Stark Labs provides software for amateur astrophotographers designed to be simple and easy to use. They are designed to be user-friendly and to make capturing your images as easy as possible while still providing the flexibility and power you need. Nobody likes standing outside in a cold field, spending time with gloves off fighting with an awkward user-interface.  I know.  I've done this. At the same time, nobody wants a program that is simple to use, but too limited to be of real use. Here, you'll find Nebulosity, a cross-platform capture and processing application designed to give you powerful, purpose-built tools for DSO image capture and processing - the tools you really need to produce fantastic images. You'll also find a wide range of free utilities like PHD Guiding that make astrophotography easier and more enjoyable.

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In the News:
- Craig’s new series, Fishing for Photons, is now up on Cloudy Nights. This regular column will cover a wide range of astro-imaging topics. PDF printable reprints are available on the Articles section here.

- Congratulations to Dale Martin for his Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) shot covering the Horsehead and Orion nebulas. The shot was guided with PHD Guiding and images were taken with and initial processing done in Nebulosity, running on a Mac.

- Congratulations to Dave Adshead for his fantastic Rosette Nebula shot, selected as the Picture of the Month in the April issue of the UK magazine, Astronomy Now. The shot was guided with PHD Guiding and images were taken with and initial processing done in Nebulosity.

- PHD Guiding - Reader’s Choice Gear of the Year for 2008 on Cloudy Nights

- Nebulosity - called "a certified 'Best Buy' for image capture and processing". Read the full review by David Snay for Astronomy Technology Today

- PHD Guiding - #1 ranked guiding software in the 2007 AstroPhoto Insight survey.

Updates: Be sure to check out the continual updates to the blog
- 6/20/09: PHD 1.10.6 in Pre-release. Added support Atik Gen3 cameras (314, 4000, etc), and patch for some ASCOM cameras (e.g. QHY).

- 6/8/09: Craterlet OS X 0.3 in Pre-release. SER streaming format included to stream files readable by Registax.

- 6/8/09: PHD 1.10.5 in Pre-release. Added support for GC USB ST4 adapter (Mac), fix for SBIG ST-402 (Mac), and updated dark subtraction routine

- 6/5/09: Nebulosity 2.1.4 in Pre-release. QSI 583 Mac patch, QHY9 fixes, QHY8Pro, Canon mirror lockup fixes, etc.

- 5/21/09: Nebulosity 2.1.3 in Pre-release. CF card saving, filtering of flats, QSI 583c patch, ASCOM camera patch, beta QHY9 support, and bug fixes.

- 4/30/09: PHD 1.10.4 in Pre-release. Fixed bug in max-dec duration setting.

- 4/28/09: Nebulosity 2.1.2 released (Windows and OS X). Fixes for Canon cameras, small bug fixes, and a new feature or two.

- 4/20/09: PHD 1.10.3 in Pre-release. Link to Equinox (Mac), updates to Dec guide routines, and more.

- 4/18/09: Nebulosity 2.1.1 in Pre-release. Fixes for Canon DSLRs, UTC date-code naming option, and bug fixes.

- 4/1/09: Nebulosity 2.1 released (Windows and OS X). Loads of updates from 2.0.3 (previous full release).

- 3/9/09: PHD 1.10.2 in Pre-release. Opticstar 132c and ASCOM camera support (Windows only).

- 2/2/09: Nebulosity 2.0.11 in Pre-release. Nearing 2.1... Bug fixes for new auto-grade routine and new Canon DSLRs

- 1/21/09: MicroTouch OS X 0.1 in Pre-release. OS X control over Starizona’s MicroTouch focus motor


Questions? Contact me or check out the Stark Labs Astrophotography Software user group (run by users and for users) and the Wiki for tips and to share ideas