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by Lee_Dodge
Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:30 pm
Forum: Live Stacking
Topic: Are the Default 16-bit FITS Files Stretched?
Replies: 4
Views: 2495

Re: Are the Default 16-bit FITS Files Stretched?

Thanks for the help, Robin.

Lee
by Lee_Dodge
Sun Jul 14, 2019 4:09 pm
Forum: Live Stacking
Topic: Are the Default 16-bit FITS Files Stretched?
Replies: 4
Views: 2495

Re: Are the Default 16-bit FITS Files Stretched?

I am taking four sets of images through the following four filters: luminance, red, green, and blue. I would call each of the resulting images monochromatic, or just gray-scale images. I want to turn them into color images by combining them outside of SharpCap. If I store them as the 16-bit default ...
by Lee_Dodge
Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:07 pm
Forum: Live Stacking
Topic: Are the Default 16-bit FITS Files Stretched?
Replies: 4
Views: 2495

Are the Default 16-bit FITS Files Stretched?

I am using SharpCap 3.2 with a ZWO ASI1600mm Pro camera, and the software seems to be working great when taking Live Stack data. I saved the LRGB images to the default 16-bit FITS file. I now think that was a mistake, since I want to combine the LRGB data in PixInsight, and the files stored in the 1...