Hi all,
I'm proud to announce the public release of
StarTools 1.0!
StarTools is an astronomical image post processing suite focused on the unique needs of the amateur ‘sidewalk astronomer’ in urban areas.
StarTools tries to make up for a lack of professional equipment and imaging in less-than-ideal urban skies by leveraging this new era of cheap 64-bit CPU power and powerful off-the-shelf imaging hardware, such as modern Compact Digital Cameras, Digital Single-Lens Reflex cameras and webcams. Consequently StarTools contains features and algorithms that are not commonly found in traditional software packages for professionals, who typically have access to semi-professional equipment and dark sky sites.
StarTools has grown from being a loose collection of command-line utilities to a GUI operated integrated post-processing suite with *fangs*. I believe it's fair to say that, in some aspects, it gives the likes of PixInsight, Maxim DL, GradientXTerminator, StarSpikes Pro, Carboni's PS Actions, etc. a run for their money (at a much lower price!).
You can find version 1.0, along with manual in the download section of the
StarTools website. Try the free demo as long as you like. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask through the ST forums or by contacting me through the website.
Huge thanks go out to the many IIS members that have been beta testing the software over the last few months. Your reports, comments and contributions have been invaluable and have made ST into what it is today. You rock!
Clear skies,