SharpCap Pro 3.0.4017.0

SharpCap is an easy-to-use but powerful Astronomy camera capture tool. It can be used with dedicated astronomy cameras, webcams and USB frame grabbers.

A wide range of features makes SharpCap suitable for many types of astro-imaging including Planetary, Lunar, Solar, Deep Sky and EAA (Electronically Assisted Astronomy). A clear and logical UI makes the program easy for beginners to use. Comprehensive documentation will also help those who are just getting started.

Here are some key features of "SharpCap Pro":

Intuitive and Easy to Use
Simple and logical application layout using standard, familiar Windows UI elements

Video and Still Capture
Capture video to AVI and SER format; capture stills to PNG and FITS

Planetary, Solar and Lunar Imaging
Support for high-speed cameras including USB3 speeds for lucky imaging

Deep Sky Imaging
Exposure time only limited by camera capabilities

Image Processing
Apply dark frame subtraction and flat frame correction. Flat frames can be applied at high speed.

Live Stacking
See live deep sky images build on screen, each frame aligned and derotated before adding to the stack

Polar Alignment
Polar align using your guidescope - the easiest to use polar alignment tool available!

Full Control of Camera
Full set of camera controls available alongside the capture area

High Quality Histogram
Ensure proper exposure settings - use selection box to show histogram of a limited area

Save and Restore Camera Settings
Save as many capture profiles as you like, name them, manage them and configure them to load automatically when camera opened

Flexible File Naming
Every capture file gets a unique name, you can configure how they are organised by target, date, time, etc.

Capture Settings Saved
Camera settings used saved alongside every capture file - no forgetting what settings you used.

Quick Capture
Pre-defined video lengths by frame count and time to get capturing quickly

Flexible Capture
Run captures of custom lengths, run sequences of captures at regular intervals

Focus Aids
Assistance in measuring quality of focus for planets, stars and surface images. Six focus score algorithms.

ASCOM Focuser Support
Control your ASCOM focuser from within SharpCap, create graphs of focus quality versus focuser position.

ASCOM Filterwheel Support
Control filter wheels from within SharpCap for LRGB capturing

ASCOM Mount Support
Adjust the position of your mount from within SharpCap, including spiral search to find objects just out of view.

Plate Solving
Plate solve using AstroTortilla to sync your ASCOM mount to the automatically.

Zoomable Preview
Zoom the preview in to see fine detail, zoom out to see entire frame from high resolution cameras.

Reticule
Movable, resizable reticule for alignment, centering, collimation, etc.

Scripting Language
SharpCap doesn't quite do what you want? Add your own functionality using Python scripting.