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Moon Imaging Processing
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Below are the typical Moon imaging processing techniques that I use on 2048 x 1536
Nikion 990 Moon images as of December 2003.
Software Used
- JASC Inc. Paint Shop Pro Version 8.10, to quickly select best image
- Cor Berrevoets RegiStax Version 2.1.14.0 beta, Wavelet process the image
- Adobe Potoshop Version CS, unsharp mask, levels, curves, color balance, resize, crop and convert to JPG
Setup directories and select best Moon image
- Create a Processed directory for the processed images.
- Use Paint Shop Pro to select the best Nikon 990 Moon image.
RegiStax Wavelet Procssing
- Load the Nikon Moon JPG file into RegiStax.
- Wavelet procssing the image with dyadic. Watch out for over doing the Moon's edge.
Typical settings are 2.4,2.4, 1.7, 1.1, 1.1, 1 and gamma of 0.8.
- Save as BMP file
- Save Project file
Potoshop CS Procssing
- Load the RegiStax Moon BMP in to Potoshop CS.
- Zoon to 100%
- Convert to LAB (Mode Lab Color)
- Select Lightness in Channels
- Filter, Sharpen, Unsharp Mask... Lightness Channel: Typical settings are Amount: 150%, Radius: 0.3 pixels, Threshold: 3 levels
- Zoom to fit on screen
- Image Rotate Canvas for North at top of image
- Image Mode RGB Color
- Layers, Levels... adjust white point and mid range (typical mid range settings are 0.90 to 0.80)
- Save work in progress as a PSD file
- Flatten Image
- Layers, Curves... fix point at 128, and adjust 64 for S curve shape on Curves graph to bring out the contrast in the Moon Maria. Watch the white as you are doing this adjustment.
- Save work in progress as a PSD file
- Flatten Image
- Layers, Color Balance... Adjust the Color Balance to remove any color cast in the image
- Save work in progress as a PSD file
- Flatten Image
- Resize image by 50%
- Crop image
- Convert to LAB (Mode Lab Color)
- Select Lightness in Channels
- Filter, Sharpen, Unsharp Mask... Lightness Channel: Typical settings are Amount: 50%, Radius: 0.6 pixels, Threshold: 0 levels
- Check for any color shift to the green after sharpening, correct with Color Balance if necessary
- Image Mode RGB Color
- Save work as a PSD, TIF and JPG files
- Save all files on CD-R
Create Moon Image Web Page
- Use Notepad to create web page
- Use Home Planet for Windows Release 3.1 for age of Moon and Moon phase information.
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