PixInsight - Comet Processing

Weighted Batch Pre-processing for Comets

updated: 2026-07-30


Purpose

This script will add all the light frames, the flats, the darks and the bias frames, register them, stack and debayer

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Script 🡺 Batch Processing 🡺 WeightedBatchPreprocessing

Input

Batch of original pre-selected Light frames + master Dark, Flats and Bias frames

Output

batch of debayered and comet-aligned frames  with a *_a_c_d_r.xisf  suffix

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Tutorial


Step

Action

Description

1

Perform a Automatic Selection using Sub-Frames Selector

2

Open the Weighted Batch Pre-processing  (WBPP) Script

and proceed as described in the chapter WBPP Weighted Batch Pre-Processing

but: in the Lights settings deactivate the Image Integration and the Astrometric Solution check box:

3

On the Post-Calibration tab

enabling the  Drizzle configuration (always for OSC cameras!) will return following warning:


Drizzle Integration requires Image Registration and Image Integration to be enabled.


so, deactivate it.


4

Set the output folder

Use subfolder "...\_Astro\Observations\2023\20230208-193349_C-2022 E3_GÖ-MBR\Work" as output directory.

5

Start the batch process

by first running a diagnostic check and then the click on Run if the diagnostic didn't return any problems.


6

Check and save the log file for documentation

e.g. into a subfolder "logs" and name it according to major process settings, e.g. "AWBP_Lanczos-3_ ProcessLogger.txt" or similar.


Example log file

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