https://lelain.net/tags/transfer-learning/Transfer LearningHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://lelain.net/media/icon.svghttps://lelain.net/tags/transfer-learning/https://lelain.net/publications/fm-astro-journal/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://lelain.net/publications/fm-astro-journal/<p>Journal article currently under review. The preprint is available on SSRN.</p> <p>This paper is the extended version of the benchmark first presented at and , and of the DINOv2 study published at . It compares head-only and full fine-tuning of visual foundation models against modern CNNs on Galaxy10 DECaLS, and discusses what this implies for the use of off-the-shelf foundation models in astronomy. Fine-tuned models are released on .</p>