625,0.00390625,

0.015625,0.0625,0.09375,0.0625,0.015625,

0.0234375,0.09375,0.140625,0.09375,0.0234375,

0.015625,0.0625,0.09375,0.0625,0.015625,

0.00390625,0.015625,0.0234375,0.015625,0.00390625

];

scalingFunctionKernelSize = 5;

scalingFunctionName = "5x5 B3 Spline";

deringing = true;

smallScaleDeringing = 0.000;

largeScaleDeringing = 0.250;

outputDeringingMaps = false;

midtonesBalanceMode = Automatic;

midtonesBalance = 0.500000;

toLightness = false;

preserveHue = false;

luminanceMask = true;

}

// Start time: 2010/12/26 23:42:08 UTC

// Execution time: 0.051 s

var p = new CurvesTransformation;

with ( p )

{

R = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

Rt = AkimaSubsplines;

G = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

Gt = AkimaSubsplines;

B = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

Bt = AkimaSubsplines;

K = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[0.27187, 0.22695],

[0.65248, 0.81560],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

Kt = AkimaSubsplines;

L = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

Lt = AkimaSubsplines;

a = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

at = AkimaSubsplines;

b = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

bt = AkimaSubsplines;

c = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

ct = AkimaSubsplines;

H = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

Ht = AkimaSubsplines;

S = [ // x, y

[0.00000, 0.00000],

[1.00000, 1.00000]

];

St = AkimaSubsplines;

}

09 Dark Structure Enchance

http://pixinsight.com/tutorials/DSE/en.html

DSE script 8 layers, 3x3 linear , amount=.2, 4 iterations

10 ACDNR

// Start time: 2010/12/27 00:40:08 UTC

// Execution time: 2.523 s

var p = new ACDNR;

with ( p )

{

applyToLightness = true;

applyToChrominance = true;

useMaskL = true;

useMaskC = false;

sigmaL = 1.5;

sigmaC = 2.0;

shapeL = 0.50;

shapeC = 0.50;

amountL = 0.90;

amountC = 1.00;

iterationsL = 3;

iterationsC = 3;

prefilterMethodL = None;

prefilterMethodC = None;

protectionMethodL = WeightedAverage3x3;

protectionMethodC = UnweightedAverage3x3;

minStructSizeL = 5;

minStructSizeC = 5;

protectDarkSidesL = true;

protectDarkSidesC = true;

darkSidesThresholdL = 0.015;

darkSidesThresholdC = 0.030;

darkSidesOverdriveL = 0.00;

darkSidesOverdriveC = 0.00;

protectBrightSidesL = true;

protectBrightSidesC = true;

brightSidesThresholdL = 0.015;

brightSidesThresholdC = 0.030;

brightSidesOverdriveL = 0.00;

brightSidesOverdriveC = 0.00;

starProtectionL = true;

starProtectionC = true;

starThresholdL = 0.030;

starThresholdC = 0.030;

previewMask = false;

maskRemovedWaveletLayers = 1;

maskShadowsClipping = 0.05000;

maskHighlightsClipping = 0.48000;

maskMTF = 0.40000;

}

// Start time: 2010/12/27 00:41:07 UTC

// Execution time: 11.627 s

var p = new ACDNR;

with ( p )

{

applyToLightness = true;

applyToChrominance = true;

useMaskL = true;

useMaskC = false;

sigmaL = 5.0;

sigmaC = 2.0;

shapeL = 0.50;

shapeC = 0.50;

amountL = 0.90;

amountC = 1.00;

iterationsL = 3;

iterationsC = 3;

prefilterMethodL = None;

prefilterMethodC = None;

protectionMethodL = WeightedAverage3x3;

protectionMethodC = UnweightedAverage3x3;

minStructSizeL = 5;

minStructSizeC = 5;

protectDarkSidesL = true;

protectDarkSidesC = true;

darkSidesThresholdL = 0.015;

darkSidesThresholdC = 0.030;

darkSidesOverdriveL = 0.00;

darkSidesOverdriveC = 0.00;

protectBrightSidesL = true;

protectBrightSidesC = true;

brightSidesThresholdL = 0.015;

brightSidesThresholdC = 0.030;

brightSidesOverdriveL = 0.00;

brightSidesOverdriveC = 0.00;

starProtectionL = true;

starProtectionC = true;

starThresholdL = 0.030;

starThresholdC = 0.030;

previewMask = false;

maskRemovedWaveletLayers = 1;

maskShadowsClipping = 0.27000;

maskHighlightsClipping = 0.43000;

maskMTF = 0.28000;

}

Fix Altinak

The bright star Altinak was severely burned out by the HDR process. I found it was easier to correct it using PhotoShop than by using PixInsight.

After Completion Experiments

The star images are rather large due to either a focusing or NIR bloat. I wanted to experiment with MT to see if it would help. The results are a matter of preference, but I am displaying the non- MT version

7a Star Size (and Intensity) Reduction

http://pixinsight.com/examples/M45-sonnenstein/en.html#Controlling_Star_Sizes

Because the area around some of the stars contain bright nebula it was necessary to manually remove these areas with CloneStamp

Generate MT Mask

Use ATrousWaveletTransform to isolate stars

// Start time: 2010/12/29 00:20:21 UTC

// Execution time: 1.797 s

var p = new ATrousWaveletTransform;

with ( p )

{

layers = [ // enabled, biasEnabled, bias, noiseReductionEnabled, noiseReductionThreshold, noiseReductionAmount, noiseReductionIterations

[false, true, 0.000, false, 3.000, 0.50, 1],

[true, true, 0.200, false, 3.000, 0.50, 1],

[false, true, 0.000, false, 3.000, 0.50, 1]

];

scaleDelta = 0;

scalingFunctionData = [

0.2928932,0.5,0.2928932,

0.5,1,0.5,

0.2928932,0.5,0.2928932

];

scalingFunctionKernelSize = 3;

scalingFunctionNoiseSigma = [

0.8095,0.2688,0.1176,

0.0568,0.0283,0.0141,

0.0071,0.0036,0.0018,

0.0009

];

scalingFunctionNoiseLayers = 10;

scalingFunctionName = "3x3 Linear Interpolation";

largeScaleFunction = NoFunction;

curveBreakPoint = 0.75;

noiseThresholding = true;

noiseThresholdingAmount = 1.00;

noiseThreshold = 6.80;

softThresholding = true;

useMultiresolutionSupport = false;

deringing = false;

deringingDark = 0.1000;

deringingBright = 0.0000;

outputDeringingMaps = false;

lowRange = 0.0000;

highRange = 0.0000;

previewMode = Disabled;

previewLayer = 0;

toLuminance = true;

toChrominance = false;

linear = true;

}

Binarize

// Start time: 2010/12/29 00:20:27 UTC

// Execution time: 0.030 s

var p = new Binarize;

with ( p )

{

thresholdRK = 0.70000000;

thresholdG = 0.70000000;

thresholdB = 0.70000000;

isGlobal = true;

}

Clone stamp to remove remaining structures

// Start time: 2010/12/29 00:22:12 UTC

// Execution time: 0.062 s

var p = new CloneStamp;

with ( p )

{

cloner = [ // actionIndex, targetX, targetY

[0, 360, 954],

[0, 360, 948],

[0, 363, 945],

[0, 363, 939],

[0, 363, 933],

[0, 366, 933],

[0, 366, 930],

[0, 366, 927],

[0, 369, 927],

[0, 369, 924], // row 10

[0, 369, 921],

[0, 369, 915],

[0, 372, 915],

[0, 375, 909],

[0, 375, 906],

[0, 375, 903],

[0, 375, 900],

[0, 375, 897],

[0, 375, 894],

[0, 375, 891], // row 20

[0, 375, 888],

[0, 375, 885],

[0, 372, 882],

[0, 372, 879],

[0, 372, 876],

[0, 372, 873],

[0, 372, 870],

[0, 372, 867],

[0, 372, 864],

[0, 369, 864], // row 30

[0, 366, 864],

[0, 360, 870],

[0, 350, 875],

[0, 348, 876],

[0, 342, 879],

[0, 342, 882],

[0, 333, 885],

[0, 327, 891],

[0, 324, 894],

[0, 324, 897], // row 40

[0, 324, 900],

[0, 324, 903],

[0, 324, 906],

[0, 327, 906],

[0, 327, 909],

[0, 327, 912],

[0, 330, 912],

[0, 330, 915],

[0, 330, 918],

[0, 330, 921], // row 50

[0, 333, 924],

[0, 336, 927],

[0, 336, 930],

[0, 336, 933],

[0, 336, 936],

[0, 336, 939],

[0, 336, 942],

[0, 336, 939],

[0, 336, 936],

[0, 339, 930], // row 60

[0, 342, 930],

[0, 345, 924],

[0, 345, 921],

[0, 351, 915],

[0, 354, 909],

[0, 354, 906],

[0, 360, 900],

[0, 360, 897],

[0, 360, 894],

[0, 360, 891], // row 70

[0, 357, 888],

[0, 357, 885],

[0, 354, 879],

[0, 351, 879],

[0, 348, 876],

[0, 345, 873],

[0, 342, 870],

[0, 339, 867],

[0, 336, 870],

[0, 333, 873], // row 80

[0, 333, 876],

[0, 330, 882],

[0, 327, 885],

[0, 324, 891],

[0, 324, 894],

[0, 321, 897],

[0, 321, 900],

[0, 318, 903],

[0, 318, 906],

[0, 318, 909], // row 90

[0, 315, 912],

[0, 315, 915],

[0, 318, 915],

[0, 318, 918],

[0, 321, 921],

[0, 324, 924],

[0, 327, 927],

[0, 327, 933],

[0, 333, 936],

[0, 333, 939], // row 100

[0, 336, 939],

[0, 339, 942],

[0, 342, 945],

[0, 342, 948],

[0, 345, 951],

[0, 348, 951],

[0, 348, 954],

[0, 351, 954],

[0, 354, 957],

[0, 357, 960], // row 110

[0, 360, 957],

[0, 363, 957],

[0, 363, 951],

[0, 366, 951],

[0, 366, 948],

[0, 369, 945],

[0, 369, 942],

[0, 369, 939],

[0, 372, 933],

[1, 801, 1059], // row 120

[1, 801, 1056],

[1, 801, 1050],

[1, 798, 1050],

[1, 798, 1044],

[1, 795, 1035],

[1, 795, 1032],

[1, 792, 1023],

[1, 792, 1014],

[1, 792, 1011],

[1, 789, 1005], // row 130

[1, 786, 1002],

[1, 783, 999],

[1, 783, 996],

[1, 783, 993],

[1, 780, 990],

[1, 780, 987],

[1, 780, 984],

[1, 777, 981],

[1, 777, 978],

[1, 774, 975], // row 140

[1, 771, 972],

[1, 771, 969],

[1, 771, 966],

[1, 771, 963],

[1, 771, 960],

[1, 771, 957],

[1, 771, 954],

[1, 771, 951],

[1, 771, 948],

[1, 771, 942], // row 150

[1, 771, 936],

[1, 771, 930],

[1, 771, 924],

[1, 771, 921],

[1, 771, 918],

[1, 771, 915],

[1, 771, 918],

[1, 771, 921],

[1, 771, 924],

[1, 774, 927], // row 160

[1, 774, 930],

[1, 774, 933],

[1, 774, 936],

[1, 777, 939],

[1, 780, 939],

[1, 780, 945],

[1, 780, 948],

[1, 783, 948],

[1, 783, 954],

[1, 786, 957], // row 170

[1, 786, 960],

[1, 786, 963],

[1, 789, 963],

[1, 789, 966],

[1, 792, 969],

[1, 792, 975],

[1, 795, 978],

[1, 795, 981],

[1, 798, 984],

[1, 798, 987], // row 180

[1, 801, 990],

[1, 804, 996],

[1, 804, 999],

[1, 804, 1002],

[1, 804, 1005],

[1, 804, 1008],

[1, 804, 1014],

[1, 804, 1017],

[1, 804, 1020],

[1, 804, 1023], // row 190

[1, 801, 1023],

[1, 801, 1026],

[1, 798, 1029],

[1, 792, 1035],

[1, 789, 1038],

[1, 786, 1041],

[1, 786, 1044],

[1, 783, 1044],

[1, 783, 1047],

[1, 780, 1050], // row 200

[1, 777, 1050],

[1, 777, 1053],

[1, 777, 1047],

[1, 777, 1044],

[1, 777, 1038],

[1, 777, 1035],

[1, 777, 1032],

[1, 774, 1029],

[1, 774, 1023],

[1, 774, 1020], // row 210

[1, 771, 1017],

[1, 771, 1011],

[1, 768, 1008],

[1, 768, 1005],

[1, 768, 1002],

[1, 768, 999],

[1, 768, 996],

[1, 765, 993],

[1, 765, 990],

[1, 765, 987], // row 220

[1, 762, 987],

[1, 759, 984],

[1, 759, 981],

[1, 759, 978],

[1, 759, 975],

[1, 756, 972],

[1, 753, 969],

[1, 753, 966],

[1, 753, 963],

[1, 753, 960], // row 230

[1, 750, 957],

[1, 750, 954],

[1, 747, 948],

[1, 747, 942],

[1, 744, 936],

[1, 744, 933],

[1, 744, 930],

[1, 744, 927],

[1, 744, 924],

[1, 744, 921], // row 240

[1, 744, 918],

[1, 744, 915],

[1, 744, 912],

[1, 744, 909],

[1, 744, 906],

[1, 744, 912],

[1, 744, 915],

[1, 744, 921],

[1, 744, 924],

[1, 744, 927], // row 250

[1, 744, 933],

[1, 744, 939],

[1, 744, 945],

[1, 744, 948],

[1, 744, 954],

[1, 744, 957],

[1, 744, 963],

[1, 741, 966],

[1, 741, 969],

[1, 741, 972], // row 260

[1, 741, 975],

[1, 741, 978],

[1, 741, 981],

[1, 741, 984],

[1, 741, 987],

[1, 741, 990],

[1, 741, 993],

[1, 741, 996],

[1, 741, 999],

[1, 741, 1005], // row 270

[1, 741, 1008],

[1, 741, 1011],

[1, 744, 1014],

[1, 744, 1017],

[1, 747, 1020],

[1, 747, 1023],

[1, 750, 1026],

[1, 750, 1029],

[1, 750, 1032],

[1, 753, 1035], // row 280

[1, 753, 1038],

[1, 756, 1044],

[1, 756, 1047],

[1, 756, 1053],

[1, 756, 1056],

[1, 756, 1059],

[1, 756, 1065],

[1, 756, 1068],

[1, 753, 1068],

[1, 753, 1071], // row 290

[1, 750, 1071],

[1, 747, 1071],

[1, 744, 1071],

[1, 741, 1068],

[1, 738, 1065],

[1, 735, 1065],

[1, 732, 1065],

[1, 732, 1059],

[1, 729, 1059],

[1, 726, 1056], // row 300

[1, 723, 1053],

[1, 720, 1053],

[1, 720, 1050],

[1, 720, 1047],

[1, 720, 1044],

[1, 717, 1044],

[1, 717, 1041],

[1, 717, 1038],

[1, 714, 1035],

[1, 714, 1032], // row 310

[1, 714, 1029],

[1, 714, 1026],

[1, 714, 1023],

[1, 714, 1017],

[1, 711, 1017],

[1, 711, 1014],

[1, 711, 1011],

[1, 708, 1005],

[1, 708, 1002],

[1, 708, 999], // row 320

[1, 708, 996],

[1, 705, 996],

[1, 705, 993],

[1, 702, 993],

[1, 699, 987],

[1, 696, 984],

[1, 693, 981],

[1, 693, 978],

[1, 690, 972],

[1, 687, 972], // row 330

[1, 687, 969],

[1, 684, 966],

[1, 684, 963],

[1, 681, 963],

[1, 681, 960],

[1, 678, 957],

[1, 675, 951],

[1, 672, 951],

[1, 672, 948],

[1, 669, 942], // row 340

[1, 663, 939],

[1, 660, 930],

[1, 657, 924],

[1, 657, 918],

[1, 651, 915],

[1, 651, 909],

[1, 648, 909],

[1, 648, 903],

[1, 648, 900],

[1, 648, 897], // row 350

[1, 648, 894],

[1, 645, 894],

[1, 645, 891],

[1, 642, 888],

[1, 642, 882],

[1, 642, 879],

[1, 639, 873],

[1, 636, 870],

[1, 636, 867],

[1, 636, 873], // row 360

[1, 636, 879],

[1, 636, 888],

[1, 636, 894],

[1, 636, 897],

[1, 636, 900],

[1, 636, 903],

[1, 636, 909],

[1, 636, 918],

[1, 636, 921],

[1, 636, 930], // row 370

[1, 636, 933],

[1, 636, 936],

[1, 636, 942],

[1, 636, 945],

[1, 636, 948],

[1, 636, 951],

[1, 636, 957],

[1, 636, 963],

[1, 636, 969],

[1, 636, 978], // row 380

[1, 633, 978],

[1, 633, 981],

[1, 633, 984],

[1, 633, 987],

[1, 633, 990],

[2, 624, 1041],

[2, 624, 1038],

[2, 624, 1035],

[2, 624, 1032],

[2, 624, 1029], // row 390

[2, 624, 1026],

[2, 627, 1023],

[2, 627, 1020],

[2, 627, 1017],

[2, 627, 1014],

[2, 630, 1008],

[2, 633, 1005],

[2, 633, 1002],

[2, 636, 996],

[2, 636, 993], // row 400

[2, 639, 990],

[2, 639, 984],

[2, 639, 978],

[2, 642, 978],

[2, 642, 975],

[2, 645, 966],

[2, 648, 963],

[2, 648, 957],

[2, 651, 951],

[2, 651, 954], // row 410

[2, 651, 957],

[2, 651, 960],

[2, 651, 963],

[2, 651, 966],

[2, 651, 969],

[2, 651, 972],

[2, 651, 975],

[2, 651, 981],

[2, 651, 984],

[2, 651, 987], // row 420

[2, 651, 990],

[2, 651, 996],

[2, 651, 999],

[2, 648, 1002],

[2, 648, 1005],

[2, 648, 1008],

[2, 648, 1014],

[2, 648, 1011],

[2, 648, 1005],

[2, 648, 1002], // row 430

[2, 651, 996],

[2, 654, 993],

[2, 654, 990],

[2, 657, 987],

[2, 657, 984],

[2, 657, 981],

[2, 657, 978],

[2, 654, 978],

[2, 651, 978],

[2, 648, 975], // row 440

[2, 648, 972],

[2, 645, 972],

[2, 642, 972],

[2, 639, 972],

[2, 636, 972],

[2, 630, 972],

[2, 624, 972],

[2, 621, 972],

[2, 618, 972],

[2, 615, 972], // row 450

[2, 612, 972],

[2, 612, 969],

[2, 612, 966],

[2, 612, 963],

[2, 609, 957],

[2, 606, 951],

[2, 606, 948],

[2, 606, 945],

[2, 606, 942],

[2, 603, 933], // row 460

[2, 600, 933],

[2, 600, 930],

[2, 600, 933],

[2, 600, 936],

[2, 600, 939],

[2, 600, 945],

[2, 600, 951],

[2, 600, 957],

[2, 600, 963],

[2, 600, 966], // row 470

[2, 600, 972],

[2, 603, 978],

[2, 603, 981],

[2, 606, 984],

[2, 609, 987],

[2, 612, 987],

[2, 615, 990],

[2, 618, 993],

[2, 621, 993],

[2, 621, 996], // row 480

[2, 624, 996],

[2, 624, 993],

[2, 624, 990],

[2, 627, 984],

[2, 630, 981],

[2, 630, 975],

[2, 630, 969],

[2, 633, 963],

[2, 636, 954],

[2, 636, 951], // row 490

[2, 636, 942],

[2, 636, 939],

[2, 636, 933],

[2, 636, 930],

[2, 636, 927],

[2, 639, 927],

[2, 639, 924],

[2, 639, 921],

[2, 639, 918],

[2, 639, 915], // row 500

[2, 639, 909],

[2, 639, 906],

[2, 639, 903],

[2, 636, 897],

[2, 636, 894],

[2, 636, 891],

[2, 636, 888],

[2, 636, 885],

[2, 633, 882],

[2, 633, 879], // row 510

[2, 633, 876],

[2, 633, 873],

[2, 633, 870],

[2, 633, 867],

[2, 633, 864],

[2, 633, 861],

[2, 633, 858],

[2, 633, 855],

[2, 630, 858],

[2, 627, 858], // row 520

[2, 627, 864],

[2, 624, 864],

[2, 621, 867],

[2, 621, 870],

[2, 618, 873],

[2, 615, 876],

[2, 615, 882],

[2, 615, 888],

[2, 615, 894],

[2, 615, 897], // row 530

[3, 828, 993],

[3, 831, 990],

[3, 831, 984],

[3, 831, 981],

[3, 834, 978],

[3, 834, 975],

[3, 834, 972],

[3, 834, 966],

[3, 834, 963],

[3, 834, 957], // row 540

[3, 834, 951],

[3, 834, 945],

[3, 834, 939],

[3, 834, 936],

[3, 834, 933],

[3, 834, 927],

[3, 831, 927],

[3, 828, 924],

[3, 822, 924],

[3, 819, 924], // row 550

[3, 816, 924],

[3, 813, 924],

[3, 810, 924],

[3, 804, 924],

[3, 798, 924],

[3, 795, 924],

[3, 789, 924],

[3, 789, 927],

[3, 789, 933],

[3, 786, 936], // row 560

[3, 786, 939],

[3, 786, 942],

[3, 792, 942],

[3, 798, 942],

[3, 801, 942],

[3, 804, 942],

[3, 807, 945],

[3, 810, 945],

[3, 813, 945],

[3, 819, 948], // row 570

[3, 819, 951],

[3, 819, 954],

[3, 819, 957],

[3, 816, 957],

[3, 813, 963],

[3, 810, 963],

[3, 807, 963],

[3, 801, 966],

[3, 798, 966],

[3, 798, 969], // row 580

[3, 795, 969],

[3, 792, 969],

[3, 789, 969],

[3, 786, 969],

[3, 777, 972],

[3, 774, 975],

[3, 771, 975],

[3, 768, 975],

[3, 762, 975],

[3, 753, 975], // row 590

[3, 750, 975],

[3, 747, 975],

[3, 744, 978],

[3, 744, 981],

[3, 741, 984],

[3, 741, 987],

[3, 741, 990],

[3, 741, 993],

[3, 741, 996],

[3, 741, 999], // row 600

[3, 741, 1002],

[3, 741, 1005],

[3, 735, 1008],

[3, 732, 1011],

[3, 726, 1017],

[3, 723, 1023],

[3, 720, 1026],

[3, 717, 1032],

[3, 714, 1032],

[3, 711, 1038], // row 610

[3, 711, 1035],

[3, 711, 1032],

[3, 711, 1029],

[3, 711, 1026],

[3, 711, 1023],

[3, 711, 1020],

[3, 711, 1017],

[3, 711, 1014],

[3, 711, 1011],

[3, 714, 1008], // row 620

[3, 714, 1002],

[3, 714, 996],

[3, 714, 990],

[3, 714, 981],

[3, 714, 978],

[3, 714, 969],

[3, 714, 966],

[4, 726, 1086],

[4, 726, 1083],

[4, 723, 1077], // row 630

[4, 720, 1077],

[4, 717, 1071],

[4, 714, 1068],

[4, 714, 1065],

[4, 711, 1062],

[4, 708, 1056],

[4, 708, 1053],

[4, 705, 1053],

[4, 705, 1050],

[4, 705, 1047], // row 640

[4, 705, 1044],

[4, 705, 1041],

[4, 705, 1038],

[4, 702, 1035],

[4, 702, 1032],

[4, 702, 1029],

[4, 699, 1026],

[4, 699, 1023],

[4, 699, 1020],

[4, 699, 1017], // row 650

[4, 699, 1014],

[4, 699, 1011],

[4, 699, 1008],

[4, 699, 1005],

[4, 699, 1002],

[4, 699, 999],

[4, 696, 996],

[4, 696, 993],

[4, 696, 990],

[4, 699, 987], // row 660

[4, 699, 984],

[4, 702, 981],

[4, 705, 981],

[4, 705, 978],

[5, 780, 1071],

[5, 780, 1068],

[5, 780, 1065],

[5, 780, 1062],

[5, 780, 1053],

[5, 780, 1047], // row 670

[5, 780, 1038],

[5, 780, 1028],

[5, 780, 1026],

[5, 780, 1020],

[5, 780, 1014],

[5, 780, 1005],

[5, 777, 1002],

[5, 777, 999],

[5, 777, 996],

[5, 774, 993], // row 680

[5, 774, 990],

[5, 771, 987],

[5, 771, 981],

[5, 768, 975],

[5, 762, 972],

[5, 762, 966],

[5, 762, 963],

[5, 756, 957],

[5, 753, 948],

[5, 747, 945], // row 690

[5, 744, 939],

[5, 744, 936],

[5, 744, 930],

[5, 741, 930],

[5, 738, 927],

[5, 738, 924],

[5, 735, 921],

[6, 732, 1053],

[6, 732, 1050],

[6, 732, 1047], // row 700

[6, 732, 1044],

[6, 732, 1041],

[6, 729, 1041],

[6, 729, 1038],

[6, 729, 1035],

[6, 726, 1035],

[6, 723, 1032],

[6, 720, 1032],

[6, 717, 1032],

[6, 717, 1029], // row 710

[6, 714, 1029],

[6, 711, 1029],

[6, 708, 1026],

[6, 702, 1020],

[6, 699, 1017],

[6, 696, 1014],

[6, 696, 1008],

[6, 693, 1008],

[6, 690, 1005],

[6, 690, 1002], // row 720

[6, 687, 1002],

[7, 681, 1023],

[7, 681, 1020],

[7, 681, 1017],

[7, 684, 1014],

[7, 687, 1011],

[7, 690, 1011],

[7, 693, 1008],

[7, 696, 1008],

[7, 699, 1005], // row 730

[7, 699, 1002],

[7, 702, 1002],

[7, 705, 1002],

[7, 708, 999],

[7, 708, 996],

[7, 711, 990],

[7, 714, 990],

[7, 714, 987],

[7, 717, 984],

[7, 717, 981], // row 740

[7, 717, 978],

[7, 717, 975],

[7, 717, 972],

[7, 717, 969],

[7, 717, 966],

[7, 717, 960],

[7, 717, 954],

[7, 714, 954],

[7, 714, 951],

[7, 714, 948], // row 750

[7, 711, 945],

[7, 708, 945],

[7, 702, 945],

[7, 702, 942],

[7, 699, 942],

[7, 696, 939],

[7, 696, 936],

[7, 696, 933],

[7, 696, 930],

[7, 699, 927], // row 760

[7, 702, 924],

[7, 705, 924],

[7, 711, 924],

[7, 714, 924],

[7, 720, 918],

[7, 726, 918],

[7, 729, 915],

[7, 735, 912],

[7, 738, 909],

[7, 744, 906], // row 770

[7, 744, 903],

[7, 747, 903],

[7, 750, 903],

[7, 753, 903],

[7, 756, 903],

[7, 759, 903],

[7, 762, 900],

[7, 765, 900],

[7, 768, 900],

[7, 768, 903], // row 780

[7, 771, 903],

[7, 774, 906],

[7, 777, 909],

[7, 780, 909],

[7, 783, 912],

[7, 786, 915],

[7, 789, 915],

[7, 795, 918],

[7, 795, 921],

[7, 798, 921], // row 790

[7, 801, 924],

[7, 801, 927],

[7, 804, 927],

[7, 807, 927],

[7, 807, 930],

[7, 810, 933],

[7, 813, 936],

[7, 816, 936],

[7, 819, 939],

[7, 822, 939], // row 800

[7, 825, 939],

[7, 828, 942],

[7, 831, 945],

[7, 837, 945],

[7, 840, 951],

[7, 843, 951],

[7, 846, 954],

[7, 849, 954],

[7, 849, 957],

[7, 852, 957], // row 810

[7, 852, 960],

[7, 852, 963],

[7, 855, 963],

[7, 855, 966],

[7, 855, 969],

[7, 855, 972],

[7, 855, 975],

[7, 855, 981],

[7, 855, 984],

[7, 855, 987], // row 820

[7, 858, 987],

[8, 600, 468],

[8, 603, 465],

[8, 603, 462],

[8, 606, 462],

[8, 606, 459],

[8, 609, 456],

[8, 609, 453],

[8, 612, 453],

[8, 615, 450], // row 830

[8, 615, 447],

[8, 618, 444],

[8, 618, 441],

[8, 618, 438],

[8, 618, 435],

[8, 618, 432],

[8, 624, 432],

[8, 624, 429],

[8, 627, 426],

[8, 630, 423], // row 840

[8, 630, 420],

[8, 633, 417],

[8, 636, 414],

[8, 639, 411],

[8, 639, 408],

[8, 642, 408],

[8, 642, 405],

[8, 645, 402],

[8, 648, 399],

[8, 648, 396], // row 850

[8, 645, 399],

[8, 642, 405],

[8, 639, 405],

[8, 639, 408],

[8, 636, 408],

[8, 633, 414],

[8, 633, 411],

[8, 633, 408],

[8, 633, 405],

[8, 633, 402], // row 860

[8, 633, 399],

[8, 633, 396],

[8, 630, 396],

[8, 630, 393],

[8, 630, 390],

[8, 633, 390],

[8, 636, 390],

[8, 639, 390],

[8, 645, 390],

[8, 648, 390], // row 870

[8, 651, 390],

[8, 657, 390],

[8, 663, 390],

[8, 669, 390],

[8, 672, 390],

[8, 678, 396],

[8, 687, 402],

[8, 690, 402],

[8, 690, 405],

[8, 687, 405], // row 880

[8, 684, 408],

[8, 681, 411],

[8, 678, 411],

[8, 675, 414],

[8, 672, 414],

[8, 666, 420],

[8, 663, 423],

[8, 660, 426],

[8, 657, 426],

[8, 654, 429], // row 890

[8, 654, 432],

[8, 654, 435],

[8, 654, 438],

[8, 654, 441],

[8, 651, 441],

[8, 651, 444],

[9, 657, 489],

[9, 657, 483],

[9, 657, 480],

[9, 657, 474], // row 900

[9, 663, 465],

[9, 666, 462],

[9, 666, 459],

[9, 669, 453],

[9, 669, 450],

[9, 672, 444],

[9, 675, 441],

[9, 675, 438],

[9, 678, 438],

[9, 678, 435], // row 910

[9, 678, 432],

[9, 684, 432],

[10, 633, 495],

[10, 633, 492],

[10, 633, 489],

[10, 633, 486],

[10, 633, 480],

[10, 636, 477],

[10, 636, 474],

[10, 636, 471], // row 920

[10, 636, 468],

[10, 639, 462],

[10, 639, 459],

[10, 639, 453],

[10, 642, 450],

[10, 645, 450],

[11, 618, 534],

[11, 618, 531],

[11, 618, 528],

[11, 618, 525], // row 930

[11, 618, 522],

[11, 621, 519],

[11, 621, 513],

[11, 621, 510],

[11, 621, 507],

[11, 624, 504],

[12, 627, 492],

[12, 627, 486],

[12, 627, 483],

[12, 627, 480], // row 940

[12, 624, 477],

[13, 681, 423],

[13, 681, 420],

[13, 681, 417],

[13, 681, 414],

[13, 684, 411],

[13, 684, 408],

[13, 684, 402],

[13, 684, 399],

[13, 687, 396], // row 950

[13, 687, 393],

[13, 687, 390],

[13, 690, 387],

[14, 705, 438],

[14, 705, 435],

[14, 705, 432],

[14, 705, 429],

[14, 705, 426],

[14, 705, 423],

[14, 705, 420], // row 960

[14, 705, 417],

[14, 708, 417],

[14, 708, 414],

[14, 708, 411],

[14, 708, 408],

[14, 708, 405],

[14, 708, 402],

[14, 708, 399],

[14, 708, 393],

[14, 708, 390], // row 970

[14, 708, 387],

[15, 687, 474],

[15, 687, 471],

[15, 687, 468],

[15, 687, 465],

[15, 687, 462],

[15, 684, 459],

[16, 666, 393],

[16, 666, 390],

[16, 669, 387], // row 980

[16, 672, 384],

[16, 675, 381],

[16, 678, 378],

[16, 678, 375],

[16, 681, 372],

[16, 684, 372],

[16, 684, 369],

[17, 681, 468],

[18, 669, 477],

[18, 669, 471], // row 990

[18, 672, 471],

[18, 678, 468],

[18, 681, 465],

[18, 687, 462],

[18, 690, 459],

[18, 693, 459],

[18, 693, 456],

[18, 696, 456],

[18, 699, 456],

[18, 702, 450], // row 1000

[18, 705, 450],

[18, 708, 447],

[19, 1143, 369],

[19, 1143, 366],

[19, 1143, 363],

[19, 1143, 360],

[19, 1143, 357],

[19, 1143, 354],

[19, 1143, 351],

[19, 1149, 348], // row 1010

[19, 1149, 345],

[19, 1149, 342],

[19, 1149, 339],

[19, 1152, 339],

[19, 1152, 336],

[19, 1155, 336],

[19, 1155, 333],

[19, 1155, 330],

[19, 1152, 330],

[19, 1146, 330], // row 1020

[19, 1146, 327],

[19, 1143, 327],

[19, 1140, 324],

[19, 1137, 324],

[19, 1134, 324],

[19, 1128, 324],

[19, 1125, 324],

[19, 1125, 327],

[19, 1125, 330],

[19, 1125, 333], // row 1030

[19, 1125, 336],

[19, 1125, 339],

[19, 1128, 339],

[19, 1131, 336],

[19, 1134, 336],

[19, 1134, 333],

[19, 1137, 330],

[19, 1140, 330],

[19, 1140, 327],

[19, 1143, 327], // row 1040

[19, 1146, 324],

[19, 1149, 321],

[19, 1152, 318],

[19, 1155, 318],

[19, 1158, 315],

[19, 1161, 315],

[19, 1161, 312],

[19, 1161, 309],

[19, 1158, 309],

[19, 1155, 309], // row 1050

[19, 1152, 309],

[19, 1149, 309],

[19, 1149, 312],

[19, 1146, 315],

[19, 1143, 318],

[19, 1140, 321],

[19, 1137, 324],

[19, 1137, 327],

[19, 1137, 330],

[19, 1137, 333], // row 1060

[19, 1137, 336],

[19, 1137, 339],

[19, 1137, 342],

[19, 1137, 345],

[19, 1137, 351]

];

actions = [ // sourceId, sourceWidth, sourceHeight, sourceX, sourceY, radius, softness, opacity

["", 0, 0, 375, 1050, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 816, 1155, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 639, 1137, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 843, 1089, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 741, 1182, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 795, 1167, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 747, 1149, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 639, 1101, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 558, 546, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 615, 567, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000], // row 10

["", 0, 0, 591, 573, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 576, 612, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 630, 591, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 684, 522, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 708, 537, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 690, 573, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 669, 492, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 684, 567, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 630, 510, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000],

["", 0, 0, 1074, 711, 20, 5.0e-001, 1.0e+000] // row 20

];

width = 1538;

height = 1220;

clonerColor = 4292927712;

boundsColor = 4292927712;

}

Smooth the mask

// Start time: 2010/12/29 00:22:22 UTC

// Execution time: 3.960 s

var p = new ACDNR;

with ( p )

{

applyToLightness = true;

applyToChrominance = true;

useMaskL = false;

useMaskC = false;

sigmaL = 3.5;

sigmaC = 2.0;

shapeL = 0.50;

shapeC = 0.50;

amountL = 0.90;

amountC = 1.00;

iterationsL = 3;

iterationsC = 3;

prefilterMethodL = None;

prefilterMethodC = None;

protectionMethodL = WeightedAverage3x3;

protectionMethodC = UnweightedAverage3x3;

minStructSizeL = 5;

minStructSizeC = 5;

protectDarkSidesL = false;

protectDarkSidesC = true;

darkSidesThresholdL = 0.015;

darkSidesThresholdC = 0.030;

darkSidesOverdriveL = 0.00;

darkSidesOverdriveC = 0.00;

protectBrightSidesL = false;

protectBrightSidesC = true;

brightSidesThresholdL = 0.015;

brightSidesThresholdC = 0.030;

brightSidesOverdriveL = 0.00;

brightSidesOverdriveC = 0.00;

starProtectionL = true;

starProtectionC = true;

starThresholdL = 0.030;

starThresholdC = 0.030;

previewMask = false;

maskRemovedWaveletLayers = 1;

maskShadowsClipping = 0.00000;

maskHighlightsClipping = 1.00000;

maskMTF = 0.50000;

}

Apply MT Mask

with above as a mask

// Start time: 2010/12/29 03:50:56 UTC

// Execution time: 2.047 s

var p = new MorphologicalTransformation;

with ( p )

{

operator = Erosion;

interlacingDistance = 1;

lowThreshold = 0.250000;

highThreshold = 0.000000;

numberOfIterations = 8;

amount = 0.23;

selectionPoint = 0.50;

structureName = "";

structureSize = 5;

structureWayTable = [ // mask

[[

0x00,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x00,

0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,

0x00,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x00

]]

];

}

Restore dim stars with ATrousWaveletTransform

// Start time: 2010/12/29 00:27:58 UTC

// Execution time: 0.401 s

var p = new ATrousWaveletTransform;

with ( p )

{

layers = [ // enabled, biasEnabled, bias, noiseReductionEnabled, noiseReductionThreshold, noiseReductionAmount, noiseReductionIterations

[true, true, 0.000, false, 3.000, 0.50, 1],

[true, true, 2.800, false, 3.000, 0.50, 1],

[true, true, 0.000, false, 3.000, 0.50, 1],

[true, true, 0.000, false, 3.000, 0.50, 1]

];

scaleDelta = 0;

scalingFunctionData = [

0.2928932,0.5,0.2928932,

0.5,48,0.5,

0.2928932,0.5,0.2928932

];

scalingFunctionKernelSize = 3;

scalingFunctionNoiseSigma = [

0.066,0.0619,0.0581,

0.0545,0.0511,0.048,

0.045,0.0423,0.0396,

0.0372

];

scalingFunctionNoiseLayers = 10;

scalingFunctionName = "3x3 Small Scale (48)";

largeScaleFunction = NoFunction;

curveBreakPoint = 0.75;

noiseThresholding = false;

noiseThresholdingAmount = 1.00;

noiseThreshold = 3.00;

softThresholding = true;

useMultiresolutionSupport = false;

deringing = false;

deringingDark = 0.0000;

deringingBright = 0.0050;

outputDeringingMaps = false;

lowRange = 0.0000;

highRange = 0.0050;

previewMode = Disabled;

previewLayer = 0;

toLuminance = true;

toChrominance = false;

linear = true;

}

Faint halo Recovery

There is a lot of fine nebulosity to the west of B-33. I tried to use PixInsight Processing Example M27 to see if I could make that more obvious. Unfortunately that area is about the same intensity as some of the main structures. None of my attempts resulted in something I wanted to preserve.