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Pleiades Astrophoto

Spanish software company behind PixInsight, a leading astrophotography image processing platform.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Pleiades Astrophoto S.L. is a private software development company based in Spain, Europe. According to its official website, the company works to provide cutting-edge image processing and analysis tools for a broad range of technical imaging applications, designing and implementing novel paradigms and innovative methodologies. Its primary development project is PixInsight, an image processing platform specialized in astrophotography, available natively for Linux, macOS and Windows operating systems. PixInsight is both an image processing environment and a development framework, resulting from a dynamic collaboration between like-minded astrophotographers and software developers who constantly push the boundaries of astronomical image processing with the most powerful toolset available. The company's mission and vision emphasize that astrophotography is a unique mixture of art, science, and technology, and is documentary photography where retouching, painting and other arbitrary manipulation practices have no place. Pleiades Astrophoto aims to help users improve their imaging projects through the development of their image processing knowledge. The team includes Juan Conejero, Principal Developer and Co-Founder and CEO; Maribel Carracedo, Project Manager and User Support Coordination, Co-Founder; Roberto Sartori, Software Developer and R&D Engineer; Edoardo Luca Radice, Official Documentation; Ana Carracedo, Graphics Designer; Vicent Peris, Developer and Algorithm R&D; and Alicia Lozano, Official Learning Resources at WeDoArt Productions. The company's postal address is Apartado Postal 204, 46185 La Pobla de Vallbona, Valencia, Spain. Pleiades Astrophoto operates as a private Spanish software company, as indicated by Wikidata. Its flagship product, PixInsight, is widely used in the astrophotography community for advanced image processing and analysis. The company's focus on technical imaging applications and its commitment to documentary photography principles distinguish it in the niche market of astronomical image processing software.

History

Pleiades Astrophoto S.L. is a private Spanish software company based in La Pobla de Vallbona, Valencia, Spain. The company was co-founded by Juan Conejero and Maribel Carracedo, who continue to lead it as CEO/Principal Developer and Project Manager, respectively. Its primary development project is PixInsight, an image processing platform specialized in astrophotography. PixInsight is available natively for Linux, macOS and Windows, and serves as both an image processing environment and a development framework. The platform is the result of a dynamic collaboration between astrophotographers and software developers. The company's mission centers on providing cutting-edge image processing and analysis tools for technical imaging applications, with a strong emphasis on documentary photography principles in astrophotography. Over time, Pleiades Astrophoto has built a team of specialists in software development, algorithm R&D, documentation, and learning resources, including Roberto Sartori, Edoardo Luca Radice, Ana Carracedo, Vicent Peris, and Alicia Lozano of WeDoArt Productions. The company remains private and continues to develop and support PixInsight for the global astrophotography community.

Products and positioning

Cutting-edge image processing and analysis tools for technical imaging applications, with a focus on astrophotography.

  • PixInsight

    An image processing platform specialized in astrophotography, available natively for Linux, macOS and Windows. It is both an image processing environment and a development framework.

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