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===== Online =====

[[http://telescopius.com|Telescopious]] A desktop and mobile app for planning observations, visulaizing the Seestar's field of view, and logging your astrophotography sessions.

[[https://astronomy.tools | Astronomy.tools]] A comprehensive website offering a variety of calculators, converters, and other astro tools

[[https://stellarium-web.org|Stellarium]] Open-source planetarium that simulates the night sky in 3D, allowing you to explore stars, planets, comets, asteroids, satellites, and other celestial objects.

[[https://transit-finder.com | Transit Finder]] helps you determine when and where the International Space Station (ISS) or other satellites will transit the sun or moon from a specified location or area.

[[https://theskylive.com/guide| Sky Guide]]  interactive star maps, augmented reality overlays, and information about celestial objects for observing and learning about the night sky. Daily "what's happening" info

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===== Free =====

[[https://https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/telescopius/id6479415751 | Telescopius iOS]] Mobile version of online program for planning observations, visulaizing the Seestar's field of view, and logging sessions.

[[http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/index.html | DeepSkyStacker]] Software designed for aligning and stacking deep-sky astrophotography images.

[[https://siril.org |Siril]] Open-source software for calibration, stacking, and basic processing of astrophotography images.

[[https://www.gimp.org |GIMP]] A powerful, free alternative to Photoshop for image editing and manipulation.

[[https://www.graxpert.com |GraXpert]] A free tool specifically for renoving gradients and noise

[[https://github.com/upscayl | Upscayl]] A program using AI to upscale images. Useful after cropping field rotation artifacts to enlarge your results.

[[https://www.rsastro.com/downloads/|PIPP]] (Planetary Imaging PreProcessor) PC software for preprocessing planetary videos by sorting, cropping, aligning, and debayering frames.

[[https://www.autostakkert.com/wp/download/ | Autostakkert!4]]  A PC tool specifically for stacking planetary images extracted from videos.

[[https://www.astronomie.be/registax/ | Registax]] Oldie but goodie PC software used for processing planetary videos, aligning frames, and enhancing image details.

[[https://github.com/CorBer/waveSharp/releases|WaveSharp]] Used for wavelet sharpening planetary images. Update of Registax

[[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-photos-backup-edit/id962194608 | Google Photos iOS]] Editing with AI enhancement

[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos | Google Photos Android]] with AI enhanecment
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===== Paid =====

[[https://pixinsight.com|PixInsight (US$330)*]] A comprehensive astrophotography processing platform with advanced tools for calibration, stacking, and image enhancement. Defacto standard with steep learning curve. 

[[https://www.rc-astro.com/software/|BXT, NXT, SXT (US#220 for set)]] Yes, you already paid US$330 for PixInsight, but you //must// pony up an other $220 for RC Astro's AI tools. Nobody said astrophotography was inexpensive, and it's often refered to as a financial rabbit hole. Note that PI and these plugins cost more than the Seestar. But PI and these plugins are well worth it (but by no meqns required) if you decide to get serious about astrophotography and post-processing. Some Photoshop plugins available too.

[[https://www.astropixelprocessor.com |Astro Pixel Processor (US$65)*]] User-friendly image processing software with features for stacking, calibration, and basic editing. 

[[https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/landpa.html |Adobe Photoshop (US$23/mo)]][[https://commerce.adobe.com/store/segmentation|Lightroom (US$9.99/mo)]] General image editing software from Adobe with a wide range of features for detailed adjustments. Some astrophotography plugins help with steep learning curve.

[[https://apps.apple.com/uz/app/astroedit-simple-and-quick/id6478158736 | AstroEdit ($2.99)]] Easy yo use iOS app with wavelet sharpening and AI denoise

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[[https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo-ai|Topaz AI (US$179)]]  A suite of AI-powered tools for sharpening, noise reduction, and other image enhancement tasks.

[[https://www.startools.org|StarTools (US$50)*]] Image processing software with a unique workflow and a focus on ease of use. 

[[https://www.pixelmator.com/photomator/|Photomator (US$29.99/yr)*]] A powerful yet easy-to-use photo editor for Mac, iPhone, iPad

[[https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover |Crossover(US$74)*]] Easiest way to run many PC applictions such as PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax, and other applications on your Mac without an emulator. Windows license not required.

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<WRAP rightalign> M13 captured with Seestar, processesd with PixInsight,
 BXT, NXT</WRAP>