CCD Control and Imaging Software:
This will be the longest list as there are many of these types of programs available. I will keep the descriptions short for this list.
CCDSoft - works in concert with TheSky for full camera and telescope control. Also provides the necessary image reduction, processing and stacking
MaxImDL - a popular choice that offers CCD control and processing
SharpCap - an easy-to-use but powerful Astronomy camera capture tool.
Sequence Generator Pro - image capture suite for astrophotography.
Nebulosity - capture and processing software for Mac/PC. Supports a bunch of Canon DSLRs and astro cams.
FireCapture - Simple image capturing software that re-sizes video resolution automatically & has auto align & dark frame reduction features
AstroArt 3.0 - 96bit image processing software
BackyardEOS/Nikon is software tailor made to control your DSLR camera. It is purposely built with astro-photography in mind.
PixInsight is an advanced image processing platform specialized in astrophotography and other technical imaging fields.
Astrotortilla - calibrate your GoTo tracking mount, GoTo any target with arcsecond accuracy and measure your polar alignment error
RegiStax - free image stacking program, used mostly for planets
DeepSkyStacker is a freeware for astrophotographers that simplifies all the pre-processing steps of deep sky pictures.
GIMP - post processing/image editing software
Please Note:
- The FVAS does not support or promote the above software. Users are reminded that they are responsible for their own computers safety (all files should be virus scanned).
The above links are available on the intranet, and users should use these software products at their own discretion.
