The Lonely Photon

DATA ACQUISITION

SharpCap

Area of application: Planetary, DSOs, Lunar, Solar
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: https://www.sharpcap.co.uk/

FireCapture

Area of application: Planetary, Lunar, Solar
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux
Website: http://www.firecapture.de/

ASIStudio

Area of application: Planetary, DSOs, Lunar, Solar
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software-drivers

N.I.N.A.

Area of application: Deep Sky Objects
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: https://nighttime-imaging.eu/

APT: Astro Photography Tool

Area of application: Deep Sky Objects
Price: 21 USD
Compatibility: Windows
Website: ideiki.com/astro/Default.aspx

Sequence Generator Pro

Area of application: Deep Sky Objects
Price: 149 USD + 59.00 USD / year
Compatibility: Windows
Website: www.mainsequencesoftware.com/Products/SGPro

Nebulosity 4

Area of application: Deep Sky Objects
Price: 95 USD
Compatibility: Windows
Website: www.stark-labs.com/nebulosity.html

STACKING & PROCESSING

PixInsight

Area of application: DSOs, Planetary, Solar, Lunar
Price: 230 EUR
Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux
Website: https://pixinsight.com/

DeepSkyStacker

Area of application: Deep Sky Objects
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/index.html

Astro Pixel Processor

Area of application: Deep Sky Objects
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/

Adobe Photoshop

Area of application: DSOs, Solar, Lunar, Planetary
Price: 287 EUR / year or 24 EUR / month
Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux
Website: https://www.adobe.com/

GIMP

Area of application: DSOs, Solar, Lunar, Planetary
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux
Website: https://www.gimp.org/

AutoStakkert

Area of application: Planetary, Solar, Lunar
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: https://www.autostakkert.com/

Registax

Area of application: Planetary, Solar, Lunar
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: https://www.astronomie.be/registax/

ImPPG

Area of application: Solar, Lunar
Price: Free
Compatibility: Windows
Website: https://greatattractor.github.io/imppg/