[Rex]

Originally Posted by rmuhlack

For noise reduction I now use the TGVDenoise process in Pixinsight, on the unstretched image. Its not as heavy-handed as some of the other noise reduction options. Experiment with the settings, using (as a starting point):
Strength: 0.5
Edge Protection: 0.0002
Smoothness: 2.0

If you still need some noise reduction after stretching, then increase the strength and edge protection by approx 5-10x

ie
Strength: 2.5 to 5.0
Edge Protection: 0.001-0.002
Smoothness: 2.0

Thanks again Richard, I went back and did a masked stretch instead of histogram stretch and placedit in the first post. Brought out heaps more detail. Thanks for the heads up.

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Great work Rex!

Thanks you Lee.