Celestron motorized focuser - by: atoy40
Hello Celestron just released (or will very very soon) a new motorized focuser for their SCTs : www.celestron.com/products/focus-motor-for-sct-and-edgehd First question : anyone heard about it or even...
View Articleindi-starbook package missing for ARM installs - by: myxlflik
I dusted off my Asus Tinkerboard and decided to update the INDI and Kstars packages on it but it fails to install with unmet dependencies for indi-starbook. Trying to install indi-starbook seperately...
View ArticlePolar Alignment is not working right - no refresh - by: maxthebuilder
Hello, I am still new to this. I tried Polar Alignment before while using just a DSLR. It was very slow but kind of working. Now I added a guider scope with a CCD to my setup and it's much faster. When...
View ArticleRemote Device Connection - by: MDK
Can you help? Currently I'm remotely imaging using Windows 10 running VNC, TSKYX and CcdAutopilot5 using a Paramount MX, QSI 683 CCD and Focuslynx Focuser. I use TPoint Protrack to guide. My aim is to...
View ArticleTempereature in DSLR subs? - by: mlarsson
Hi! I'm curious about the temperature data in DSLR subs. When I download subs from my Canon 1000D, there is a FITS keyword CCD-temp, filled in with a temperature. WHen I download CR2-files, the raw...
View ArticlePolar Align Tool - Segmentation Fault? - by: DSAstro
I've been up and running for a little over a week now with Kstars running on my Raspberry Pi 3 under Ubuntu Mate 16.04. My Pi boots up as a wifi hotspot and I connect to it remotely with an Android...
View ArticleCanon Imaging and focus. - by: madperk
I’ve been trying to get away from my laptop for imaging for some time now. I’ve been using S-mate for just over a week on my rPix3b+. So far so good. I’ve been fiddling with the image and focus...
View ArticleFocuser module went nuts last night! - by: PK
I have been using the EKOS autofocus flawlessly for a year. Ever since I added the Moonlight motorized focuser, EKOS perfectly performed my focusing needs. But last night, after six hours of working...
View ArticleUsing darks with schedular - by: mlarsson
Hi! A couple of times now, I have noticed that when running on the scheduler, and having "dark" checked in the focus module, the scheduler stops and asks for my help in capturing a dark (I have a DSLR)...
View ArticleImages don't saved (ccd aborted) - by: anofeles
I explain my problem to see if anyone can help me. 3 days ago I had a very satisfactory session with EKOS. I used a Raspberry 3b with Stellarmate OS and KSTARS on my MacBook (as always in winter). But...
View Articleunexpected apt update for ubuntu 18.04 - by: alacant
Hi everyone Confused... I switched from nightly to stable following the kstars 3 release last year from this ppa: ppa.launchpad.net/mutlaqja/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main But now I see an update:...
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INDI Server using Linux Subsystems for Windows - by: knro
This is WAAAAY early stages, but a quick test with the simulators yesterday went just fine. Have to check today if COM/Serial stuff work. I know that libusb does not work there so this renders all...
View ArticleAnnouncing Ekos Live - by: knro
I'm excited to announce Ekos Live, which is in beta now! 1. What is Ekos Live? It's a real-time web application that can be run from any browser. It allows you to control many aspects of Ekos right...
View ArticlePoor FPS when streaming - by: kbrown
Hi, So I'm getting less than ideal FPS when streaming video from my CCD. Here's the setup: QHY5L-II CCD mono connected to a Raspberry Pi 3 running a fairly recent INDI from GitHub (less than a week...
View ArticleHorizon Data - by: RogueSquadron
I read in old posts from 2016 about a horizon module to take local horizon constraints like neighboring buildings into account. I could not find it in the latest KStars version. Is this module still...
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USB hubs - a never ending story - by: MiHell
This is an answer to a question calberts asked in a thread on FS2 controllers . I Thought it better to open a new thread to answer. Hi Chris, USB hubs (or rather USB as such) are a major and most...
View ArticleAutostart indi with drivers connected to control with SkySafari - by: chrisg71
Hello! I have a working RPI indi running. Using VNC to connect to the PI and Kstars to start and connect the drivers everything works fine. I also can connect from other machines SkySafari to control...
View ArticleMy first successful (but painful) Ekos/Stellarmate session - by: maxthebuilder
Hello, Just wanted to share a newb experience. The setup: -- RPI with StellarMate OS, indi server, kstars and ekos. -- Skywatcher AZ-GTI mount in EQ mode -- Nikon DSLR with 180 mm manual antique lens....
View ArticleISSUE WITH MY CANON 450D - by: astro31
Hi , I have an issue with my Canon 450D DSLR connected to my Raspberry PI 3 with Stellarmate . The PI doesn't find the DSLR , it worked before ? i try to replace the USB cable , initialization of the...
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Help Required! Polar Alignment Experiment - by: knro
Introduction So after a few failed random trials by some users with the PAA tool, I really want to get to the bottom of this. From what I gathered this morning after giving it more thought is it is...
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