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PixInsight For Dummies (Like Me) | Part 3 - Stacking

PixInsight's WeightedBatchPreProcessing script is designed to handle the entire stacking process. However, it isn't exactly fast, and there are a ton of settings to adjust. In this video I'll simplify the whole process!

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There are many different programs available that will stack your raw photos together, including ASI Studio, DeepSkyStacker, Siril, and StarrySkyStacker.  However, PixInsight offers a great (albeit slow) alternative.  


In this video I'll show you how to stack your images using PixInsight's WeightedBatchPreProcessing script.  We'll also talk about how to inspect your raw photos to confirm they actually look good.


00:00 - Intro

00:29 - WBPP Overview

03:19 - Stacking Presets

04:19 - Subframe Weighting

05:25 - Astrometric Solution

08:03 - Stacking Parameters

09:17 - Output Directory

09:53 - Calibration 

10:30 - Post Calibration

11:01 - Begin Stacking

12:25 - Cosmetic Correction

13:45 - Stacking Recap

16:58 - Inspect your Photos with Blink

20:03 - ASI Studio 

22:41 - Final Recap

24:03 - Finding your Stacked Image

26:10 - Outro

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  • Hi Mr. Zelinka. Thank you very much for this awesome overview. It was very helpful. The first video was good too, but I really appreciate the "nuts and bolts" in this one, explaining the steps in loading everything. I had a friend visit back in May and gave me a "Crash Course" in PixInsight. Although I also appreciated his help very much, but I felt very intimidated after he left, "How am I going to learn all that???" I like this video since I could go back and replay some parts and keep up with your overview. My first self-loaded stack is running now, and the excitement builds as my nine hours of photos are almost done >>> on my laptop
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  • I am using a RedCat 71 with a ZWO ASI2600MC. My target objects are always very far distant. How do you get your targets in such a zoomed state right off the bat? What am I doing wrong? BTW you’re an excellent mentor. Thanks.
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