Easy Backup/Restore of KStars/INDI - by: muckmuck
It would be nice to have a Backup/Restore module in KStars that could be used to backup all KStars/INDI settings, Add-on's(images/catalogs), profiles, astrometry.net files, darks, etc.
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FITS viewer shows green image? - by: mlarsson
Hi! After a few months away from astro stuff (moving to a new house), I now have unpacked and have enverything up and running again. And I ran into something that for me is new: on and off, the...
View Articleekoslive and vnc - by: alacant
Hi everyone I'm currently using VNC to control my ekos ap sessions; laptop at computer running vnc server and an android tablet as client. Questions: 1. Is that what ekoslive does but without vnc? 2....
View ArticleSetting resolution via config.txt for tablet - by: kookoo_gr
I am connecting to my astropi with my samsung galaxy tab e 9.6 via vnc and the resolution is set to 656x416 and i am trying to increase it to 1280x800 via the config.txt file at the sd card with no...
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Fedora 28 - Unable to get DSLR or ZWO working - both crash - by: stash
Hi, I am playing with Fedora-28 (x64) on an AMD 64bit desktop (8gb) (used this for ubuntu 16.04 Indi/Kstars no problem) for a future install onto a SCB (64bit) but I am having a problem getting Indi...
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oh dear remote upgrade to 18.04 LTS gone bad... - by: Gonzothegreat
Well, the 18.04 LTS has been release for the Odroid C1, so guess what I've done.... that's right, I've upgraded... This time, the board has not come back online... I got my remote hands to shutdown the...
View ArticleVNC Resolution with AstroPi3 - by: Horus Astro
Hi, I have used rlancaste great AstroPi3 script to set a new RPi and its working fine using local HDMI, but using it headless with VNC Viewer I cannot seem to set the display resolution so I can see...
View Article"load and slew" failed - by: patdut
Hello, Yesterday the night was clear, so this was my 4th night of imaging in a week. As I was with some friends on the field doing shots and observing with our dobsons I did not try a complicated...
View Articleexternal serial shutter, without connecting a camera - by: omokkyo
hello. I'm using some FUJI mirrorless cameras, but they cannot be connected by Gphoto. Can I use ONLY serial shutter cable , without Gphoto connection? If possible, I can do dithering with Kstars/EKOS...
View ArticleConnecting to Stellarmate with desktop/laptop - by: mlarsson
Hi! I just downloaded and installed Stellarmate on my R-Pi, and wanted to connect with Ekos from my laptop. I can connect nicely to the wifi network provided by the Stellarmate, but had problems...
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Sky Watcher AZ Parking/Unparking - by: stash
No matter I do when I try to use the Sky Watcher AZ driver - direct - it always starts at the South. Plus even moving he Mount (pick it up move it to correct position - South !!) it Platsolves OK but...
View Articlekstars installation broken in mint19 - by: broadcastyourseb
I installed kstars on a fresh mint 19. Starting Kstars displayed this message like in this old post The file citydb.sqlite could not be found. KStars cannot run properly without this file. KStars...
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Ekos telescope hand control button crashes KStars/Ekos on RPI - by: Robusto
First of all, I can't start without saying that KStars/Ekos is a fantastic piece of software! Thank you Jasem for developing it and for the continuous support! I've now been testing Ekos on my RPI 3,...
View ArticleEditing items in the Scheduler and Capture Modules - by: TallFurryMan
With the recent changes in the Scheduler module, I am trying to make the job list interface similar to the Capture module. Currently, both modules work by filling the fields on the left-hand part of...
View ArticleJobs start from scratch when guiding deviation exceeds limit - by: Herrhausen
I had "remember Job progress" ticked. (KStars 3.0.0 Build: 2018-08-19T08:29:38Z) 2018-08-20T03:22:53 Capturing 300-second image... 2018-08-20T03:22:43 Dither complete. Resuming capture in 10 seconds......
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scheduler (?) wrong alignment after flip - by: alacant
Hi everyone After a meridian flp, the solved image is over 500px out of alignment; really annoying! Set RA and DEC in scheduler: solves and captures fine perform the flip align does not solve to the RA...
View ArticleNextar hand controller reverse engineering - by: broadcastyourseb
I'd like to share with you my work around my Celestron Advanced GT mount and its Nexstar hand controller. This is on old one with firmware version 4.21. I simply heard communication between my laptop...
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Running a distributed INDI-based astro-imaging setup - by: ChrisHoward
This sounds grander than it is, but it’s not incorrect. And INDI makes it easy, with distributed processing built into the protocol, so that once you have your devices plugged into some number of...
View ArticleShoestring FCUSB on Mac - by: wvreeven
Last night I started trying out my newly acquired Shoestring FCUSB focus controller with a 6 V DC motor. I noticed the drivers were not available in Ekos on neither my MacBook nor my Ubuntu MATE...
View ArticleAstrometry.net index files installation problem - by: the.cakemaker
Hi! Sometimes, not always, i get this error message when i want to download index files for the plate-solvng tool. I tried to download the files then manually, which sometimes worked, but i can not...
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