Connect your PlayerOne™︎ astro camera via USB to capture stunning night sky images with ease. This free-to-play photo editing tool delivers live previews of debayered raw images, complete with histograms and adjustments like low-threshold and gamma tweaks. Flip previews horizontally or vertically, and fine-tune camera settings including TEC cooling-all controllable by mouse, keyboard, or gamepad, even on Steam Deck.
Save raw captures in DNG format for editing in RawTherapee, paired with debayered JPGs for quick use. Switch between multiple supported cooled or planetary cameras from the menu, with configs that auto-save and restore. Astronomy enthusiasts who own compatible STARVIS/STARVIS2 gear will appreciate the seamless daily observing workflow on PC.
AstroCam is a camera application for daily observing and taking pictures of the night sky.
Just by connecting your PlayerOne™︎ astro camera to your computer with USB cable, you can watch live preview images without much hustle.
Once connected, you can adjust various parameters provided by camera on the fly for better images.
It is not just for live previewing but also capturing raw images from camera.
Most of operations can be done not only by mouse but also keyboard/gamepad.
Supported cameras
- PlayerOne™︎ Cooled/Planetary cameras (STARVIS/STARVIS2 recommended)
Features
- Real-time preview of debayered raw images from camera
- Live histogram
- Preview image adjustment (Low-threshold/Gamma)
- Horizontal/Vertical flip in preview
- Camera parameter adjustment including TEC cooling
- Capture images in DNG format containing unmodified RAW8/RAW16 data from camera
- Capture debayered JPG alongside with DNG for convenience
- Keyboard/Gamepad control support (including SteamDeck)
- Multiple camera selection from menu
- Automatically save/restore camera configurations
NOTE: DNG file can be opened with RawTherapee
