Processing Images of a Comet in PixInsight (Full Beginner Workflow) - C/2025 R2 (SWAN)

Learn how to process Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) in PixInsight using two simple methods for a clean comet image and two easy workflows for smooth comet animations. Perfect for beginners who want clear, fast results in comet astrophotography. I also show a great and rarely used Pixinsight Script for great processing. ⭐ More videos you might like Comet video Playlist: 👉    • Comets: Imaging, Processing & Discoveries   Skywatcher Explorer 200 PDS Telescope video Playlist 👉    • Skywatcher Explorer 200 PDS Telescope   Apo telescope video Playlist: 👉    • Apo Refractor Astrophotography   Here’s the Pixel Math Expression I used to recombine starless & stars images: combine(starless,stars,op_screen()) (in the video @ 00:33:16) ---------------- WANT TO SUPPORT ME? 👉 www.patreon.com/tullyfisher 👉 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tullyfisher ❤️ THANK YOU! 😊 ---------------- Video Time Stamps: Please keep in mind that you'll need some files from the "Quick & Dirty" method for later as well! 00:00:00 Intro & Sneak Peek & raw data share 00:01:44 Workflow: What you'll need, Imaging setting & Pixinsight (PI) basics 00:03:55 Binning Explanation 00:05:04 Support Break 00:05:23 Workflow 1:Quick and Dirty Method - Stacking & STF 00:09:10 Quick & Dirty - First stacked Image preview 00:10:34 Quick & Dirty - Denoise, Background Extraction, Plate Solving & Color Calibration 00:16:27 Quick & Dirty - Image Stretching 00:18:48 Quick & Dirty - Star separation & star removal (StarNet2) 00:20:21 Quick & Dirty - Clone Stamp Tool (to remove Artifacts) 00:21:26 Quick & Dirty - (for later recombine) - Rename 00:21:25 Quick & Dirty - Stars: Colors 00:22:41 Quick & Dirty - Stars: Green reduction (SCNR) 00:23:47 Quick & Dirty - Stars: 2nd Stretch 00:24:55 Quick & Dirty - Comet: Tip for Elongated Stars (BlurXterminator) 00:25:36 Quick & Dirty - Comet: Rename & Increase Contrast / Colors (Curves) 00:26:51 Quick & Dirty - Red reduction & Gradient 00:27:08 Quick & Dirty - Comet: Comet Mask Generation(GAME Script) 00:27:15 How to Install & use the PI "GAME" script 00:29:28 What is a Mask (in Image Processing)? 00:30:00 Quick & Dirty - Comet: Red reduction & Increase Contrast & Colors 00:31:49 Quick & Dirty - Comet: Noise Reduction 00:32:09 Quick & Dirty - Comet: Increase Details (LocHistEqu) 00:32:03 Quick & Dirty - Recombine Stars & Comet (Pixel Math) 00:34:01 Quick & Dirty - Dynamic Crop & save 00:35:27 High Quality Image - Basics: Image Review (Blink) & STF 00:37:29 High Quality Image - What we'll do & Image we need 00:38:34 High Quality Image - Comet Align & Star removal / Separation 00:44:04 High Quality Image - Image Batch Processing (Image Container) 00:45:56 High Quality Image - Batch Star Removal - Results 00:47:02 High Quality Image - Comet Aligned Image Stack (Image Integration) 00:49:02 High Quality Image - Dynamic Crop & Background Extraction (ABE) 00:51:18 High Quality Image - Noise Reduction (NoiseXterminator, TGV Denoise) 00:52:28 High Quality Image - Image Stretching (Histo Transf.) & Remove Stars from Stack (StarNet2) 00:55:06 High Quality Image - Stars: Increase Color Sat. & Green reduction 00:56:08 High Quality Image - Stars: Stretching (Curves) & Tips for Elongated Stars (BlurXterminator) 00:57:00 High Quality Image - Comet: Comet Mask (Range Selection & GAME script - see 00:27:15) 00:59:55 High Quality Image - Comet: Increase Contrast & Colors (Curves) 01:00:37 High Quality Image - Comet: Comet Details (LocHistEq) 01:01:30 High Quality Image - Comet: Background Work (Mask) & Red reduction 01:02:49 High Quality Image - Comet & Stars: Rename (for Recombination) 01:03:03 High Quality Image - Comet & Stars: Recombine (Pixel Math) 01:06:04 Support Break 01:06:24 Comet Animations 1 & 2 - Intro 01:06:41 Comet Animations 1 - What we'll need 01:07:12 Comet Animations 1 - Dynamic Crop & Denaoise & Prep for Batch Processing 01:09:06 Comet Animations 1 - Background Extraction (ABE) & Prep for Batch Processing 01:10:12 Comet Animations 1 - Batch Processing (Image Container & Process Container) 01:12:24 Comet Animations 1 - Recap (Blink) & Remove Clouds (Individual Stretch) 01:18:31 Comet Animations 1 - Processing (also: Convert Images & PIPP for Animation) 01:21:21 Comet Animations 2 - Processing 01:32:50 Outro & Edit Note (Conditions & Aligned Stretch) 01:34:05 Outro & Edit Note (Tips for Imaging) Please also use the raw data (Light, darks, biases, flat frames of my comet capture of C/2025 R2 (SWAN) to do your own processing: 👉 https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... “GAME” script for Pixisnight: Here is the Pixinsight Repository URL to do the installation of the “GAME” script (in the video @ 00:27:12) 👉 https://www.skypixels.at/HVB_Reposito... Website: https://www.skypixels.at/pixinsight_s... #Astrophotography #PixInsight #CometProcessing Enjoy & subscribe. :)