Siril: An Advanced Tool for Astronomical Image Processing
Abstract
Siril is a powerful open-source software package designed for the preprocessing and post-processing of astronomical images. It is particularly well-suited for astrophotography enthusiasts and professional astronomers alike. Siril provides advanced tools for tasks such as image stacking, calibration, registration, and enhancement, enabling users to produce high-quality images of celestial objects. The version discussed here is the development branch 1.4, which, while not officially released, is available for testing and includes the latest features and improvements.
- Publication:
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The Journal of Open Source Software
- Pub Date:
- October 2024
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2408.03346
- Bibcode:
- 2024JOSS....9.7242R
- Keywords:
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- Astronomy;
- Image Processing;
- Astrophotography;
- Open Source;
- Meson;
- Python;
- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 1 figure: short article in the form requested by the JOSS guideline