Amplifying the imaging power of digital sky surveys with space telescopes data and generative AI
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Abstract (arXiv)
While Digital sky surveys provide excellent throughput of image data and can cover a large footprint, their imaging power is normally inferior to that of space-based telescopes. Space-based telescopes, on the other hand, provide excellent imaging power and can image the deep Universe, but cannot provide the same throughput as advanced ground-based sky surveys. Here, we utilize generative AI to elevate the quality of galaxy images taken by ground-based telescopes to the level of details enabled by space telescopes. The solution is based on the nature of galaxy shapes, allowing generative AI trained on space-based images to convert weak signal into detailed and clear galaxy images. The method allows for combining the high throughput of ground-based sky surveys with the image quality of space-based telescopes. The source code for the method is available, as well as paired training data and a catalog of 63,202 galaxy images enhanced by the proposed method. We also provide a software tool that encapsulates the entire pipeline and the custom generative AI model to generate galaxy images with enhanced quality.
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