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Free Image stacking solutions
It is unnecessary to invest in further software
StarTools was created to complement the many freely available stacking and pre-processing solutions with unique, state-of-the art post-processing functionality.
Caution
Some of these solution provide basic post-processing function as well. Please note that only pre-processing and stacking should be performed in these applications in order for signal evolution Tracking to work and achieve optimal results; Tracking cannot track signal and noise propagation that happened in other applications. Do not stretch, color calibrate, perform gradient removal, or perform any other operations beyond initial calibration in these applications.
"Simple but powerful", is the core philosophy of this Windows-only application.
DeepSkyStacker is Windows-only freeware software for astrophotographers, which aims to simplify all the pre-processing steps of deep sky images.
ASTAP, the Astrometric STAcking Program, is an astrometric solver, stacker of images, and provides photometry and FITS viewing functionality. It is available for all platforms.
Regim makes some processing steps that are unique to astronomical images a bit easier. Regim is available for all platforms.
Siril is a feature-rich, free astronomical image processing suite with excellent pre-processing capabilities. It is available for all platforms.
Fitswork is a windows image processing program, mainly designed for astronomic purposes.
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- De-Noise: Detail Aware Wavelet-based Noise Reduction (under Modules)
The De-Noise module offers detail-aware, astro-specific noise reduction, which, paired with StarTools' Tracking feature, yields results that have no equal.
- Step 5: Detail enhancement (under Quick Start)
- Step 6: Color calibration (under Quick Start)
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- Step 2: Inspect your dataset (under Quick Start)
At this point, things to look out for are; Stacking artefacts close to the borders of the image.