First clear night in Uganda in weeks... - by: PK
Finally we had the first clear night here in Uganda in a month, so I went out to test EKOS's Astrometry module, and it worked perfectly. Thanks to all who worked to make that tool work so well. I...
View ArticleQHY163M disconnect INDI - by: rankinstudio
Well, I was having this issue with the ASI1600MMC-P as well. The QHY seems a lot more reliable, less disconnects, but it still happens. Any suggestions to get this sorted out would be helpful as I...
View Article[Kstars] Bug with calculator tool - by: bilbo-le-hobbit
Hello! I need to calculate the ephemerides for the year 2018. I tried with the calculator built into Kstars, but it bug. I would like to know if it comes from me, my computer, or if you also find the...
View Articlekstars always startup in Full Screen mode. - by: tmheroes
Hi all, Recently I found out Kstars always start up in Full Screen mode in my pi3 with Ubuntu Mate. I can't even move or resize the windows. Any idea why? Regards, Tom
View ArticleWeird bug with What's interesting tool on Kstars - by: bilbo-le-hobbit
I noticed another bug with the "what's interesting" tool. No crash this time but a weird behavior and a little embarrassing. The window of this tool opens normally, but as soon as you click on the map,...
View Article3200 Phaethon - by: wvreeven
I know this is an INDI forum but since there is so much KStars knowledge here as well and the response time in this forum is very fast, I thought I'd ask my question here anyway. Please let me know if...
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Can anyone share Pictures of a RasPi astro setup - by: MiHell
Still in the process of preparing same presentations on KStars, Ekos and INDI I am in need of some pictures of a mobile setup including RasPi or StellarMate, telescope with mount, focuser, etc. Since...
View ArticleHow to repeat a RGB sequence? (or B,V,R,I, or any type) - by: jfgout
Hi everyone, First of all, let me say thank you to the people who are developing INDI/Ekos. I really enjoy having my Linux laptop next to the telescope and connecting to it remotely from a Windows or...
View ArticleHow to repeat an RGB sequence? - by: jfgout
Hi everyone, First of all, let me say thank you to the people developing INDI/EKos. This thing is fantastic. I ran in a problem last night when I tried to use the Ekos capture program to take images...
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usability: Please remember the filter in use on the CCD tab - by: xsnrg
A small request. Ekos does a nice job of remembering the camera configuration to use when switching to the Solver tab. It switches to L filter, binning, exposure time, etc. Saves a lot of time. Please...
View ArticleLocal mode disabled in win10 - by: lukfer
Trying to run ekos for the first time in win 10, local mode is disabled (grey button). I would like to use ekos on a laptop with all devices connected on it, so i need a local mode. Wizar let me choose...
View ArticleNewer abort guiding exposiure... - by: Magnus_e
Hi Jasem. So for the first time I have tried some automation in Ekos, and I love it.. (I was plaing with Mosaic job creator, and it was easy to use after som learning). I also got Orion SSAG +...
View ArticleEkos - TheSKYX - RPI3, and potential PHD2 - by: maudy
Hi, I am considering at getting a new mount, potentially a Paramount. Is anyone successfully running a Myt/Mx+ using a RPI3 with TheSKYX, PHD2 and Ekos/INDI/Kstars? I understand I can just use TSX, yet...
View ArticleDriver indi_qhy_ccd crashed on VirtualBox - by: penmax
Hello to everyone, I'am using Kstars and Ekos with Ubuntu Mate on VirtualBox (windows 10). My equipment is composed by Avalon Mzero mount, Canon 5D mark2 and QHY 5L-II guide camera. Everything works...
View ArticleLosmandy Gemini is available as a focuser - by: phomer60
I have two issues with this. Why is the Losmandy Gemini showing as a focuser and why does it always get defaulted to instead of my actual Microtouch focuser?
View ArticleDownload times for DSLR - by: gbeaton
I thought the long download time (30-40 secs) was due to the wifi connection on the RPi3 but now I think it may be from my camera (Pentax K-5II) to the RPi. I have Kstars on a RPi3 (StellarMate)...
View Article46P/Wirtanen : wrong datas in Kstars? - by: bilbo-le-hobbit
I am preparing the astronomical ephemerides of the year 2018 for my astronomy club. According to my information, comet 46P / Wirtanen is expected to have a peak of brightness in December 2018, reaching...
View Articleupload image files from folder - by: cosmogene
Hi, this is my first post here so hello everyone and thank you all for all this great information! I wanted to know if a specific setting is possible in ekos/kstars/indi. Sandly my DSLR (Sony SLT A77)...
View ArticleOrion Starshoot G3 Color - driver start - by: BobStephens
I'm in the process of trying to get set up to control my imaging gear with Rasperry Pi's. One item on the list I need to deal with is my Orion G3 Color camera which I use on one rig for guiding. I'm...
View ArticleKStars 2.8.9 is released - by: knro
Find all the details on the new release here: knro.blogspot.com/2017/12/kstars-289-is-released.html
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