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Old 05-05-2020, 12:46 PM
Xeteth (David)
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I was thinking about this question yesterday coming up with ideas about what hardware I'd want. Then it dawned on me that what I'd really love is an all-in-one software solution for astrophotography.

Currently, in a night of imaging I use Astrophotography Tool, PHD2, CCDInspector, Stellarium, and EQMOD - then Pixinsight for processing the data. Imagine if there was a complete package that provided everything whilst also providing an API or scripting so that people could add custom functions. That's the real Holy Grail to me.

This would have a major benefit in the consistency of data throughout the whole process. You start a project, then not have to worry about the files at all - let the software handle it. Guiding data could be used to help the software eliminate bad subs etc, the possibilities are endless.

I know such a thing is likely unrealistic, it would be a mammoth undertaking in terms of development. But I'd love to fire up Pixinsight one day and have tabs up the top for stellarium, image acquisition, mount control, guiding, etc.
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