• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 12, 121501 (2016)
Haiyang Zhou1、* and Yunzhi Yu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 2Computer Science Department, University of Southern California, 941 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.121501 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Haiyang Zhou, Yunzhi Yu. Deep-sky image live stacking via star descriptor[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(12): 121501 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Image registration is an old topic but has a new application in deep-sky imaging fields named live stacking. In this Letter, we propose a live stacking algorithm based on star detection, description, and matching. A thresholding method based on Otsu and centralization is proposed to implement star detection. Then, a translation and rotation invariant descriptor is proposed to provide accurate feature matching. Extensive experiments illustrate that our proposed method is feasible in deep-sky image live stacking.
    σ(t)=wA(μμA)2+wB(μμB)2.(1)

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    μ=i=1LPi*i,μA=i=1ti·PiwA,μB=i=tLi·PiwB,(2)

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    Pi=NiN,wA=i=1tPi,wB=i=tLPi.(3)

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    Tc=Mftmean+totsu,(4)

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    {xc,yc,a,b,θ,L1,θ1,L2,θ2}.(5)

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    Haiyang Zhou, Yunzhi Yu. Deep-sky image live stacking via star descriptor[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(12): 121501
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