Cosmic Clarity - AI Based Sharpening and Denoising

Last Update Version 5.3.1 Dated 10.27.2024 - Parent Drive Folder Here Mirror Folder

Standalone Instructions

Windows Version - Get it here , mirror site

MacOS Version - Get it here, mirror site

Linux Version - GLIBC>=2.38 here , GLIBC<2.38 here, mirror site

Latest Models - Get them here

  1. Download the appropriate Version for your Operating System

  2. Download the latest Models

  3. Unzip the Version and replace the model files with the latest

  4. Load your images in the Input folder. Images need to be 32-bit floating point (IEEE) tif or png

  5. For Sharpening: Run SetiAstroCosmicClarity. Choose Stellar, Non-Stellar, or Both and the amounts.

  6. For Denoising: Run SetiAstroCosmicClarity_denoise. Choose Full or Luminance and the amount

  7. Processed images will be in the Output folder

PixInsight Instructions

  1. Download the appropriate Version for your Operating System

  2. Download the latest Models

  3. Unzip the Version and replace the model files with the latest

  4. Use the Repository to get the PixInsight Script

  5. For Sharpening: Run Scripts->SetiAstro->Cosmic Clarity - Sharpen. Choose the type, amounts, and if the image is linear. For your first time running the script use the wrench icon to tell the script where the folder is!!

  6. For Denoising: Run Scripts->SetiAstro->Cosmic Clarity - Denoise. Choose the type, amounts, and if the image is linear. For your first time running the script use the wrench icon to tell the script where the folder is!!

  7. Processed images will be imported back into PI and temp files removed.

PixInsight script interface repository URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/setiastro/cosmicclarity/main/

LINUX Users: GNOME Terminal required.

  • sudo apt update

    sudo apt install gnome-terminal