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title: "Astrophotography Software — NINA, PHD2, ASIAIR"
canonical: https://stackingstarlight.com/equipment/software
description: "Software runs the session: capture sequencing, mount control + plate solving, autoguiding, and autofocus — often from a Raspberry Pi controller."
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# Astrophotography Software — NINA, PHD2, ASIAIR

> Software runs the session: capture sequencing, mount control + plate solving, autoguiding, and autofocus — often from a Raspberry Pi controller.

A controller at the telescope orchestrates everything: **capture/sequencing** (NINA — free, Windows; APT; SGPro; ASIAIR), **mount control + plate solving**, **autoguiding** (PHD2 — free, cross-platform), and **autofocus**. Integrated controllers like **ASIAIR** or **Stellarmate** run on a Raspberry Pi controlled from your phone. **Processing** happens later in PixInsight, Siril (free), or DeepSkyStacker (free). NINA + PHD2 is the free gold standard on Windows; ASIAIR suits a phone-controlled, self-contained rig.

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Source: [https://stackingstarlight.com/equipment/software](https://stackingstarlight.com/equipment/software) · Part of [Stacking Starlight](https://stackingstarlight.com) by Michael Kalika.

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