Overview of Reduction Packages

Needs a general introduction...

IRIS

Iris is a general purpose astronomical image processing software suite by Christian Buil with both English and French translations that runs on Windows, and under WINE in Linux. It is very full featured, updated frequently, and has a modest number of "how to" articles written for it.  The program is free to download and use.

Where to get it:
The download and installation instructions can be found on Christian's AstroSurf webpage.

AIP4WIN

AIP4WIN comes as software bundled with the book The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing written by Richard Berry and James Burnell.  It is a very through book that discusses image analysis, astrometry, photometry and spectroscopy.  The bundle sells for $100.00

Where to get it:
The book and software bundle may be purchased from Willmann-Bell Inc. (the publisher) or through other book sellers.

MaximDL

MaximDL is a full camera control suite with complete observatory integration.  There are several versions avaliable, depending on your needs.  This software is commercial, and the lowest priced version that includes photometric analysis is $300.00

Where to get it:
The software may be puchased in either boxed or downloadable form from Cyanogen Imaging Products.