• 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
    Flow diagram of our proposed algorithm.
    Fig. 1. Flow diagram of our proposed algorithm.
    Comparison of thresholding results: (a) Original M42 image. (b) Otsu result. (c) Our result.
    Fig. 2. Comparison of thresholding results: (a) Original M42 image. (b) Otsu result. (c) Our result.
    Schematic diagram of the rotation invariant descriptor.
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of the rotation invariant descriptor.
    Description results using our proposed star descriptor.
    Fig. 4. Description results using our proposed star descriptor.
    Matching results using SIFT, SURF, and our descriptor. (a) Star detection results. (b) SIFT result. (c) SURF result. (d) Our result.
    Fig. 5. Matching results using SIFT, SURF, and our descriptor. (a) Star detection results. (b) SIFT result. (c) SURF result. (d) Our result.
    Matching ratio results among SIFT, SURF, and our descriptor.
    Fig. 6. Matching ratio results among SIFT, SURF, and our descriptor.
    Live stacking results while photographing M51. (a) No stack. (b) Three frames stacked. (c) Six frames stacked. (d) Nine frames stacked.
    Fig. 7. Live stacking results while photographing M51. (a) No stack. (b) Three frames stacked. (c) Six frames stacked. (d) Nine frames stacked.
    Comparison results using ten-frames-stacked M92 images and their zoomed views. (a) Result with alignment enabled. (b) Result with alignment disabled.
    Fig. 8. Comparison results using ten-frames-stacked M92 images and their zoomed views. (a) Result with alignment enabled. (b) Result with alignment disabled.
     RMSE
    SIFT0.88800.40510.01610.11500.71010.86500.43090.90720.43140.9771
    SURF0.14750.23060.01520.07040.45950.79860.01990.58540.34520.7318
    OUR0.01060.01800.01430.04550.02240.02810.01270.03800.03070.0230
    Joint Entropy
    SIFT9.33399.37158.33699.36009.45039.37347.07499.36369.37179.8534
    SURF9.33549.37117.33659.35889.31859.36516.26289.34149.36637.2840
    OUR6.00736.24746.65228.09606.80467.04146.15357.07497.48586.8305
    Table 1. Quantitative Registration Evaluation Against SIFT and SURF
    Haiyang Zhou, Yunzhi Yu. Deep-sky image live stacking via star descriptor[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(12): 121501
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