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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.

Software Updates:
- 9/17/18: Nebulosity 4.2 released: All 4.1.1 - 4.1.8 updates plus updated Canon and ZWO support
- 3/10/18: Nebulosity 4.1.8 in pre-release. ZWO update
- 9/17/17: Nebulosity 4.1.7 in pre-release. Bug fixes & tweaks
- 7/9/17: Nebulosity 4.1.6 in pre-release. Bug fixes & tweaks
- 3/19/17: Nebulosity 4.1.5 in pre-release. Bug fixes & tweaks
- 1/25/17: Nebulosity 4.1.4 in pre-release. ZWO bug fixes
- 1/24/17: Nebulosity 4.1.3 in pre-release. Updated ZWO ASI drivers
- 10/6/16: MacOS Sierra users please note: Canon support is limited (issue with Canon's EDSDK and 10.12) but we should at least launch now if you re-download 4.1.2 (details)
- 9/8/16: Nebulosity 4.1.2 in pre-release. Mac Atik support, Canon updates, Starlight Mac updates, bug fixes, etc.
- 8/4/16: Nebulosity 4.1.1 in pre-release.
- 4/2/16: Nebulosity 4.1 released! All 4.0.1-4.0.4 plus new fixes

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Grab the slides from this year's RTMC talk on DSO astrophotography
April 2015: Nebulosity 4.0 released!
January 2015: Full release of Nebulosity v3.3
January 2015: Check out the new tutorial videos
October 2014: OPT now a dealer for Nebulosity
January 2014: Full release of Nebulosity 3.2
January 2014: PHD version 2! The open-source effort to update PHD has initial releases v2 available!

Looking for help using the software or for the FAQ? Remember also to check out the Stark Labs Astrophotography Software user group (run by and for users)!

Orion and Horsehead Nebulae by Craig Stark - Nebulosity & PHD Guiding

Pelican and N. American Nebulae by Craig Stark - Nebulosity & PHD Guiding

M13 by Craig Stark - All capturing and processing in Nebulosity & PHD Guiding

Veil Nebula and M51 by Steve Wissler - Captured by the NASA EPOXI spacecraft and processed in Nebulosity

NGC7000 and M16 by Warren Spreng - Nebulosity and PHD Guiding

Orion Region (APOD) by Dale Martin and Elephant Trunk (Anacortes POD) by Michael Kolstad - PHD Guiding

Orion Region and Trumpler 5 cluster by Chuck Kimball - Nebulosity and PHD Guiding

Jupiter by Brian Hollander and Segull Nebula Region by Harel Boren (APOD) - PHD Guiding

M33 (AAPOD) and Crescent Nebula (UIA 2nd place) by Michele Palma - Nebulosity & PHD Guiding

Iris Nebula and M5 by Chuck Kimball - Nebulosity and PHD Guiding

NGC 4631 (Whale galaxy) by John Wunderlin and M27 by Jeffrey Jongmans - Nebulosity and PHD Guiding

M51 by Christopher Neal and Eagle Nebula by Rossolatos A. - PHD Guiding

Cygnus Loop by Michael Garvin and Rosette Nebula by David Adshead (Astronomy Now picture of the month) - Nebulosity and PHD Guiding

Kleider Deep Field (region surrounding the Hubble Deep Field) of galaxies down to magnitude 22.8 by Robert Ince - PHD Guiding

Eagle Nebula by Ray Hurst and Crescent Nebula by Richard Wright - Nebulosity and PHD Guiding

Rob Pfile's M45 - PHD Guiding

Hirocun's Magellenic Cloud and NGC6164-5 region

Hirocun's IC2118, Great Rift, Sirius Region, and M42

Stark Labs Affordable, Powerful, and Easy to Use Astrophotography Software

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