Proprietary technology that prevents the "halos" often seen in sharpened images.
Maintains high accuracy throughout the editing process to prevent data loss in deep-sky images.
For many amateur astronomers, the "story" of Astra Image begins where other software ends. Imagine an enthusiast who has spent all night in the cold, capturing hours of data on the Orion Nebula or Jupiter. When they first stack their images, the result is often "soft" or blurry due to the Earth's atmosphere—a phenomenon astronomers call "seeing". astra-image-plus-5-5-8-1-tam-surum
Separate controls for shadows, midtones, and highlights at five different scales, allowing for incredible detail without the "crunchy" look of over-processed HDR.
Seven types of deconvolution (including Lucy-Richardson and Maximum Entropy) to restore focus and remove camera shake. Proprietary technology that prevents the "halos" often seen
While popular tools like Photoshop or GIMP can handle basic editing, many users turn to Astra Image Plus to find the "hidden" details. Using its specialized , the software can "undo" the atmospheric blurring, turning fuzzy blobs back into razor-sharp stars and planetary features.
One user's "story" highlights this perfectly: after trying multiple programs, they found that Astra Image provided the "final 5%" of clarity needed to make their photos look professional, specifically praising its ability to enhance gas clouds in a 3D-like setting without creating artificial halos around stars. Imagine an enthusiast who has spent all night
The "Plus" version often includes plugins, allowing these scientific-grade tools to be used directly within Adobe Photoshop. Astra Image