Pixinsight 1.8 - E3ddy May 2026

Clear skies and happy processing. Disclaimer: "E3DDY" is not an official PixInsight script, but a coined workflow name for the comet processing techniques optimized in version 1.8.

We have all been chasing that ghostly emerald smudge across the cold January sky. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) presented a unique challenge: a distinct ion tail, a dusty anti-tail, and rapid motion relative to the background stars. Traditional star alignment would either stretch the comet into a streak or turn the stars into messy worms. PixInsight 1.8 - E3DDY