Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Cranking up that saturation slider to get those popping colors is a trap as old as digital photography, yet it is a frequent problem in modern astrophotography. Hyper saturation destroys the high bandwidth data where detail is found, leading to posterization.
A good but technical article on saturation clipping: mastersacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/VID033_Saturation-Clipping.pdf
A great article on saturation clipping's evil cousin--posterization: cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/posterization.htm
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Peer into the cosmos on Sky Story and along the way come to appreciate our world all the more. Here, we explore the realm of nature beyond our Earth through the fields of astronomy and astrophotography.
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Cranking up that saturation slider to get those popping colors is a trap as old as digital photography, yet it is a frequent problem in modern astrophotography. Hyper saturation destroys the high bandwidth data where detail is found, leading to posterization.
A good but technical article on saturation clipping: mastersacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/VID033_Saturation-Clipping.pdf
A great article on saturation clipping's evil cousin--posterization: cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/posterization.htm
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We are Telescope Canada's first affiliate. It's a great place for astrophotography gear. Using the following link adds nothing to your cost but helps us produce more educational videos about this amazing universe around us. https://telescopescanada.ca?bg_ref=KK15sLXmWw
Peer into the cosmos on Sky Story and along the way come to appreciate our world all the more. Here, we explore the realm of nature beyond our Earth through the fields of astronomy and astrophotography.
All our programs are committed to the standards of scientifically accurate, high quality content that aims to educate and inspire. New videos are posted almost weekly, so please subscribe.
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #nebula #stars
