Describe your equipment once. Every Ekos module uses it.
1
Image with several cameras at once
Every camera gets its own train. Put two telescopes on one mount and each one captures with its own camera, filters and focuser, at the same time.
2
Focus without disturbing guiding
A separate guide scope has its own train, so the main focuser never touches it and guiding keeps running. With an OAG the focuser is in the guide train too, so Ekos pauses guiding while it focuses.
3
Automation that knows your gear
Primary train, dust cap + flat panelSequence: Darks, then flatsDust cap closed for youDark 1 of 20, 300 sFlat panel lit for youFlat 1 of 30, L filterGuide train, no cap or panel!Ekos asks youOKCover the telescope in order totake a dark exposure.Cover the telescope with an evenlyilluminated light source.
For darks, Ekos closes the dust cap on its own. For flats, it closes the cap and switches on the flat panel. If a train has neither, like a guide scope, Ekos knows and asks you to cover it.
Also powered by trains
Correct image scaleFocal length, reducer and camera for solving and guiding
Settings for each trainFocus, guide, align and capture remember your rig
Scheduler jobs per trainRun jobs on several cameras together
Dark library per cameraDarks matched to the right sensor