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CLUSTER ASTRONOMERS-DESKTOP-IMAGES · 17 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2018-05-20

Astrophotography image processing tools

This cluster comprises desktop and command-line applications for astrophotography and astronomical image analysis, covering stacking, noise reduction, gradient removal, photometry, and telescope camera control, as well as a web platform for peer review and curation. The dated history shows entries from 2013 through 2026, with sporadic early appearances and a higher frequency of entries in 2018 and again from 2025 onward. LazyAstroPhotoSuite leads on traction with 2 stars, while other dated members have no star activity.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2013: 1MAY 2018: 1AUG 2018: 1AUG 2021: 1APR 2022: 1JUN 2023: 1JAN 2025: 1JUN 2025: 1JAN 2026: 1FEB 2026: 1JUL 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 2OCT 2026: 2
MAR 2013OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 3 hand-coded · 13 unlabelled

Operator · 3 hobby · 1 indie · 11 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 17 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01astrolink1★9 days—hobbyWireless astrophotography app that stacks live telescope frames and enhances deep-sky views for amateur astronomers.
  2. 02apu-photons0★12 days—hobbyDesktop utility for astrophotographers that calibrates, aligns, and stacks raw astronomical images into final frames.
  3. 03sep0★5 daysliveopen sourceLibrary for extracting astronomical sources and performing photometry on imaging data.
  4. 04deepskystacker-bin0★2 molivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop application that automates stacking and pre-processing of deep-sky astrophotography images for astronomers.
  5. 05LazyAstroPhotoSuite2★1 mo—Astrophotography suite that stacks, extends, develops deep-sky captures, and produces animated 3D fly-through videos.
  6. 06gemini-pro-vision-kit0★1 mo—Desktop tool for developers and researchers that sends images to Gemini Pro Vision for raw visual analysis without prompt filtering.
  7. 07optic-logbook0★1 moliveai-builthobbyDigital logbook for recording astronomical observations made with telescopes or other optical instruments.
  8. 08FIPS0★4 moliveopen sourceA GPU-accelerated viewer for FITS astronomical images, supporting zoom, pan, and brightness adjustments.
  9. 09apodbrazil-showcase1★8 mostaleliveindieWeb platform where astronomers submit astrophotography for peer review and curation, showcasing selected images to the public daily.
  10. 10Siril0★3 moliveopen sourceAstronomical image processing tool that reduces noise, aligns, stacks, and enhances images from multiple captures.
  11. 11graxpert-bin0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop application that removes gradients and background noise from astrophotography images for amateur astronomers.
  12. 12esorex0★1 molivehand-codedopen sourceCommand-line tool that lists, configures, and executes astronomical data reduction recipes from ESO.
  13. 13astrofocuser0★11 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop tool that measures star focus sharpness using the full width at half maximum method to assist astrophotographers.
  14. 14astroimagej0★4 moliveopen sourceDesktop application that analyzes astronomical images and performs precise photometric measurements for researchers and astronomers.
  15. 15seti-astro-suite-pro-bin0★8 mostaleliveopen sourceDesktop application suite for stacking and editing astrophotography images captured by amateur astronomers.
  16. 16firecapture0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop application that captures and controls images from telescope-mounted cameras for astrophotography of planets and deep-sky objects.
  17. 17c-munipack0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop application that processes astronomical images to perform photometric measurements for amateur astronomers.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.