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I have gone through several phases of trying Pi-based astronomy and then back to Windows. But every time, I have not been able to commit to the Pi solutions. Whether it is Astroberry or Stellarmate, both come down to the EKOS KStars apps and in that sense, both are pretty similar. The issues that tend to drive me away are generally compatibility - I can’t get my Starlite focuser to work or my SBIG CCD (an STF8300). I spent a lot of $$ on Pi systems and accessories but have ended up regretting it. Even the Pi4 with 8GB of RAM cannot overcome those compatibility problems.
Some of the best things you can do with Pi4 gear is convert them to USB boot and attach a SSD as the boot drive. It speeds the system up enormously. But ... if the thing won’t talk to my equipment, it is of little real use to me.
Peter
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