fits thumbnails - by: alacant
Hi everyone Ubuntu 18.04 Is there an app whereby I can view fits files like in a file manager icon view? I've looked here , but it would be great to have recommendations. TIA, Steve
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Most INDI Drivers now supported on OS X!! - by: rlancaste
So a number of you in the forum know that I set a mission for myself earlier this year. (I think it was in May?) that I would try to get most of the drivers that worked on Linux to work in Mac OS....
View ArticleKStars v2.9.7 is released! - by: knro
Happy to announce the release of KStars v2.9.7. This release comes with significant improvement to MacOS (Kudos to Robert Lancaster!) along with a plethora of bugs fixes and improvements. More details...
View ArticleCMake Error at icons/CMakeLists.txt:1 (ecm_install_icons): - by: alacant
Ubuntu 18.04 Hi everyone Building kstars: cd build; cmake ../kstars -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr CMake Error at icons/CMakeLists.txt:1 (ecm_install_icons): Unknown CMake command "ecm_install_icons". I...
View ArticleWatchdog driver - by: TallFurryMan
I had a few issues with the watchdog driver not doing its job properly in the past. My network setup is the following: kstars on a pc inside the house, remote INDI server outside the house, both...
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ASIAIR = new telescope control device based on Raspberry Pi - by: Jurgenk
Isn't this strangely familiar? ...something Stellarmate? astronomy-imaging-camera.com/product/zwo-asiair The specs shows the Raspberry Pi is working using INDI, so this will presumable be Indiserver...
View ArticleManual scheduled focusing is not supported... - by: TallFurryMan
Anyone knows what this message relates to? "Manual scheduled focusing is not supported. Run autofocus process before trying again." This stalls the Scheduler when no focus frame was ever retrieved...
View ArticleEnhancement request to import and export Ekos profiles - by: giorgio_ne
I have KStars installed on a macbook pro, a mac mini, a Lenovo laptop, an ESXi virtual machine and two Raspberry PIs. I often find myself working on different machines and I would like to keep my Ekos...
View ArticleQHY broken with new release (indi-1.7.4), kstars/ekos (2.9.7) - by: fmozza
I cannot capture anything with QHY9 camera after upgrading to the latest bits. Errors from the logs are: ERROR 452.057906 sec : [QHY CCD QHY9S-M-0101020] Cannot take exposure while streaming/recording...
View ArticlePlate Solver fails to solve - by: kookoo_gr
I am trying to use the polar alignment tools at Ekos with a simulator setup. I have a CCD simulator along with a telescope simulator profile. My setup is an RC8'' with an Atik 383l+ that gives me an...
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Multi-step slew avoiding horizon areas - by: TallFurryMan
Make a mount slew completely avoid horizon areas configured in kstars by dividing the movement request into multiple sub-slew requests. Make exceptions possible in the case of flat panels for instance....
View Articlegphoto errors - by: alacant
Hi Do today's gphoto update address this error? I've an eclipse party planned but maybe able to test if it would be useful... Cheers, Steve [2018-07-26T22:29:48.697 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] -...
View Articlescheduler: remote starup/shutdown script - by: Gonzothegreat
I'm not sure if this is available or not, if not then here's what I believe would be a good thing. The ability to run a remote startup/shutdown script. In the scheduler, the path to the script should...
View Articlefitsviewr does not save debayered file - by: alacant
Hi everyone Load a fits file into kstars and hit debayer > Save as The original (non-debayered) file is saved. Check: the correctly debayered file using another app is around 3x larger than the...
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wrong cursor in Align module - by: alacant
1.7.4 Hi everyone Instead of an arrow, it's a '+'. Not a problem, just a bit misleading... Cheers, Steve
View ArticleBacklash for Moonlite? - by: RDBeck
I have belt-driven DIY focuser which I think has some backlash in the PG27 stepper motor. This is based on the v-curve sort of looking like a V, but returning to a given position seems to not give the...
View Articlerestart job on error - by: alacant
Hi.everyone Suppose there's an error and the guiding and capture aborts. Is there a way to get the job restarted? I think this can be done in the scheduler but can't find any documantaion on it; I've a...
View ArticleLosmandy Gemini started giving ERROR and WARNING on connection - by: muckmuck
I started getting the following errors a couple of days ago, I think after installing the latest KStars/INDI updates. After connecting Kstars also thinks the mount is pointing at a star in Pisces...
View ArticleKstars Integration issue with Gnome desktop - by: avarakin
Hi, Kstars has a problem with adding to favorites in Gnome desktop. I am running 2.9.6 on Gnome edition of Manjaro. I was able to fix this issue by adding: StartupWMClass=kstars to...
View ArticleFirst trial of Scheduler/Mosaic... Am I doing something wrong? - by: Ihoujin
Right off the bat, I don't generally use the scheduler. But I thought I had a fair understanding how it worked, and decided to attempt a trial with the mosaic feature last night. Primarily I saw it...
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