SAOImageDS9 Alternatives

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   Siril

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   Siril is an astronomical image processing tool, able to convert, pre-process images, help aligning them automatically or manually, stack them and enhance final images.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   

   

   

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   DeepSkyStacker

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   DeepSkyStacker is a freeware for astrophotographers that simplifies all the pre-processing steps of deep sky pictures.

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   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

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   FITS Liberator

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   FITS Liberator GUI image processing software has meant that it is even easier and faster to create color images using raw observations from a range of telescopes.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

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   AvisFV

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   AvisFV is a free FITS viewer for Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 (compatible also with most Linux and Mac if WINE is installed).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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   Regim

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   Regim makes some processing steps that are unique to astronomical images a bit easier. These steps are calibration (dark and flat), deblooming, registration, combination, color calibration, gradient removal and some more.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   PixInsight

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   PixInsight is an advanced image processing platform specialized in astrophotography and other technical imaging fields, constantly pushing the boundaries of astronomical image processing with the most powerful toolset available.

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   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Mac
   • Windows

   • Spain
   • EU

   

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   Astro App

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   The Astro App is a tool for exploring the night sky and tracking celestial events. It's primarily targeted for amateur astrophotographers.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Online

   

   

   

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    Fitswork

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    Fitswork is a windows image processing program, mainly designed for astronomic purposes. It contains batch processing, histogram functions, many filters, etc. Fitswork works entirely in floating-point arithmetic.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    IRIS Astronomical Images

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    IRIS is an astronomical images processing software.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • France
    • EU

    

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