The Top 9 Astrophotography Programs I Currently Use

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Published 2019-08-13
These are the top 9 astrophotography programs I currently use when taking images of deeps space objects such as nebula, galaxies and star clusters.

Take a look and see if you could integrate any of these into your astrophotography sessions, or, if you have them already, mention in the comments how you use them to your advantage when you image.

Links to the Programs I Use-

ASCOM (free)- ascom-standards.org/Downloads/Index.htm

EQMOD (free) sourceforge.net/projects/eq-mod/

Stellarium (free) stellarium.org/

Stellarium Scope (free) welshdragoncomputing.ca/x/index.php/home/stellariu…

PHD2 Guiding (free) openphdguiding.org/downloads/

Astrophotography Tools (free, but can upgrade for $20.96 USD + $6.73 USD per year renewal) ideiki.com/astro/Download.aspx

Backyard Red (free) www.otelescope.com/files/category/5-backyardred/

All Sky Plate Solver (free) www.astrogb.com/astrogb/All_Sky_Plate_Solver.html

PlateSolve2 (free) planewave.com/downloads/software/

Sources-
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ASCOM- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCOM_(standard)
ASCOM PROJECTS IN PROGRESS- ascom-standards.org/About/Projects.htm
EQMOD- www.firstlightoptics.com/blog/eqmod-controlling-th…
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All Comments (5)
  • @slopedouche5460
    WOW thanks ..... this short little tutorial is going to save me weeks of heart burn. Can’t thank u enough I’m going to download every one of these and get kracken
  • @marstrooper2045
    Awesome astrophotography apps video. Thank you for making it. I will check out those astrophotography software. I use ATP and stellarium.
  • Useful video! I need to try some of the tools like apt/backyard, phd.. putting it off for too long now.
  • @breezyspice2133
    You sound a lot like John Goodman. It’s nice. It’s like he’s teaching me.