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Free and Open to the Public
This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom invitation. Contact Jack St. Louis or Paul Walker at info@vtastro.org
Imaging Processing Basics
By Paul Walker
Paul will cover some basic information about digital images that is useful for understanding why astsro-images are processed the way they are. He will include information about the difference between pictures taken using a camera's RAW format and the "normal" JPG format. Terminology and concepts will be introduced such as light frames, dark frames and flat fields. Typical steps taken during "stacking" of images will be covered. How to use specific stacking software will not be covered.
Free and Open to the Public
Presentation TBD
We don't know yet whether this meeting will be a the library or virtual.