Image Stacking

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From: Lance Taylor

To: Astronomy Discussion list

Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 12:01 PM

Subject: [Astro] Astro Image Stacking Software & Techniques

 

 

I was curious what the other astro imagers here used for stacking DSLR images? I have come across a few free packages beside the pricey Registax that seem to do the job well, but am noticing that the final image rendered is lacking any colour output. Might be the operators fault though. :-)

 

Iris: www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/iris/iris.htm

DeepSky: deepskystacker.free.fr/english/index.html

Rot'n'Stack: www.gdargaud.net/Hack/RotAndStack.html

RegiStar: www.aurigaimaging.com/

 

Also, I can't seem to get Registax 5 or Astrostack to work with DSLR images. Is there a size limit for the files - anyone know? If I scale them down to 1024x768 they seems to stack.

 

Registax: www.astronomie.be/registax/

Astrostack: www.astrostack.com/

 

GScratch and Dave - have you checked this one out yet?

 

Keith's Image Stacker - Mac OSX: keithwiley.com/software/keithsImageStacker.shtml

 

Oh yeah is anyone else on the group here using William Bells's AIP4WIN? I picked up the book a few years with the CD. Uhm... cool software as well... with way to many options. :-)

 

AIP4WIN: www.willbell.com/aip/index.htm

 

Finally, this book is also great, looking to get his Wide Field book next.

 

www.willbell.com/DigitaAstrophoto/Default.htm

 

LT

 

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