[Astrogirl]

Hi all,

Thought i'd start this off so here goes........What software do you use?
I'm still very new to all of this and still trying to fathom out whats what so i'm using easy to understand and free software. You all must know of Registax4 which i use and Gimp 2.2. I find Gimp to be one of the easiest and best editing software for free that i could find but if anyone knows of something even better and free(tight me..lol) let us now.
I have some images that i have taken on my blog(link at bottom) all done through Registax and Gimp. Have a nose and please be gentle, as i've said before, haven't got a clue about computers and never done a blog before.

[domjohnny]

Hi Astrogirl,
there is a very easy and nice looking software, not for astrophotography, but for imaging the solar system and main constelations. It is just for navigation, it makes you feel you are piloting a spacecraft.It is fun and real in terms of proportions etc. and is free. It is called Celestia, you can dowload it from the net and take a good ride. It recreates th planets and their orbits in real time (you can also speed it) I think it is cool.
Nice to meet you.

[Astrogirl]

Hi Domjohnny,

OOOOOOOOOOO......That sounds gooooood. I think that came on the cover disk of The Sky At Night mag i get. Didn't now what it was so never bothered with it, be digging that out as it's all free. Had a full version of Starry night Backyard from a cover disk but my hubby cleaned up the laptop and deleted it!!!!!! Now i can't find the disc to reload it....AARRRGGGG

If you haven't noticed yet i don't like to pay out if i don't have to, tight me.......OOOHHH, look, my smileys work....I'm one happy girl ....Sorry!!!!!!!

[Astrogirl]

OOOOOOPPPPPSSSS...forgot with all my excitment over the smileys.....

NICE TO MEET YOU

[sgcullen]

I use MaximDL to capture longer exposure images with the SBIG STL-11000XM CCD camera. I use Streampix when capturing AVIs from the Lumenera camera for stacking with Registax. I also use TheSky6 for telescope pointing. FocusMax for fine focusing the Precision Digital Focuser from Finger Lakes Instruments. For automation I have used ACP and CCD AutoPilot. CCDware makes a number of other useful applications for astro imagers. The SpaceSpot Observatory will have a specific suite of application we use once we start the integration. It is looking like ACP will be our main control software since it has a web-based interface. This is a requirement as we intent to donate observing time on it to high-school students around the world.

[domjohnny]

Hi = thanks for the smile. Only saw it today.
Nice to meet you too. How-s everything?

[domjohnny]

Visited your blog and saw such beautiful pictures. Congratulations. I got a good picture of the moon when I was in Japan. I-m delighted with the wonders of the universe , its inteligence and majesty...got a lot to learn