M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster Process with FREE DATA - #astrophotography #pixinsight #astronomy

** FREE DATA ** Follow along as I take you step by step to process M13 with FREE DATA provided. The entire process will be completed in PixInsight using my latest process workflow for globular clusters. The data set includes calibrated and aligned stacks for L, R, G, and B channels from my William Optics FLT 132 mm telescope using Chroma filters. Download FREE DATA here (one compressed file containing all items): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yr0l... Feel free to post photos you make from this data to the internet. I humbly ask that you reference this video if you do that. Drop a link to your creations/photos made with this data into the comments. I'm sure there are folks who are way better at processing than me and I would love to see those versions. 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - About the Data and Process 2:45 - The Files 3:30 - Cropping Advice 4:35 - Cropping the Channels 6:18 - Automatic Background Extraction 8:47 - Combine RGB 11:12 - Plate Solving in Prep for SPCC 12:33 - SPCC (Star Color Correction) 15:07 - Stretching the RGB image 16:15 - Preparing the Luminance Channel 21:09 - Stretching the Luminance Channel 22:32 - Combining the Luminance and RGB images 23:46 - Adjusting the Color 32:08 - Applying BlurXTerminator 32:58 - Applying NoiseXTerminator 34:17 - Closing Comments 35:20 - Credits