QHY CCD filter wheel - by: mpfjr
Setting up ekos profile where I am selecting my equipment. This was after doing a full install of all 3rd party according to the directions on the site. Under the filter drop down I don't see my...
View Articlev4l2ccd configuration can not be saved - by: ed.defesche
Hello, I'm using a Logitech webcam for polar aiignment and another one for guiding purposes. Last night I was trying the "polarscope webcam" and set things like exposure, gain etc, etc. then I saved...
View ArticleSlew with PyIndi - by: burglar_ot
I have an INDI server with a SkyWatcher AZEQ6 mount connected that works perfectly with KStars, so the communication and the server is properly installed. I am now trying to do some test with python to...
View ArticleNative OS X KStars Support for SBIG cameras - by: rlancaste
After waiting for quite some time (months/years actually) on SBIG to add firmware loading to their OS X driver, today I decided to write some code for INDI so that INDI can support SBIG cameras on OS X...
View ArticleFocus frame not received. - by: nmac
Hi all, I am having an issue with focus module, when I try to focus in autofocus or manual focus, the captured frame is never received and it loops forever. Have to shutdown indiserver and restart it....
View ArticlePolar Alignment Assistant your results? - by: pauledd
Hi I just wondering what are your best results with EKOS Polar Alignment Assistant, and what results do you think are sufficient for a good session? I had a previous session where I was able to get...
View ArticleQHYCCD 16200A Indi problem. - by: mpfjr
I would like to share my experience with my attempts to get this to work. Edit: Logs are attached. Also I used the updater and downloaded the latest drivers from the repository. There were quite a few....
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Captures deleted when output to /tmp - by: TallFurryMan
I stumbled upon this issue while testing my changes to the scheduler. I created a simple sequence file, with a single 1-second luminance capture, configured to store to /tmp/kstars_tests. I observed...
View ArticleSolver failed on one Mac but not on the other ! - by: JCJ
I'm using KStars 2.9.5 on macOS High Sierra and explore the Ekos astrometry capability using the simulators. Do do this, I recorded a picture of M101 with the CCD Simulator and saved it on disk. I'm...
View ArticleTelescope Toolbar and Dome Toolbar - by: JCJ
I have installed a Telescope Toolbar and Dome Toolbar in KStars. I might sounds silly but I cannot remember how I installed these toolbars (from which menu or dialog). I spent hours looking for this ....
View ArticleMount Model, Astrometry not waiting for mount - by: Ihoujin
Occasionally I observed the Mount Model and Astrometry Slew to Target routines will not wait for the mount to complete a slew. It seems to happen more often with large corrections. Observed with EQMod...
View ArticleA great THANK YOU to all the developers of KStars. - by: JCJ
A great THANK YOU to all the developers of KStars. I don’t know if this is the right place but I must say it somewhere : A great THANK YOU to all the developers of KStars ! I started to be interested...
View Articlesudo make install failing for 3rdparty - by: phomer60
The following started a few weeks ago. Are there some requirements that have been added that I need to install to get this working again. No problems with libindi and kstars....
View ArticleHow to uninstall completely KStars ? - by: JCJ
I learnt that there might be some problems caused by updating KStars version after version. To start a fresh install I need to get rid of all the KStars files and folders. Some of them are not obvious...
View Articlemanual filter wheel or filter drawer option - by: tmheroes
Hi Knro, Is it possible to add manual filter wheel or filter drawer.option into EKOS? For an example when one filter finish capture, EKOS will prompt a dialog box and ask us to change filter and press...
View ArticleChoosing Celestron NexStar gets indi_celestron_gps driver - by: jerry
Maybe there is a overlap in driver functionality, but for me, when I choose "Celestron NexStar" from the Stellarmate Web Manager as my telescope, the driver that is reported selected is...
View ArticleCooling of CCD via pyindi - by: spektroskopie
Hello Together, it is my first post here and I have a few questions about the usage of pyindi. My setup is a Raspberry Pi 3 B with Ubuntu Mate, I followed the tutorial on...
View ArticleKStars v2.9.6 is Released - by: knro
KStars v2.9.6 is now available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It's a minor bugfix release. It is released in tandem with INDI Library v1.7.3 which include many fixes and updates to the driver....
View ArticleTemma driver, guiding rate - by: hen
Hello everybody! I'm doing my first steps in ekos and indi running an rpi 3 under ubuntu 16.04. My hardware is running with no problems, i can take pictures and try to make myself comfortable with this...
View ArticleScript examples - by: JCJ
Hi, With the lastest release of KStars 2.9.6 the Script Builder function is working on macOS (Thank you). Are some simple script examples available ?
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