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Thanks Baz, Mathew, Marcus and Fred.
Mike re BlurXTerminator and NoiseXTerminator: working in the cyber/ML field myself, I am generally wary of such tools. But I think Russ has done a very honest job of training them specifically (and thoroughly) for decon and noise reduction respectively. There are ways to architect and train neural networks which could result in mechanisms more akin to replacing images with Hubble-inspired data or even creating features not there, but these RC Astro tools seem to be legit IMHO. And, as you say, being taken up broadly, so we don't wanna be left behind!!
And interesting comments re PI!! I use both it and Photoshop, but mainly PI. I find PI more appealing to my way of thinking (I am a mathematician/scientist) - not sure if it is a preference though generally based on familiarty or mindset ... probably a bit of both. And in any case the one off license saves me a fortune compared to my monthly donation to Adobe's bank account :-)
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