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Tony,
interesting concept, I tried this one time with a galaxy image, and yeah, the
stars were great, but the detail in the HII regions and stellar associations was
still a blur. It seems obvious, but probably the best solution is to blow
off the originals an retake them!
Chris
Alan,
At first blush it might appear
that this works, but there is really no way you can make a new layer (just a
copy of the first image that sits on top of it) and MOVE it in any direction
without impacting the integrity of the original image. Ron even admits that
more than a very minor shift will impact the image... it's my observation that
ANY movement is noticeable in something like a 16 X 20 enlargement... a lot is
hidden in the 72 dpi resolution of a monitor... when you go to print, the
stars might be better, but the sharpness of the image will be compromised... I
have a better idea that someone like Matt can wrestle with... first select all
the stars, then paste them to a transparent layer... NOW shift that layer...
the stars will improve but everything else will be unaffected. This will work
but shifting everything won't. As an aside, this technique has been well known
on the APML for quite some time, but I never thought of first selecting the
stars and pasting them to a tranparent layer...
Have a Great
Holiday,
Tony
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