AstroBackyard Image Processing Guide
If you enjoy taking deep-sky astrophotography images with your camera and telescope but struggle to edit the photos to your liking, I have created a step-by-step guide to help you.
Even if you are comfortable with your telescope equipment, you may not be totally up to speed with today’s image-processing software tools.
There are many tutorials, walkthroughs, and tips floating around online, but what you really need is an easy-to-understand method that works.
My beginner-friendly image processing guide will walk you through the entire process of editing the photos you worked so hard to collect.
The guide was designed for those who want to process an astrophoto from start to finish and have a final image they are proud of.
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Latest Updates (Always free to update to the latest version)
NEW 2024/02/25 Added Broadband Target RAW Data to Practice On
NEW 2024/01/22 Combining RGB Stars to a Narrowband Image (Video)
NEW 2023/08/15 Updates and Clarification Throughout
The Image Processing Guide includes over 130 pages with many tutorial videos.
- Stack and Calibrate Your Images
- Save and Edit Your Intermediate File in Photoshop
- Create Stunning Landscape Milky Way Images
- Edit your Photo to Enhance Color, Sharpness, and Details
- Key Tips to Improve Color Balance and Clarity
- Reduce Star Size and Correct Color Fringing
- Boost Details in Your Deep Sky Object
To watch the videos and use hyperlinks in the guide, just open the file in your web browser or PDF reader that supports links.
Whether you’re capturing an untracked image of the Milky Way or a deep-sky close-up of the Orion Nebula, these techniques will help you reveal the object’s true beauty.
Software Needed to Use This Guide:
- DeepSkyStacker (Free Download)
- Adobe Photoshop (Subscription)
- Adobe Bridge (Free with Photoshop Subscription) Useful but not necessary for many projects
- Topaz DeNoise AI (Free 30-Day Trial) Useful but not necessary
I use PixInsight for some of the more advanced video tutorials. While this software is not necessary to utilize this guide, it is worth looking into as you progress your skills.
For Mac users:
This guide uses a Windows PC computer for reference. This comes into play when using shortcuts in Photoshop and DeepSkyStacker.
Mac users can still enjoy the Photoshop processing portion of this guide (90% of it) but will have to use the Mac shortcut alternatives.
This image processing guide includes techniques and best practices to get the most out of your astrophotography images using DeepSkyStacker and Adobe Photoshop.
Accelerate your learning curve by using the exact, step-by-step process used by Trevor Jones of AstroBackyard. This guide digs in much deeper than any previous tutorial he’s shared with over 100 pages of detailed instructions and walkthroughs.
This guide will help you process deep-sky astrophotography images of galaxies, nebulae, landscapes, and the Milky Way.
