Alternative to MaxIm DL "Exposure Planner"?

[Gib007]

I was speaking to someone about astrophotography today and he mentioned how there's a plugin for MaxIm DL by Hilary Jones called "Exposure Planner". Apparently this plugin allows you to select a particular segment of a test exposure and it calculates what kind of exposure length and number of exposures you require in order to reach a desired Signal-to-Noise Ratio.

This is absolutely fantastic as it takes a lot of the guess-work out of imaging new targets with new equipment. I do however not use MaxIm DL or wish to invest in it. I use Nebulosity and PHD Guiding for image capture and autoguiding, very happily. Is there an alternative to this "Exposure Planner" out there? I wouldn't mind paying for it either. Thank you!

[daz]

SGPro also offers this I believe

Thanks for this though - I use Maxim and didn't know about the plug in

[sloz1664]

Daz,

John Winfield has compiled various excellent plug-ins for MaximDL.

site info: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/winfij/

cheers

Steve

[daz]

Hi Steve - yes, have used the guiding and calibration plug-ins from John, before.

[sloz1664]

Hi Daz,

I use:-

MultiStar Guider - Get this to work most of the time, if you use a guide scope. Not got it to work using OAG.

Pinpoint Guider Calibration - If you can solve your guider image this plugin is brilliant, so quick to use.

Sky Flats Assistant - Brilliant, takes all the work out of producing flat frames.

Hats off to John Winfield for all his hard work     

Steve