[Stonius (Markus)]

Hey all,

I'm finding good results in the nebulosity processing tends to crunch the colour out of the stars. Ultimately, I'd like them to be smaller, smoother and more colourful.

I suspect there's two parts to this.

When capturing I understand that the centres of the brighter stars will blow out if you want to capture the nebulosity.

Do people do a separate run with shorter exposures for stars?

Or if it's all just careful post processing, what is the best post process in pixinsight?

Is it just 'star-mask' or 'masked stretch' (both?). De-ringing? I'm playing with tutorials, but nothing seems to be making much difference.

I'm finding this a bit overwhelming with a less defined path to follow. Just looking for some direction in terms of processes other people use that works for them.

Best

Markus