pixinsight
PixInsight is an advanced image processing software platform. It has been designed specifically for astrophotography. This program has been a game changer in my image processing.
NINA (Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy)
Nina Stands for Nighttime Imaging 'n' Astronomy. This is the program I use to run all my imaging sessions. .Be it for beginners or for advanced astrophotographers, N.I.N.A. will keep configuration requirements to the minimum and will assist you through the process of imaging. N.I.N.A. offers a broad variety of capabilities. The tool set spans from choosing, framing, focusing, centering and imaging one or multiple targets and much more.
APT
APT stands for "AstroPhotography Tool" and it is like Swiss army knife for your astro imaging sessions. No matter what you are imaging with - Canon EOS, Nikon, CCD or CMOS astro camera, APT has the right tool for planning, collimating, aligning, focusing, framing, controlling/tethering, imaging, synchronizing, scheduling, meridian flipping, analyzing and monitoring.
PHD2 Guiding
PHD2 is telescope guiding software that simplifies the process of tracking a guide star, letting you concentrate on other aspects of deep-sky imaging or spectroscopy.
SharpCap
SharpCap is an easy-to-use and powerful astronomy camera capture tool. It can be used with dedicated astronomy cameras, webcams and USB frame grabbers.
A wide range of features makes SharpCap suitable for many types of astro-imaging including Planetary, Lunar, Solar, Deep Sky and EAA (Electronically Assisted Astronomy). A clear and logical UI makes the program easy for beginners to use. Comprehensive documentation will also help those who are just getting started.
Astro Pixel Processor
Astro Pixel Processor is a fairly newly released Astro processing program. The program offers a fairly easy means to process your images with a nice set of tools and sliders to make quick and easy adjustments. The program basically goes step by step through numbered tabs so you don’t have to guess what to do next.
