DeepSkyStacker by DeepSkyStacker is a piece of software that gives you the possibility to simplify the pre-processing steps when dealing with deep sky pictures. Unfortunately, there is no version of DeepSkyStacker for Mac available for download, therefore, you will have to use other applications that can perform similar tasks. Here are some alternatives to DeepSkyStacker for Mac.
Keith's Image Stacker is an image processing program that is oriented primarily toward astrophotography. See my astrophotography webpage for information about my personal venture into that hobby.
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StarStaX is a fast multi-platform image stacking and blending application, which is developed primarily for Star Trail Photography. Besides star trails, it can be of great use in other settings.
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Nebulosity (Windows and OS X) is designed to be a powerful, but simple to use capture and processing application for a wide range of astronomy CCD cameras.
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PixInsight is an advanced image processing software platform designed specifically for astrophotography and other technical imaging fields.
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Lynkeos is a Cocoa (Mac OS X) application dedicated to the processing of astronomical (mainly planetary) images taken with a webcam through a telescope. It is a "Universal binary" running natively on PowerPC and Intel Macintosh.
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If you are an astrophotographer, a keen stargazer, or attempting a Messier marathon, you know that to observe the faintest objects in the night sky, your eyes need to be dark adapted. That means you should avoid all artificial light.
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Keith's AstroImager is a webcam capture program. There are a lot of webcam capture programs on the web, but most of them don't provide utilities that are specifically useful for astrophotography. This program provides the following features:
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