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PixInsight MLDenoise technology preview for macOS ARM64 Released
Monday, July 6, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
PixInsight has officially announced a new machine learning based tool designed specifically for noise reduction in deep sky astrophotography. Early comparisons to RC-Astro’s $59 NoiseXTerminator have been very promising. Also worth noting, RC-Astro now offers a standalone version of NoiseXT...
Questar is gone: The fate of the world's most famous compact telescope
Friday, July 3, 2026 by Richard Harris
Like a lot of amateur astronomers, I can still remember flipping through Astronomy magazine in the 1980s and stopping on those Questar ads. There it was, this small, polished, precision telescope photographed like a fine instrument, not just another piece of astronomy gear. I wanted one pretty bad b...
RC-Astro stand alone tools now
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 by Richard Harris
RC-Astro tools are moving beyond the plugin-only workflow. BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, and NoiseXTerminator are now available through a new stand-alone RC-Astro command-line interface, giving astrophotographers, developers, and astronomy software projects a more flexible way to use RC-Astro...
MARS DR2 for Pixinsight dropped
Monday, June 29, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
The newest MARS DR2 database for PixInsight is now available, and if you’re already using Multiscale Gradient Correction, this is one update that’s actually worth installing. It replaces the original MARS database with much broader sky coverage and a more complete reference, especially f...