Deep learning image burst stacking to reconstruct high-resolution ground-based solar observations

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Autori principali: Schirninger, Christoph, Jarolim, Robert, Veronig, Astrid M., Kuckein, Christoph
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author Schirninger, Christoph
Jarolim, Robert
Veronig, Astrid M.
Kuckein, Christoph
author_facet Schirninger, Christoph
Jarolim, Robert
Veronig, Astrid M.
Kuckein, Christoph
contents Large aperture ground based solar telescopes allow the solar atmosphere to be resolved in unprecedented detail. However, observations are limited by Earths turbulent atmosphere, requiring post image corrections. Current reconstruction methods using short exposure bursts face challenges with strong turbulence and high computational costs. We introduce a deep learning approach that reconstructs 100 short exposure images into one high quality image in real time. Using unpaired image to image translation, our model is trained on degraded bursts with speckle reconstructions as references, improving robustness and generalization. Our method shows an improved robustness in terms of perceptual quality, especially when speckle reconstructions show artifacts. An evaluation with a varying number of images per burst demonstrates that our method makes efficient use of the combined image information and achieves the best reconstructions when provided with the full image burst.
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spellingShingle Deep learning image burst stacking to reconstruct high-resolution ground-based solar observations
Schirninger, Christoph
Jarolim, Robert
Veronig, Astrid M.
Kuckein, Christoph
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computational Physics
Large aperture ground based solar telescopes allow the solar atmosphere to be resolved in unprecedented detail. However, observations are limited by Earths turbulent atmosphere, requiring post image corrections. Current reconstruction methods using short exposure bursts face challenges with strong turbulence and high computational costs. We introduce a deep learning approach that reconstructs 100 short exposure images into one high quality image in real time. Using unpaired image to image translation, our model is trained on degraded bursts with speckle reconstructions as references, improving robustness and generalization. Our method shows an improved robustness in terms of perceptual quality, especially when speckle reconstructions show artifacts. An evaluation with a varying number of images per burst demonstrates that our method makes efficient use of the combined image information and achieves the best reconstructions when provided with the full image burst.
title Deep learning image burst stacking to reconstruct high-resolution ground-based solar observations
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04781