A new star detection algorithm based on the combination of thresholding and filtering technique

In this article, a new star detection algorithm has been proposed, the algorithm combines two-star detection techniques: star detection by the thresholding technique and star detection by filter technique. This method is designed to be tested and used for a star tracker. The proposed method was tested on a set of simulated stellar images (simulated image database) with several types of noises and scenarios encountered in space. The results obtained show the star detection capability of the proposed algorithm.