Process a Comet in PixInsight

Processing a comet image can be daunting -- particularly in software like PixInsight. But PixInsight has some perfect tools for creating a great comet image. I'll show you how I use Star Alignment, StarXterminator, and CometAlignment to make a steady-stars, steady-comet image, as well as the post-processing to make it great. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Setup & StarAlignment 02:55 CometAlignment 08:15 Star removal 10:35 Star stacking 12:22 Comet stacking 14:18 RGB combination - comet 14:45 A note on reference frame 15:40 RGB combination - stars 16:15 A note on saving files 17:19 Star extraction 18:57 Stars + starless (PixelMath) 19:44 Crop 20:26 GraXpert 21:10 Color calibration (ImageSolver & SPCC) 24:27 Stretch (GHS) 31:20 HDRMultiscaleTransform 35:14 Final engoodening 35:42 Conclusion ✨Find me on AstroBin: https://app.astrobin.com/u/mollycule 🔭Facebook:   / astronomolly   📷 Instagram:   / astronomolly_images   #PixInsight #astrophotography #comet