Automation Software

theodog (Jeff) · #1 23-11-2014, 05:05 PM

A mate has asked what software people would find most effective to do the following?
-integrated camera control (Canon 6D WiFi optional) with mount control and pointing from coordinate files,
-batch processing (darks, flat field etc)

Cheers

Amaranthus (Barry) · #2 23-11-2014, 05:51 PM

For integrated camera control you could try Astrophotography Tools or Nebulosity. For mount control, if it is a Synta, try EQMOD + CdC.

For batch processing, try DSS or Nebulosity.

Merlin66 (Ken) · #3 23-11-2014, 06:03 PM

Have a look at AstroArtV5 I think it does all/most of what you're looking for.

theodog (Jeff) · #4 24-11-2014, 07:27 PM

Thanks Barry & Ken.

While I am interested in a solution to this question in the future, this mate asked the question yesterday out of interest.

Upload a list of objects (or RA, Dec) to image and at what time, exposure etc. Telescope goto's. Camera focusses, exposes and downloads. Software batch processes and saves to HD, telescope parks in morning.
Get up and examine images during coffee.

While I think that MaximDL would do some of this (my copy doesn't seem to like win8 and I'm not sure of M...DL6 yet -mainly cost), not the coffee 'though.