Astrophotography at the Veluwe Logbook, results, lessons learned

Software

These are the software packages I use. Highlighted are the packages I can't do without.

  • DSLRFocus 3.3.15  -- DSLR Capture and focus control
  • PHD Guiding 1.12.0 --  "Push Here Dummy",  great autoguiding software
  • Registax V5  --  Stacking and postprocessing of planet- and moon images
  • Nebulosity V2.3.0  --  Stacking and processing of  Deepsky images
  • K3CCDTools V3.5.10  --  Drift alignment and periodic error measurement using a webcam
  • WxAstrocapture 1.5-1  --  Webcam capture, mostly for planets and moon.
  • WCS 2.02  --  Semi-automatic polar alignment, using a webcam
  • Digital Photo Professional 3.5  --  basic level postprocessing
  • Pixinsight LE 1.02.143  --  High level postprocessing
  • ImageJ -- High level image analysis 
  • Elbrus -- Offline plate solving of astrophoto's
  • www.astrometry.net -- Online plate solving of astrophotos. Even better than Elbrus
  • Cartes du Ciel 3.06 -- Planetarium software with GOTO functions using Ascom
  • Ascom 5.5. -- Generic Ascom client for controlling mount using controller-specific Ascom driver.