Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei VNC Viewer StellarMate is shipped with a VNC Server. This enables you to access the full StellarMate desktop remotely where you can run upgrades, KStars, configure Bluetooth, or change any configurations not ava Jul 23, 2026 Tutorials
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei GPS Dongles Time and Location settings are critical to the proper operation of StellarMate. This is even more apparent if you're on the go with a mobile setup. For a fixed-observatory, the only factor you have to Jul 23, 2026 Tutorials
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Powered USB Hubs StellarMate Controller provides Four (4) USB 2.0 ports. These ports are used to communicate and power USB devices. Some USB devices consume their power from the USB port, while others (like CCD camera Jul 23, 2026 Tutorials
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Connecting Your Equipment {autotoc enabled=yes} Overview StellarMate supports a broad range of astronomical equipment including Mounts, DSLRs, CCDs, Focusers, Filter Wheels, Domes, Weather Stations, and other Auxiliary devices Jul 23, 2026 Tutorials
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Viewer StellarMate is shipped with a VNC Server. This enables you to access the whole StellarMate desktop remotely. To connect to VNC, you can either use a Desktop/Mobile VNC Client, or simply via any browse Jul 23, 2026 Tutorials
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Polar Alignment Polar Alignment Polar Alignment Assitant When setting up a German Equatorial Mount (GEM) for imaging, a critical aspect of capturing long-exposure images is to ensure a proper polar alignment. A GEM m Jul 23, 2026 Ekos
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Analyze Introduction The Analyze Module records and displays what happened in an imaging session. That is, it does not control any if your imaging, but rather reviews what occurred. Sessions are stored in an Jul 23, 2026 Ekos
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Observatory Introduction The observatory module is used to manage the dome and weather-triggered shutdown procedure. It has weather data directly displayed in the module.Along with the configurable thresholds for Jul 23, 2026 Ekos
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Scheduler Introduction Ekos Scheduler is an indispensable arsenal in building your robotic observatory. A Robotic observatory is an observatory composed of several subsystems that are orchestrated together to a Jul 23, 2026 Ekos
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Align {extra_toc} Introduction Ekos Alignment Module enables highly accurate GOTOs to within sub-arcseconds accuracy and can measure and correct polar alignment errors. This is possible thanks to the Stella Jul 23, 2026 Ekos
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Guide Introduction Ekos Guide Module enables autoguiding capability using either the powerful built-in guider, or externally via PHD2. Using the internal guiding, guide camera frames are captured and sent t Jul 23, 2026 Ekos
Ikarus Astronomy For Scientific Instruments & Tools, Pouya Shojaei Focus {extra_toc} Theory Of Operation In order to focus an image, Ekos needs to establish a numerical method for gauging how good your focus is. It's easy when you look at an image and can see it as unfocus Jul 23, 2026 Ekos
