I was looking through the targets the JWST imaged when I came across something unusual: a target called “random place”. I was intrigued by the target’s name and took a closer look at the JWST archive and saw that the images were taken in an...
One of the challenges of using PixInsight is the need for masks for various processing techniques. There are various ways to produce and use a mask in PixInsight, making mastery of the subject difficult for new users. One of the more common needs for a mask is...
In another article, I explained how you can download and process a JWST image using PixInsight; however, not everyone owns PixInsight, so I experimented with using freely available tools to create a James Webb Space Telescope image. I came up with the steps that...
