StarNet - new module for star removal

[eoverstreet]

Bingo!  It's working and a big thanks for the guidance.

[sparkyht]

Tried loading this module for the first time using 1.8.8-3 Linux, searching for module fails before I can even select it. Per the instructions, after going to Process>Modules>Install Modules, clicking on 'Search' causes PI to instantly crash and exit. Files are in /opt/PixInsight/bin as per instructions. Is this a PI Linux issue or a StarNet/++ issue?

So no ideas here? Apparently no one has gotten the StarNet++ PI module to work on Linux to help me out? Great. All I can do is follow the instructions, which ain't that difficult. PI crashes before I can even attempt to scan the module in, so I'm at a loss here.

**EDIT** Looking further into this, it appears the Xeon X5675 does not support AVX instructions. libtensorflow is compiled for AVX, so that's likely the cause of the crash right there. Darn.

[Astrovetteman]

I finally got Starnet++ to work in Pixinsight on my iMac running Catalina...only took about 6 hours of manipulating files and reading Forum posts!!  Am I correct that Starnet will ONLY work on 16bit unassigned TIFF files?
Thanks!
Tom

[pfile]

the command line versions only work on 16-bit tiff files. however, the pixinsight module can run on any view that you have open on the desktop, no matter the bit depth.

although starnet only works on stretched images, astroedo figured out how to run it on linear images by using STF to figure out an MTF curve to temporarily stretch the image in a way that can be undone.

rob

[Astrovetteman]

the command line versions only work on 16-bit tiff files. however, the pixinsight module can run on any view that you have open on the desktop, no matter the bit depth.

although starnet only works on stretched images, astroedo figured out how to run it on linear images by using STF to figure out an MTF curve to temporarily stretch the image in a way that can be undone.

rob

Thanks for the info....I just was corresponding with another member and he said the same thing.  I'm just going to play around with it and see what comes out...sure I'll have some more questions!!
Thanks Again!!
Tom

[gvanhau]

Hello Nikita,

I've been testigin this module with excelent results.
I tested it on many different images with dissimile focal lengts and resolution including wide field images and it worked perfectly on all of them.

Thank you for making this available to us.

regards
Geert

[astroimager69]

Hi everyone, i have just started using Starnet but keep getting black spots where the stars were (as in the attached image of the Heart nebula) . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[SgtBilko]

I finally got Starnet++ to work in Pixinsight on my iMac running Catalina...only took about 6 hours of manipulating files and reading Forum posts!!  Am I correct that Starnet will ONLY work on 16bit unassigned TIFF files?
Thanks!
Tom

Tom

I am just about to try on a mac running Catalina.... to save me "...6 hours..." any chance you could list how you got it to work ?

Thank you
Ian

[dave_galera]

I am just about to try on a mac running Catalina.... to save me "...6 hours..." any chance you could list how you got it to work ?

Thank you
Ian

Just follow the instructions shipped with the product, they are straight forward enough.

[pfile]

I finally got Starnet++ to work in Pixinsight on my iMac running Catalina...only took about 6 hours of manipulating files and reading Forum posts!!  Am I correct that Starnet will ONLY work on 16bit unassigned TIFF files?
Thanks!
Tom

Tom

I am just about to try on a mac running Catalina.... to save me "...6 hours..." any chance you could list how you got it to work ?

Thank you
Ian

i wrote the mac instructions in the readme file so you can ask here. but i hope i explained everything therein.

rob

[mmisiura1]

Hi everyone, i have just started using Starnet but keep getting black spots where the stars were (as in the attached image of the Heart nebula) . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

It would be useful to see original image as well, but I think that your image was excessively processed before applying starnet. You should apply it right after initial stretch ideally and process starless image separately.

[msmythers]

Hi Nikita...and Everyone

I'm sort of back at least starting to do some processing again. New parts in the old computer so I can use Starnet++ the way it was meant to be used. I had been using the emulation trick a little bit but that got old and then so did I,haha.

Anyway here is a wide field shot of Cygnus. With the emulation method at a Stride of 160 this image took well over 2 hours to process. Now just 38 seconds. I've got a lot of catching up to do. Along with the wonderful new and updated tools in PI my old data is going to be getting a new lease on life.



Mike

[jkmorse]

Hey Mike, welcome back!  I just got hot back a couple of months ago.  Good to see an old face 

[jkmorse]

Like Mike, I have just used this for the first time and am blown away by the result.  See the attached starless version of the Fish Head Nebula.

Thanks so much for this.

Best,

Jim

[msmythers]

Looks great Jim. I just finished adding the last piece of hardware into the computer rebuild/update. A small 256GB NVMe. This rebuild cost $380(motherboard/cpu/ram/nvme) and couldn't be more pleased. I didn't even have to reinstall Windows 10. Replaced all the hardware at once and booted. All drivers were added automatically and the Windows license did not have to be reactivated. I was shocked. The NVMe drive is being used just for temp stuff and the Windows page file. I'm fine with the OS on one of the other SSD's. I'm not overclocking this system either, just stock.

Anyway now I just have to get my head back in the game and start processing. Lots to relearn.


CPU Identification
CPU vendor ............. AuthenticAMD
CPU model .............. AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

System Information
Platform ............... Windows
Operating system ....... Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Core version ........... PixInsight Core 1.8.8-4 (x64)
Logical processors ..... 12
Total memory size ...... 31.950 GiB

Execution Times
Total time ............. 00:42.02
CPU time ............... 00:35.45
Swap time .............. 00:06.55
Swap transfer rate ..... 2531.147 MiB/s

Performance Indices
Total performance ...... 11194
CPU performance ........ 10678
Swap performance ....... 14019