Nebulosity (Windows and OS X) is designed to be a powerful, but simple to use capture and processing application for a wide range of astronomy CCD cameras. Many cameras are supported for capture (see below) and images from just about anything can be processed (support for many FITS formats, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, CR2/CRW, etc). Its goal is to suit people ranging from the novice imager who wants to create his or her first images to the advanced imager who wants a convenient, flexible capture application for use in the field.  In it, you get a host of purpose-built, powerful tools to make the most out of your images (e.g., Digital Development Processing, traditional alignment/stacking (equatorial and alt-az), Drizzle alignment/stacking, Bad Pixel Mapping, LRGB tools, real-time tricolor histograms for color balancing, star tightening via edge detection, adaptive scaling of stacks, Canon CR2/CRW RAW Bayer matrix loading, 32/96-bit accuracy, etc.)

Nebulosity currently exists in two versions. The original Nebulosity (v 1.8.0) and Nebulosity 2 (v 2.1.2). The price for Nebulosity 1 is $45 and the price for Nebulosity 2 is $60. Users with a valid version 1 license can upgrade to a version 2 license for $15. You can find a brief run-down of the differences here.
Nebulosity 2 supports a wide range of cameras on both Windows and OS X. They are:
neb_screen_small

* Canon DIGIC II / III / 4 EOS DSLRs (1000D/Rebel XS, 450D/Rebel XSi, 400D/Digital Rebel XTi, 350D/Digital Rebel XT, 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D/20Da, 5D Mark II, 5D, 1D Mark III, 1D Mark II N, 1D Mark II, 1Ds Mark III and 1Ds Mark II)*.
* Fishcamp Starfish
* Meade DSI, DSI Pro, DSI II, DSI II Pro, DSI III and DSI III Pro.
* QHY8 / CCD Labs Q8 (Mac support only on Intel-based Macs running 10.5 - special download)
* QSI 500 series (Mac support only on Intel-based Macs running 10.5 - special download)
* SBIG
* Starlight Xpress SXV / SXVF USB cameras (including those converted to USB 2 via the SX adapter)

In addition, on Windows, the following cameras are supported
* ASCOM-5 compliant cameras
* Atik 314, 16, 16IC, and 16HR / Artemis cameras
* CCD Labs Q8-HR / Q453, Q285M / QHY2 Pro
* Orion StarShoot Deep-Space Color Imager**
* OpticStar DS-335 series, DS-142, DS-145, and PL-130
* QHY8 via Tom van Den Eede’s “libusb” drivers
* QSI 500 series
* SAC10
* SAC7 / SC1 long-exposure modified webcams / Atik 1 and Atik 2 cameras.
* Any camera with a version 5 compatible ASCOM driver (Note: The ASCOM camera driver is still evolving and support in Nebulosity will evolve with it).


* Earlier DIGIC I Canons (e.g. the 300D) are not supported. If you’re looking for a nice focus / capture tool for the Mac and earlier cameras, try iAstroPhoto.
** The Orion StarShoot II and Pro are not supported directly but are supported via their ASCOM drivers


For a full run-down, have a look at the feature list in the full manual (PDF), or download it (see Release Notes for updates).  All features are enabled when you download it, but saved images will be degraded (diagonal lines superimposed) until you purchase a license. Thus, you can evaluate the software extensively prior to purchase.
sm_macneb_screencap

Purchasing

If you're ready to purchase Nebulosity, version 1 is still available for $45 and version 2 for $60.  Purchase of the license code entitles you to free upgrades within that version (e.g., a 2.0 license will get you free upgrades to any 2.x product). Simply download the current version, submit your payment via the PayPal icon below, and your license code will be automatically e-mailed to you (please check the e-mail account associated with your PayPal account and ensure that the e-mail was not labeled as SPAM. The code should arrive within minutes).


Version 1 Version 2



Windows and OS X Support

Nebulosity is a cross-platform application. It runs natively in Windows (Win2k, XP, and Vista) and in OS X 10.4-10.5 (Intel and PowerPC, G4 or better). While Nebulosity itself is fully cross-platform, many of the camera drivers required for image capture are not. Under OS X, camera control and image capture is supported for a limited set of cameras (see above) and some cameras are supported under 10.5 on Intel Macs only. All processing features are currently supported and license codes purchased for the Windows version of Nebulosity will unlock the OS X version as well. You are free to download both Windows and OS X versions and use the same code for each.

Note: Windows 9x is not officially supported.
logo_universalsoftpedia_clean_award_fbuiltwithwx