at the moment i am running the following list of software
- PHD2 - guiding
- EZ capture - camera and filter wheel operation
- focus max - focus
- cartes du ciel - planetarium and mount control
- EQ Mod
- Astro tortilla - plate solving and polar alignment
- DSS - stacking
- registax - planetary stacking
- photoshop
that is all i could think of off the top of my head
this is working quite well and allows me to do everything that i need for the moment. the only limitations is that it will not automatically meridian flip and reacquire a target. also the automation is not ideal, if i set up a session to image through multiple filters it will not automatically focus for a new filter, also i can't automate multiple targets in one night.
i know there is a lot of software out there, Maxim DL, CCD autopilot etc, just wanted to get a feel for what others found worked really well.