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NINA Log analyzer
Monday, August 11, 2025 by Richard Harris
For astrophotographers who rely on automation to capture images overnight, it’s common to wake up with either hundreds of sub-exposures or a disappointing trickle of data. This unpredictability is exactly what led astrophotographer Brian Carter to develop a free online tool called the NINA Log Analyzer, which transforms the dense, hard-to-read logs from the NINA s...

Free astrophoto tools you can use
Friday, May 2, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Astrophotography is a fascinating pursuit that captures the beauty and scale of the night sky, but refining these images requires the right software. Many people believe that only expensive, proprietary tools can deliver the detailed, vibrant results they’re looking for. However, a growing number of free programs now allow amateur and intermediate astrophotographe...

EkosLive cloud review
Friday, March 7, 2025 by Richard Harris
EkosLive is an online cloud astrophotography platform that provides astronomers with the ability to control remote observatories from any location at any time. This cloud-based application offers a comprehensive suite of tools for scheduling capture sequences, viewing images, and engaging with the astrophotography community. Recent updates have introduced a range of new...

PixInsight 1.9.3 Lockhart released
Friday, February 28, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
A new version of PixInsight, 1.9.3 Lockhart, has been officially released. This update introduces significant stability improvements, bug fixes, and new features across all supported operating systems. PixInsight 1.9.3 Lockhart released - New features and improvements For a detailed overview of new features, platform recommendations, and known issues within the Pi...

Graxpert AI denoising tutorial
Saturday, February 8, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Jeremiah, also known as AstroOnBudget, recently put out a video showing how to use AI denoising in GraXpert. It’s a quick tutorial, but it covers exactly what you need to know if you’re looking to clean up your astrophotography images. GraXpert is a tool designed to process astronomical images, and this feature uses AI to remove noise from stacked images. Th...

LuckyStackWorker automates solar image processing
Sunday, June 23, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
LuckyStackWorker is a desktop application designed to streamline and expedite the post-processing of planetary, lunar, and solar image stacks produced by popular stacking software such as AutoStakkert. It enables rapid bulk post-processing of Solar System Object image stacks captured through the Lucky Imaging technique using a telescope and an astronomy camera. Typicall...

SN2024ggi supernova captured using the TS ONTC 8 inch telescope
Saturday, May 11, 2024 by Duncan Milburn
Amateur astronomer Duncan Milburn from Australia's Sunshine Coast captured a stunning image of the supernova SN2024ggi in the galaxy NGC 3621. Taken on the nights of April 12th and 13th 2024, Milburn utilized his TS ONTC 8" Newtonian telescope paired with a ZWO ASI2600MC camera. The total exposure time was just about 2 hours. SN 2024ggi is currently glowi...

Removing gradients from astrophotos gets easier with GraXpert
Friday, May 10, 2024 by Richard Harris
As an astrophotographer, I've always found the process of removing gradients from my images to be incredibly frustrating. These gradients, often caused by light pollution, can overshadow the beauty of the night sky, making editing a tedious necessity. Thankfully, the new tool from GraXpert aims to simplify this task. It's designed to efficiently clear away these...

