Scripts I have developed to help make processing in PixInsight easier

You can update PixInsight via Resources -> Manage Repositories and add the following URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/setiastro/pixinsight-updates/main/

Build 1605 or higher is needed to use the Repository.

You can also download the scripts via zip file and install them manually.

I also have my Processing Icons Available: here

Star Stretch v2.6

Star Stretch will take your linear stars only image and stretch it up to a non-linear state, boost the star colors, and remove any green hue cast. The stars only image will then be ready to combine with your starless image (usually done by screening).

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V2.6 Dated 6.27.24


NB to RGB Star Combination Tool v1.5

Tool to take Ha, OIII, and SII (optionally) stars only images and combine them into a realistic RGB stars only image. There is also the option, if checked, to perform my Star Stretch immediately on the output image making it ready to screen back into your image!

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V1.5 Dated 5.31.24


Statistical Stretch v1.6.1

Tool to dynamically determine statistical parameters and stretch the image accordingly.

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V1.6.1 Dated 5.31.24

Find Background Preview

Tool to automatically find the background preview to use with BackgroundNeutralization, ColorCalibration, SPCC, Continuum Subtraction, etc.

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V1.2.1 Release date 6.04.24

Further release information in the announcement.



Automatic Continuum Subtraction

Script to take Linear NB filter images and RGB channels, perform a continuum subtraction, and automatically create pure signal non-linear images.

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V1.3.5 Dated 9.10.24


Auto Dynamic Background Extraction (ADBE)

Script to use gradient descent to define points with custom weighting and rejection algorithm to automatically run DBE to remove gradients in astronomy images.

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V1.6 Dated 6.27.24


Mask Merge Utility

Script to combine multiple masks in various ways. This is useful to isolate colors or features where a single mask may affect the entire image.

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V1.0 Dated 07.05.2024


Freehand Adaptive Mask Editor (FAME)

FAME allows to freehand draw a mask of any shape, along with placing elliptical and rectangular masks down.

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V1.3 Dated 07.22.2024


What’s In My Image Script

Script to search and explore your image via queries to Simbad

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V2.7 Dated 09.10.2024


Halo-B-Gon

Script to quickly and easily reduce the halos around stars. Just apply it to your Stars Only image.

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V2.1 Dated 09.10.2024


Blemish Blaster (Content Aware Healing Tool)

Script to quickly and easily remove artifacts and blemishes from your image. Similar to other Smart Healing Tools

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V2.4.1 Dated 09.10.2024


AstroMark Signature Adder

Script to quickly and easily add you signature image to your main image within PixInsight

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V1.2 Dated 09.10.2024


AstroDepth Image Enhancer

Script to add depth of field to you images

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V1 Dated 09.05.2024


Blind Solver 2000

Script to use the astrometry.net client to perform a blind plate solve of an image within pixinsight

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V1 Dated 09.16.2024


Supernova & Asteroid Hunter

Script to use automatically compare subframes to a reference frame to look for supernova, asteroids, or other anomalies

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V1 Dated 11.04.2024