Andy
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Hi folks, this is a heads up that this Monday @ 1:30pm AEDT I'll be presenting on the Astro Imaging Channel - where among other things I’ll be discussing the use (and ethics) of AI software for Astrophotography.
Given some of the responses here, it should be fun! 
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAstroImagingChannel/videos
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Thanks Andy,
I watched both videos -
the links are here:
2020.10.04 | Andrew Campbell (Andy's Astro): Creating Dynamic Images.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlc5qKJKRJk
2020.11.22 | Andy Campbell: Creating Dynamic Images (Revisited)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjTWAM7O4zo
I found it very interesting.
Our end image product is always so highly processed
that it can't be considered real.
As per the 2nd video - I'll add -
for example think of M42 - the Orion Nebula.
We can't see all the delicate levels of luminance when we look at a target
-it has to be stretched to see that & reveal the beautiful details.
The dynamic range is too large for our eyes to see without digital stretching.
Also as per the 2nd video - I agree -
our eyes don't pick up the beautiful colors of M42 either.
I've seen it from a mount Baw Baw in my 8" f6 scope -
and there was maybe only the faintest hint of any colour in it.
It was a spectacular black and white image to my eye.
The 4 Trapezium stars were like bright pin points - so unlike any photo.
However - when I look at the Jewel Box star cluster -
NGC 4755 -
I can definitely see that one star in it is a beautiful orange colour.
& the other ones are slightly blue.
The photos of it look correct as seen.
Also - I am not a fan of starless images.
As a processing technique they can be removed to make it easier
to process a faint nebula and then put back later - that's all.
cheers
Allan
), prior to making further comments here, as considerable preparation has gone into this presentation. 
