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CCDSoft CCD Astronomy Software
CCDSoft CCD Astronomy Software Make the most of your observing time with CCDSoft CCD Astronomy Software. CCDSoft integrates CCD camera filter wheel and focuser control with data reduction and astronomical image processing into a single application.With its powerful functionality ease of use and support for many popular astronomical cameras and devices CCDSoft is in a class by itself. No observatory is complete without it.What is CCDSoft?CCDSoft is a Microsoft Windows-based CCD camera control data reduction image processing and astronomical research application for amateur and professional astronomers. Additionally CCDSoft integrates with TheSky6 Professional Edition for the ultimate in hands-on or automated telescope CCD camera and observatory device control (such as the SBIG AO-7 motorized focusers filter wheels and video cameras). Why Use CCDSoft? CCDSoft will become the data acquisition tool for your observatory. See below for just a few reasons...Integrated Software for Observatory ControlCCDSoft is part of an integrated software suite that can observatory-control your observatory hardware. You can enjoy the benefits of integration by your increased productivity in image acquisition and data reduction. DependabilitySoftware Bisque has been providing astronomy software for over 20 years longer than any other company. Our users continuously provide suggestions and ideas for improvement. We strive to continue our tradition of innovation in the astronomical community.QualityOur products have gained world-wide acceptance for many reasons. We work hard to provide a friendly intuitive user interface to all our products. Rigorous testing methods are used to ensure CCDSoft and other products from Software Bisque are bullet-proof.Nothing is more demanding than running an all night unattended script and CCDSoft has been performing under these conditions for years. In fact CCDSoft is a core component of a completely automated and unattended satellite image-acquisition observatory at Edwards Air Force base.Scripting/Automation ModelUsing Visual Basic VisualScript or JavaScript you can write custom scripts to control your CCD camera filter wheel telescope -- even your dome. All our software has been fundamentally designed with integration in mind and takes advantage of the latest software technologies to accomplish this.Comprehensive Manual and Context-Sensitive Help FilesIn addition to CCDSoft's extensive 370 page PDF User's Manual context-sensitive help is available at all times. So whether in the field or at your desk quick answers to your questions are always available. CCDSoft: A Friendly Dependable ToolIf you are an experienced observer you know the necessity of highly dependable hardware. This applies to your software as well. Nature provides enough obstacles to overcome and you don't want your software to become another one.CCDSoft was written and tested by experienced observers. Hundreds of hours of testing under actual observing conditions provided the insight for developing the CCDSoft user interface to ensure that you spend your time gathering data instead of fumbling in the dark.By combining power with ease-of-use CCDSoft is charting a new course for astronomical image processing software. At Riverside Telescope Makers Conference one year we left our computer momentarily unattended and came back to find two 10-year-olds taking CCD images! You are in control of your CCD camera and not the other way 'round. Not only is CCDSoft the best value in CCD camera control software it is part of a complete observatory control package. When you choose a program for controlling your CCD camera only CCDSoft makes sense.