Processing Techniques Invented for Small Telescopes

Above: The lunar surface is processed using digital analog techniques to bring out the discovery and mapping locations of highly specific lunar formations. New invented techniques can increase the performance of small telescopes making their data yield larger than normal. The detection of hot lava flows or the scope and locations of large and small Maria are now within the range of significant studies, for example. Color can be helpful in identifying a commonality of certain features. On the other hand, many points of interest can be extracted from Mare Crisium using identification colors and techniques.

Processing Techniques Invented for Small Telescopes
Mike Otis has invented and perfected a number of techniques to increase the performance and processing yield of small telescopes

AMPING - Amplification of telescope diameter, telescope apertures are electronically increased by factors of ten and one hundred

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TRANSDIGILOG - Transitional Digital & Analog processing

ARTISTIC CREATIVE SCIENTIFIC ASTRO PROCESSING - ASAP
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/05/artistic-creative-scientific-astro.html

TRANSIS - Transitioning Art in Science

ASTRO SCALING INFERENCE
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/05/acuter-mak-60-observations.html

DIGITAL FLASHING - Digital images are treated like the retro film technique that applied a flash of light to the film to increase the density for the detection of faint and dim celestial objects.

DIGITAL FILTERS - Filters are made with numbers that dial in highly specific spectroscopic ranges using photo computer image processing

SPECTROSCOPIC DIGITAL FILM - make your own "digital" spectral film by selecting the desired spectral characteristics using modern day filters and/or digital computer image processing.

MAGIC GLASS - technique allows the shooting of telescope images through window glass, subtracts window glass from the image, and the subtraction of aberrations, electronically removed.

PENETRATOR

A city setting has a lot of pollution that did not exist years ago. Strip away some layers of water vapor from thin clouds, light pollution, haze, fog, smog, and air pollution using these techniques.

Old School Astro Comes Alive in the Digital World

Old School Astro Comes Alive in the Digital World
It's now amazing to see that many old school analog astronomical techniques are coming alive and being converted into the new digital world. Many of these techniques and methods need categorization.

* Digital Filters
Filters are made with numbers that dial in highly specific spectroscopic ranges using photo computer image processing

* Amping
Telescope apertures are electronically increased by factors of ten and one hundred

* Flashing
Digital images are treated like the retro film technique that applied a flash of light to the film to increase the density of the faint and dim astro image.

* Aberration Removal
Chromatic aberration and other aberrations are electronically removed.

* Dark Sky
A city setting has a lot of light pollution that did not exist years ago. Strip away some layers of light pollution using physical light pollution filters and/or a digital image process.

* Spectroscopic Film
Make your own "digital" spectral film by selecting the desired spectral characteristics using modern day filters and/or digital computer image processing.

Astroimage Processsing with the Nexstar 6SE

 

Advanced AstroImage Processsing with the Nexstar 6SE by Mike Otis at the New NTO Nexstar Telescope Observatory

One invented technique by the author takes both digital and analog to create a new advanced and enhanced representation of the COSMOS that vastly outstrips the original in many technical aspects of imaging. This employs more than one method of image processing. The image shown above is taken with a Celestron Nexstar 6SE telescope in the nebulosity area of the constellation Orion where stars are born and vasts wisps of red hydrogen fill the vastness of space and time.

Techniques used are amping, a method to amplify the overall diameter of the telescope by a factor 10x and 100x, and the technique that takes the digital and combines it with the analog reminiscent of old school spectroscopic film only with the added enhancement of color. This first acquired image was shot in the throes of light pollution, upper atmospheric haze, and air pollution. These elements are subtracted out from the image to restore the clarity of the Universe with stunning success. This special occasion marks first light for the depths of deep sky Universe with the Celestron Nexstar 6SE telescope. The image is toying with the first result of additional amping to convert 6-inch diameter into 60-inch diameter, and some enhancements took it all the way up to 600-inch diameter for mind boggling incredible results.