Figure 1 - Saturn can be improved with sharpening. Hold your mouse cursor over the image to see a comparison between the original uncorrected image and the corrected one.

The image of Saturn seen in Figure 1 can be improved with some sharpening.

Here we will use Smart Sharpen in Photoshop. Smart Sharpen is a better way to sharpen than unsharp mask.

Photoshop's Smart Sharpen

Figure 2 - Photoshop's Smart Sharpen

• Go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen.

• Set the Amount for the amount of sharpening you want applied (Figure 2, Number 1).

• Set the Radius based on the size of detail in the image that you want to sharpen (Figure 2, Number 2).

• Under the pull-down menu for Remove select "Lens Blur" (Figure 2, Number 3).

• Adjust the amount and radius based on the particular image.

Figure 3 - Saturn sharpened with Photoshop's Smart Sharpen. Hold your mouse cursor over the image to see a comparison between the original uncorrected image and the corrected one.

In Figure 3 we can see the results of using Photoshop's Smart Sharpen command. The image is considerably improved.