Astrophotography: separating stars from nebula

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pierrelabreche
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Astrophotography: separating stars from nebula

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What is the recommended workflow for astrophotography?

Is it recommended to separate stars and background nebula, to process images separately, and then to make a composite?

A sample script would be appreciated
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Re: Astrophotography: separating stars from nebula

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There are a number of programs created just for tracking and stacking images, noise reduction, and other types of specialized astronomical image processing.
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