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Astronomy Software

Free software we use or recommend.

*** = Advanced use/information

** = Intermediate use/information

* = Suitable for anyone to use/read

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  Link   Image Viewing/Analysis Software
From the Faulkes Telescope: Links to A free & commercial software. 		80
  Link   SalsaJ
A derivative of ImageJ, this free Java-based software is particularly useful for astronomical imaging analysis, e.g. photometry. 		65
  Link   Sastrocam***
Web-driven linux application for controlling Phillips & Logitech webcams. 		185
  Link   Using convert to produce mosaics***
(Linux only). An article describing how to use the ImageMagick utilities to produce mosaics. 		57
  Link   Qastrocam for Linux
Designed for using webcams for imaging & autoguiding. 		82
  Link   Audela: Free telescope & camera control software
An excellent, adaptable piece of software. It also provides image reduction & image processing abilities, and works with a wide range of cameras and telescopes. Available for Windows & Linux. 		86
  Link   Sbig Linux development page***
SBIG's main linux development page. Suitable for anyone needing to get their Sbig camera working under linux. 		68
  Link   Sbig cameras - latest linux control software (Jan Soldan)
Only relevant if you have an SBig camera & linux. 		79
  Link   Sbig cameras - linux software
From the site: "This section contains links to SBIG and several third party Linux developers' sites." 		73
  Link   Project Galileo Sourceforge website
The main area for development of open source software used by Project Galileo. Of interest only to software developers. 		146
  Link   Fswebcam for linux*
From the site: "Fswebcam is a neat and simple webcam app for Linux. It captures images from a V4L1/V4L2 compatible device or file." 		77
  Link   Sbig cameras under linux***
A very advanced tutorial on getting Sbig cameras to work under linux - this is only for those who have experienced use of software/recompiling etc, so this site is definitely *NOT* for the end-user. 		78
  Link   Lzmccd*** (Microsoft Windows)
Advanced software for performing astrometry & data reduction 		67
 
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