# Stack and process a deep-sky imaging session into a finished photograph

ID: discovery-e824513ed84bf32e98949efd
Category: Creativity & hobbies
Reported agent: Claude Code
Evidence: Setup guide
Source: [GitHub project documentation](https://github.com/portkeys/siril-astro-processor)
Last reviewed: 2026-11-07

Siril Astro Processor documents Claude Code converting, registering and stacking telescope light frames, then processing the combined image with preserved intermediates and before/after previews.

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## Prerequisites

- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

## Connections and alternatives

- Give Claude Code the local path to a backed-up LIGHTS folder and describe the target and camera.
- Provide a working copy of the session plus any calibration frames and known sensor metadata; leave unavailable calibration explicit.

## Workflow steps

- Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
- Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
- Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
- Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
- If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

## Expected result

A combined deep-sky image, an unprocessed-stack preview, processed preview and saved FITS stages that can be reviewed or revised.

## Limitations

The documented plugin targets macOS/Linux and Siril 1.4+. Calibration, colour accuracy and pleasing results depend on the input data. Star removal requires StarNet2; incomplete metadata or unsuitable frames can require manual repair. This guide has not been independently reproduced.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Starter request

TASK: Stack and process a deep-sky imaging session into a finished photograph

MY SETUP
- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
2. Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
3. Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
4. Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
5. If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

EXPECTED RESULT
A combined deep-sky image, an unprocessed-stack preview, processed preview and saved FITS stages that can be reviewed or revised.

LIMITATIONS
The documented plugin targets macOS/Linux and Siril 1.4+. Calibration, colour accuracy and pleasing results depend on the input data. Star removal requires StarNet2; incomplete metadata or unsuitable frames can require manual repair. This guide has not been independently reproduced.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Source notes

The documented plugin targets macOS/Linux and Siril 1.4+. Calibration, colour accuracy and pleasing results depend on the input data. Star removal requires StarNet2; incomplete metadata or unsuitable frames can require manual repair. This guide has not been independently reproduced. Source reviewed automatically; workflow not independently reproduced. Connection options require verification in your own agent.

## Stored structured recipe

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    "Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.",
    "Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.",
    "If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision."
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  "guardrail": "Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.",
  "sourceNotes": "Siril Astro Processor documents Claude Code converting, registering and stacking telescope light frames, then processing the combined image with preserved intermediates and before/after previews.",
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## Agent adaptations

Available IDs: dots, grok-bot, instinct, muse

### ChatGPT Dots (dots)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

## Connections

- Give Claude Code the local path to a backed-up LIGHTS folder and describe the target and camera.
- Provide a working copy of the session plus any calibration frames and known sensor metadata; leave unavailable calibration explicit.

## Steps

- Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
- Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
- Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
- Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
- If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

## Starter request

TASK: Stack and process a deep-sky imaging session into a finished photograph

MY SETUP
- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
2. Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
3. Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
4. Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
5. If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

EXPECTED RESULT
A combined deep-sky image, an unprocessed-stack preview, processed preview and saved FITS stages that can be reviewed or revised.

LIMITATIONS
The documented plugin targets macOS/Linux and Siril 1.4+. Calibration, colour accuracy and pleasing results depend on the input data. Star removal requires StarNet2; incomplete metadata or unsuitable frames can require manual repair. This guide has not been independently reproduced.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

### Grok Bot (grok-bot)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

## Connections

- Give Claude Code the local path to a backed-up LIGHTS folder and describe the target and camera.
- Provide a working copy of the session plus any calibration frames and known sensor metadata; leave unavailable calibration explicit.

## Steps

- Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
- Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
- Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
- Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
- If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

## Starter request

TASK: Stack and process a deep-sky imaging session into a finished photograph

MY SETUP
- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
2. Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
3. Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
4. Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
5. If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

EXPECTED RESULT
A combined deep-sky image, an unprocessed-stack preview, processed preview and saved FITS stages that can be reviewed or revised.

LIMITATIONS
The documented plugin targets macOS/Linux and Siril 1.4+. Calibration, colour accuracy and pleasing results depend on the input data. Star removal requires StarNet2; incomplete metadata or unsuitable frames can require manual repair. This guide has not been independently reproduced.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

### Instinct (instinct)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

## Connections

- Give Claude Code the local path to a backed-up LIGHTS folder and describe the target and camera.
- Provide a working copy of the session plus any calibration frames and known sensor metadata; leave unavailable calibration explicit.

## Steps

- Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
- Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
- Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
- Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
- If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

## Starter request

TASK: Stack and process a deep-sky imaging session into a finished photograph

MY SETUP
- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
2. Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
3. Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
4. Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
5. If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

EXPECTED RESULT
A combined deep-sky image, an unprocessed-stack preview, processed preview and saved FITS stages that can be reviewed or revised.

LIMITATIONS
The documented plugin targets macOS/Linux and Siril 1.4+. Calibration, colour accuracy and pleasing results depend on the input data. Star removal requires StarNet2; incomplete metadata or unsuitable frames can require manual repair. This guide has not been independently reproduced.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

### Meta Muse (muse)

Status: Needs verification
Tested: false

## Requirements

- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

## Connections

- Give Claude Code the local path to a backed-up LIGHTS folder and describe the target and camera.
- Provide a working copy of the session plus any calibration frames and known sensor metadata; leave unavailable calibration explicit.

## Steps

- Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
- Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
- Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
- Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
- If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

## Starter request

TASK: Stack and process a deep-sky imaging session into a finished photograph

MY SETUP
- Claude Code on macOS or Linux with the Siril Astro Processor plugin
- Siril 1.4 or later and sufficient space for intermediate FITS files
- A backed-up imaging session with light frames in a LIGHTS subfolder
- StarNet2 installed only if choosing a recipe that removes stars

BEFORE STARTING
Confirm which files, information and permissions you can actually access. Ask me for essential missing details. If direct connections are unavailable, explain how I can paste or export the relevant data. Do not claim an integration is connected without checking.

WORKFLOW
1. Inspect my input paths, available disk space, sample FITS headers and Siril version. Confirm OSC or mono handling and the Bayer pattern before processing.
2. Describe the proposed pipeline and calibration assumptions. Preserve my source frames and stop if the data type or required tooling is unsupported.
3. Convert and register the sequence, apply registration and stack with the documented rejection method. Save the linear stack and report rejected or failed frames.
4. Apply the supported background and noise processing, then my chosen star-treatment recipe. Save before/after previews, a final image and intermediate paths for review.
5. If I request a different star treatment, reuse the saved processing stages where appropriate and save a separately named revision.

EXPECTED RESULT
A combined deep-sky image, an unprocessed-stack preview, processed preview and saved FITS stages that can be reviewed or revised.

LIMITATIONS
The documented plugin targets macOS/Linux and Siril 1.4+. Calibration, colour accuracy and pleasing results depend on the input data. Star removal requires StarNet2; incomplete metadata or unsuitable frames can require manual repair. This guide has not been independently reproduced.

FIRST RUN
Use a small read-only sample and show me the result. Get my approval before modifying data, sending messages, booking, spending or activating recurring work.

## Guardrail

Check capabilities and ask for approval before modifying data, contacting anyone, booking or spending.

## Notes

Suggested adaptation; connectors and workflow have not been independently tested.

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