kostecky / astrosleuth

An astrophotography upscaler, denoiser, deblurrer, all rolled into one.

title	emoji	colorFrom	colorTo	sdk	sdk_version	app_file	pinned	license
AstroSleuth	🌖	pink	yellow	streamlit	1.17.0	app.py	false	gpl-2.0

AstroSleuth

The (only?) free, no-strings-attached, open source astrophotgraphy upscaler toolset. I wanted a solution that can run on almost any hardware with epic results, and I hope this repo serves you well.

If you ever want to support the project, please give the repo a star so that it's easier for others to discover it.

Running AstroSleuth

Quick start on colab, but checkout running for more details.

Extra information

• Tips - for image samples and potential workflow improvements
• Training - for more information on each model

Recent changes

• AstroNEXT and AstroFAST models to replace V2 and V1 respectively. Read training for more details.
• Minor UI changes for reading model descriptions.
• Scaled the preview image for faster loading.
• Ability to 'coerce' NEXT into stars vs details. See conditioning.

Known issues

• Most models convert large stars into 'star clusters'
• Diffraction spikes may turn into diffraction stars
• Fine nebula details may "smush" together (varies from image-to-image)

Why

I started this project a regrettably long time ago. I tried different ways to share my work, got some hate, some love, and setted for what you see now.

I present an acculmination of multiple ideas, improvements, and lessons; trained on 15 thousand images of various astrophotography targets.

It is behind my works on reddit, my youtube attempt and my cloudy nights post, and I hope it leads the way for any other future attempts; for anyone.

Concerns and Personal Notes

A lot has happend throughout this project. I guess cause it was my first machine learning application and it's been a nice distraction every now and again.

Ask for any improvements and I will likely implement them. Any feedback is appreciated, such as creating a Photoshop/Pixinsight plugin? Just open a git issue here and I'll see to it.

This tool is presented as is, free as long as it stays free. "Scientific accuracy" was never the goal of this project - it was made to help others, and to make astronomy a little easier.