For Mac — Firecapture

But Lena had read the threads. She’d seen the workarounds.

I understand you’re looking for a story related to . However, there’s an important context: FireCapture (the popular planetary imaging software) has historically been Windows-only . There’s no official native macOS version. firecapture for mac

"Windows only," the forums said. Over and over. But Lena had read the threads

Later, after stacking in AutoStakkert and sharpening in Registax (both running in the same Wine bottle), she posted the image on Cloudy Nights: "Jupiter, 3:47 AM, MacBook Pro + FireCapture via Wine." firecapture for mac

She held her breath through the Great Red Spot transit.

That said, here’s a short story about an astrophotographer trying to solve that problem. The Last Capture