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I’m going to throw another cat amongst the pigeons in Photoshop. Carlton already knows this is the software I use so this is more for anybody else reading this topic but I’ll relate it back to my experience ( although limited ) with both startools and PI. The thing I love about Photoshop is that to use it and use it well for astroimaging you need to develop an understanding of what you are actually doing to the image. As you learn more and more about it, making changes becomes easier because you actually have an understanding of what is happening. From my experience ( again limited ) startools is very good at doing things for you and no doubt this suits many people on here very well and lots of people get very impressive results from it. Pixinsight on the other hand seems to be very technical but at the same time very powerful. Although it also does things for you, it demonstrates what it’s doing as it’s doing it. The ability to make the changes then apply them to the image sounds like a step too far for some but I like the way it works. For me I would say that Pixinsight is a great combination of PS and startools but it does come with a hearty price tag. I guess, in my humble opinion, it probably comes down to which way your brain works. All great software but one will suit others better than the rest.
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