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[Steph]

Due to an unfortunate...ummm...glitch, we lost the pinned thread that had links to all sorts of useful astronomy-related programs. Never fear, we've started over -- some of that stuff was probably old/outdated anyway (silver lining and all that, right?). We've been able to reconstruct some of the data and compiled other sites from favorites mentioned over and over again in the forum and started this whole new listing!

We'll keep an eye out for other software posted, but feel free to contact a forum moderator***** with suggestions!

Thanks for your help!

Steph


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[Steph]

• The legal stuff - we're providing these links solely for your information and take no responsibility on whether the programs will be useful, up-to-date, virus or spyware free, etc. etc. etc. User beware, caveat emptor, e pluribus unum, rock on, and y'all be careful out there!

Linux software

• Cartes du Ciel (sky charting and planning software) -
  http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/start
• CCDciel is a free CCD capture software intended for the amateur astronomer.
• https://www.ap-i.net/ccdciel/en/start
• Celestia (space simulation) -
  https://celestia.space
• Stellarium (planetarium software) -
  http://www.stellarium.org/
• XEphem (star-charting and ephemeris-generating software) -
  http://www.clearskyi...hem/xephem.html
• KStars
  http://edu.kde.org/kstars/
• Siril, a free astronomical image processing software
• http://free-astro.org/index.php/Siril

Mac software

• AstroPlanner (planning and logging software) -
  http://www.ilangainc...nner/index.html
• Cartes du Ciel (sky charting and planning software) -
  http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/start
• Celestia (space simulation) -
  https://celestia.space
• DarkAdapted (gamma control software to preserve night vision) -
  http://www.macupdate...134/darkadapted
• Equinox (planetarium program) -
  http://www.microproj...a/equinox6.html
• Photographic Moon Book (lunar observations - PDF format; Mac compatible?) -
  http://www.alanchuhk.com/
• Starry Night (planetarium software) -
  http://www.starrynight.com/
• Stellarium (planetarium software) -
  http://www.stellarium.org/
• Where is M13? (three-dimensional galactic atlas) -
  http://www.thinkastr.../M13/index.html
• XEphem (star-charting and ephemeris-generating software) -
  http://www.clearskyi...hem/xephem.html
• Voyager IV - Astro plotting and telescope control -
  http://www.carinasoft.com/voyager.html
• Keith's Image Stacker - Astro image processing and stacking -
  http://keithwiley.co...geStacker.shtml
• iAstrioPhoto - DSLR focus and control for astrophotgraphy -
  http://stevepur.com/...hoto/index.html
• PHDGuiding - software to control autoguiders -
  http://www.stark-lab...phdguiding.html
• DSLR Shutter - Control DSLR exposures
  http://www.stark-lab...LR_Shutter.html
• Nebulosity Astrophotography Software
  http://www.stark-lab...nebulosity.html
• Redshift
  http://www.redshift.de/
• Lunar Discoverer
  http://www.astrohawk.com/
• Suite of Astro software for OS X 10.9+
  http://www.cloudmakers.eu/xindi/
• Astro Software for the IOS
  http://www.cloudmakers.eu/iindi/
• Observatory for Mac (image organizer)
  http://codeobsession.com/observatory/
• Our Galaxy — A Three Dimensional Galactic Atlas!
  https://www.otherwise.com

Windows software

• AstroSurface  (image processing and stacking)​​ - 
  http://astrosurface.com/pageuk.html
• AstroPlanner (planning and logging software) -
  http://www.ilangainc...nner/index.html
• Cartes du Ciel (sky charting and planning software) -
  http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/start
• Celestia (space simulation) -
  https://celestia.space
• CnebulaX (charting, planning software) -
  http://www.uv.es/jrtorres/CNebulaX.htm
• DarkAdapted (gamma control software to preserve night vision) -
  http://darkadapted.en.softonic.com/
• DeepSky (planning and logging software) -
  http://www.deepsky20...et/features.htm
• Deep-Sky Planner (planning and logging software) -
  http://knightware.biz/dsp/
• DeepSkyStacker (image processing software) -
  http://deepskystacke...lish/index.html
• Guide (planning software) -
  http://www.projectpluto.com/
• HNSKY (planetarium software) -
  http://hnsky.org/software.htm
• Jupiter (calculate Jupiter satellites ephemeris) -
  http://astrosurf.com/rondi/jupiter/
• JupSat Pro (Jupiter and moon planning software) -
  http://www.nightskyo....com/JupSatPro/
• K3CCDTOOLS (video/image processing software) -
  http://www.pk3.org/Astro/
• LunarPhase Pro (interactive Moon atlas)
  http://lunarphasepro...kyobserver.com/
• MegaStar (sky atlas) -
  http://www.willbell....astar/index.htm
• NASA World Wind (experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D) -
  http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
• NightCal (Moon phase software) -
  http://www.nightcal.co.uk/
• N.I.N.A - An astrophotography imaging suite
  https://nighttime-imaging.eu/
• Orbiter (space flight simulator) -
  http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/
• Photographic Moon Book (lunar observations) -
  http://www.alanchuhk.com/
• Pocket Stars (star chart software) -
  http://www.nomadelectronics.com/
• RegiStax (image processing software) -
  http://www.astronomie.be/registax/
• RTGUI (planning software) -
  http://www.debunker..../rtguipage.html
• Sky Map (star charting and planetarium software) -
  http://www.skymap.com/
• SkyTools (planning and logging software) -
  http://www.skyhound.com/skytools.html
• StarCalc (planetarium & star mapping program) -
  https://starcalc.software.informer.com
• Starry Night (planetarium software) -
  http://www.starrynight.com/
• Stellarium (planetarium software) -
  http://www.stellarium.org/
• Tachyon (planetarium and scope control software) -
  http://tachyonweb.net/
• Virtual Moon Atlas (moon observation software) -
  http://astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html
• Nebulosity Astrophotography Software
  http://www.stark-lab...nebulosity.html
• Lunar Discoverer and Lunar Pronouncer
  http://www.astrohawk.com
• Prism v10
  https://www.hyperion-astronomy.com
• C2A (Planetarium software)
  http://www.astrosurf.com/c2a/english/

Palm

• Astromist (planning software) -
  http://www.astromist.com/
• Planetarium (planning software) -
  http://www.aho.ch/pilotplanets/

PocketPC

• Pocket Stars (star chart software) -
  http://www.nomadelectronics.com/
• Tachyon (planetarium and scope control software) -
  http://tachyonweb.net/

Websites with lists/links of software

• Astronomy Links -
  http://astronomylinks.com/software/
• AstroTips -
  http://www.astrotips.com/
• Linux Links -
  http://www.linuxlink...ific/Astronomy/
• MacAstonomy -
  http://www.macastronomy.com/
• Planetarium Software -
  http://astro.ninepla...rosoftware.html

Other

• Observation Manager -
  http://observation.sourceforge.net/
• CCDWare - Makers of PEMPro, CCD AutoPilot, and CCDStack -
  http://www.ccdware.com/
• FocusMax (ASCOM compliant focuser control) -
  http://www.ccdware.c...ducts/focusmax/
• The Full Moon Atlas (interactive Moon maps) -
  http://www.lunarrepu...las/index.shtml
• Hartmann mask template generator -
  http://billyard.serv...m/Hartmann.html
• WCS (WebCamScheinern) (drift alignment with a CCD or webcam) -
  http://wcs.ruthner.at/index-en.htm
• PHD2 Guiding Software for Windows and Mac -
  https://openphdguiding.org/
• PHD2 Guiding Software for Linux (Can be obtained, in source form from GitHub but must be compiled to run) -
  https://github.com/OpenPHDGuiding/phd2

[nicknacknock]

Links have been updated and checked as of today. For any dead links or recommended additions to the list, please contact any of the moderators of the forum.