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Tile-Compile

High-quality astronomical image reconstruction from short-exposure deep-sky datasets.

What is Tile-Compile?

Tile-Compile is a scientific-grade image stacking pipeline designed for astrophotography. It reconstructs high-quality images from multiple light frames through:

  • AQMH Reconstruction — Per-pixel quality-map-driven weighted average (default method)
  • Classic Tile-Compile (TBQR) — Tile-based quality reconstruction with local metrics, clustering, and OLA stacking
  • Advanced Registration — Cascaded global + sequential alignment with astrometric fallback
  • Background Gradient Extraction (BGE) — Remove light pollution gradients
  • Photometric Color Calibration (PCC) — Accurate color using reference stars
  • HyperMetric Stretch (HMS) — VeraLux-based post-PCC stretch
  • Modern GUI3 — Browser-based interface with full workflow support
  • AI-Assisted Configuration — Parameter Intelligence (PI) module for data-driven recommendations
  • Live Image Editor — Non-destructive FITS editing after a run, with live preview, undo/redo, repeatable operations, and optional AI proposals

Designed for smart telescope data (DWARF, Seestar, ZWO SeeStar, etc.) but works with any FITS input.

Quick Start

Download GUI3

# Linux GUI3 (Browser Interface)
curl -L -o tile_compile_gui3.zip \
  https://github.com/jeamy/tile_compile/releases/latest/download/tile_compile_gui3-linux-v0.3.0.zip
unzip tile_compile_gui3.zip && cd tile_compile_gui3-linux-v0.3.0

# Start GUI3 (browser opens automatically)
./start_gui3.sh  # http://127.0.0.1:8080/ui/

Also available: macOS, Windows, or build from source.

Typical GUI3 Workflow

  1. Scan Input — Select FITS lights folder, optional calibration frames
  2. Adjust Parameters — Load example config or customize settings
  3. Start & Monitor — Run with real-time phase progress tracking
  4. View Results — Stacked images, diagnostic reports, quality metrics

Find the right documentation

New users

Start with the Quick Start (English) or Schnellstart (German). The GUI3 User Guide walks through scanning, parameters, running a stack, and viewing results step by step. If you prefer German, use the GUI3 Benutzerhandbuch.

Recommended path:

  1. Install or download GUI3.
  2. Scan a folder of FITS light frames.
  3. Keep the example configuration for the first run.
  4. Start and monitor the run.
  5. Open the result in the Live Image Editor or inspect the report.

Experienced users

Use the workflow guide, configuration reference, and practical examples. The Professional & Technical section in the site navigation contains phase internals, data flow, resume contracts, and methodology documents.

Documentation map

The online help is intentionally split into four levels:

  • Start Here — installation, quick start, and the complete GUI walkthrough.
  • Workflows & Tools — day-to-day processing, Raw Stack, PI, and Live Image Editor.
  • Configuration — beginner configuration, full parameter reference, and examples.
  • Professional & Technical — algorithms, phase artifacts, data flow, resume dependencies, and normative methodology.

Getting Started

User Guides

Configuration

Reference

Methodology

Changelog

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