Celestron Motorised Focuser - Is it supported in EKOS yet - by: pug916
Hi folks, Celestron has just released their own motorised focuser for the first time. Anyone know if this is going to work in EKOS or not yet? www.celestron.com/products/focus-motor-for-sct-and-edgehd...
View ArticleOffline Plate solve not working - by: ezwheels
I can not get offline plate solving to work any longer. I had it working great in the past but it now longer works for me. Neither does polar alignment. I am using KSTARS 3.0.0 for OSX. Hopefully I...
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Dither Settle time - by: tkottary
Please see attached screenshot , settle time for dither is set as 20s however Ekos message bar shows it under 10s. Also i am curious to know why the RA & DEC dithers more than 8 px when dither...
View ArticleNew to this - would like to control camera & mount on wifi - by: Phragmites
Hi all. I'm looking for a way to repurpose an old dell laptop with Ubuntu (lite) so that I can control my Canon 6D and Skywatcher EQ5 Pro mount from inside the house (in the warm) while they're out on...
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More RTC madness!!!! - by: BrianH
Hi All, thought i was going crazy so bought another RTC (got a ds3231) this time. Followed the instructions and hey presto!!! Still not working I flashed another SD card with Raspian and the RTC works...
View ArticleStrange behavior of QHY Camera shooting Bias frames in EKOS - by: Schwarze
Hello all, I am experiencing a very strange behavior of the QHY driver. I am using a QHY 8L camera and wenn shooting bias frames, the temptation regulation goes absolutely crazy. When shooting light,...
View ArticleBulb mode issues with my Pentax K-70 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark ii - by:...
This is a developer question: I have a Pentax K-70 and an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark ii. Neither seem to work with Bulb mode correctly. They both take a short exposure, then the image is uploaded at the...
View ArticleSesto Senso in Ekos - by: NH
Hello everyone, I have bought the Sesto Senso from PrimaLuceLab and connect it to my focusser. Then I made a calibration with the Software from PrimaLuceLab. As a result the outermost position was...
View ArticleProblem changing Astroberry VAP name - by: raultomasp
Hi, I try to change the SSID VAP name with the vaprename tool. It seems that works, I reboot the raspberry but the VAP name still remain 'astroberry'. I need to change this name because when I go with...
View ArticleUpdate port or baud rate - by: HelgeMK
I am trying to get my head around, how I can update via the client for instance the port or the baud rate. I have been reading thru the INDI description, such as this chapter (serial class reference):...
View ArticleCelestron Motorised Focuser - Is it supported in EKOS yet - by: pug916
Hi folks, Celestron has just released their own motorised focuser for the first time. Anyone know if this is going to work in EKOS or not yet? www.celestron.com/products/focus-motor-for-sct-and-edgehd...
View ArticleI don't have Altair drivers from libindi_3rdparty package - by: pawelknur123
Hello, I installed libindi_3rdparty from the AUR and in Ekos I can see lots of camera vendors listed (like ZWO), but I can't find Altair. Upon further investigation, I can see that there's nothing...
View ArticleINDI server suddenly stop seeing ZWO ASI 1600MC-Cool (indi_asi_ccd)...
I used the ZWO ASI 1600MC-Cool camera as usual for a few months, but suddenly (about a month ago) it lost the connection. Now every time I try to connect to it, Kstars show me a pop-up: But the camera...
View ArticleRe:Sesto Senso in Ekos - by: NH
Hello everyone, I have bought the Sesto Senso from PrimaLuceLab and connect it to my focusser. Then I made a calibration with the Software from PrimaLuceLab. As a result the outermost position was...
View ArticleCrash joystick Xbox One ... - by: Marc2b
I'm trying to set up an Xbox One Joystick... Linux sees it, and it works (cat /dev/input/js0 shows every move and button pressed) but when I start Ekos, indi_joystick crashes. Any Idea ? < ( excerpt...
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Re:Re:Looking for all MAC users of Kstars / Ekos - by: AstroNerd
Hi, Am considering swapping to an Apple MacBook Pro, and want to use this to control my rpi with remotely, have been using Linux this way for a couple of years, with no real issues but have the chance...
View ArticleHEQ5 guiding problems - by: gufle
Hi all, After weeks of cloudy weather, yesterday it was finally clear. So I could test my setup for the first time. I have a mobile set-up : HEQ5 Skywatcher refractor 120/600 Canon 700D Guiding : ZWO...
View ArticleHelp Connecting to EQMOD via bluetooth (Ubuntu 18.04) using Kstars/Ekos - by:...
Hi I have been able to connect to EQMOD using Ubuntu mate 16.04 using bluetooth on a raspberry Pi after removing the modem manager package as suggested in the EQMOD page I am now using Ekos on a new...
View ArticleIssue with align when use new compress fits - by: Christian
Hi, when i use the new compress method in align module (fpack method) the solver fail. I must remove the compress image (back to raw).
View ArticleEkos capture module prompts for DSLR settings every time - by: Catburglar
I can connect to my camera (Canon EOS1300D) with the indi_gphoto_ccd driver. The INDI control panel shows the correct parameters (W=5184, H=3456, Pixel_x and Pixel_y=4.3 micron). I've saved the...
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