Ekos Scheduler

Scheduler Jobs

Plan the whole night once, then let Ekos run it for you.
Target
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Sequence
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Settings
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Job
Scheduler
New job
Target *
Search a target
J2000 RA *
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J2000 Dec *
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Sequence *
Select a sequence file
General Settings
Job Startup
Job Constraints
Job Completion
Aborted Job
Advanced
Add Job
More ways to build a schedule
Mosaic: Create Jobs

Plan a mosaic on the Sky tab and tap Create Jobs. You get one job per tile, ready to run.

Save the whole list

Tap Save in Jobs to store the schedule as a scheduler file, and Load it again on the next clear night.

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Fixed start times win

A job set to start On a time runs at that time, even ahead of jobs higher in the list.

Jobs
Save
Load
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No Jobs in the queue
Preset
One recipe
A single kind of shot, saved in Capture.
L 300s
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Sequence
A shot list
Presets plus counts, saved as a sequence file.
M42_LRGB.esq
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Job
When and where
A target, a sequence, steps, constraints and completion rules.
M42 + M42_LRGB.esq
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Schedule
The whole night
Jobs in priority order, run by the Scheduler as conditions allow.
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