Best stacking software?

[mark skelton]

Sunday night I had chance to a imaging run so I got my 100 best astrophotography targets book out for idea and went for the ngc 7000 north american nebula. got apt up and running connected to my equipment, did the imaging run and got the files saved to my laptop. All I need to do now is stack them. What software do people use?

[tooth_dr]

I use Astro Pixel Processor. 

[mark skelton]

1 minute ago, tooth_dr said:

I use Astro Pixel Processor. 

Can that handle deferent file sizes as my ha file size is 970 x 730 and the rgb files are 1940 x 1460?

[tooth_dr]

1 minute ago, mark skelton said:

Can that handle deferent file sizes as my ha file size is 970 x 730 and the rgb files are 1940 x 1460?

It can handle anything thrown at it.  Those file sizes would not be a problem, even if there were 100s of them. 

[mark skelton]

1 minute ago, tooth_dr said:

It can handle anything thrown at it.  Those file sizes would not be a problem, even if there were 100s of them. 

I've got the trail down loaded so I'll give it a go

[tooth_dr]

Deep Sky Stacker is also a good option. It’s simpler to use and free but not just as good overall 

[mark skelton]

3 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Deep Sky Stacker is also a good option. It’s simpler to use and free but not just as good overall 

I tried dss It di'unt like the deverent file sizes

[PhotoGav]

+1 for APP.

[tooth_dr]

1 hour ago, mark skelton said:

I tried dss It di'unt like the deverent file sizes

APP can combine both sizes but you wouldn’t stack them together at once.

I would stack one set first, but take a note of the reference sub chosen by APP. I would then do a second stack and use the reference sub from the first stack as your reference. This will line up the second set of data with the first set so that it can be easily processed in PS.

Edited August 27, 2019 by tooth_dr