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stacking with normalisation

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:27 pm
by alacant
Hi everyone
Should I use normalisation when stacking light frames? I use Siril and have the option to use normalisation but am unsure if this would upset StarTools' appetite for Linear, more linear and nothing but linear approach.
TIA and clear skies,
Steve

Re: stacking with normalisation

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:40 am
by admin
Hi,

You may be interested in this thread. It explains some of the considerations around normalisation.

Re: stacking with normalisation

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:18 am
by alacant
Thanks Ivo
OK, so I think it's a 'no' to normalisation. Yes?
Cheers

Re: stacking with normalisation

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:31 am
by admin
:) Generally, 'no', but please bear in mind it may be needed under some circumstances for your stacker to work correctly.
If you are unsure, try processing your stack with and without normalisation and see if the normalised stack produces significantly better end-results during post-processing in StarTools.