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Capturing Images with Ekos and EAA Live Stacking in SharpCap Pro
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Capturing Images with Ekos and EAA Live Stacking in SharpCap Pro

April 6, 2022 by Hersey

I have had a few folks reach out and ask me about my workflow for capturing images with KStars/Ekos/INDI and then live stacking them using SharpCap for EAA. I am using Ekos to capture and save the FITS files to my local…

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Learning KStars/Ekos – Polar Alignment – What, Why, How…
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Learning KStars/Ekos – Polar Alignment – What, Why, How…

January 29, 2022 by Hersey

This post covers polar alignment (What and Why) and the process I use (How) to accurately polar align my Celestron Advanced GT equatorial mount using Ekos for EAA observing. The details of the process will vary for different mounts and different EAA…

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My Old Nikon D60 in KStars/Ekos/INDI
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My Old Nikon D60 in KStars/Ekos/INDI

January 21, 2022 by Hersey

I have an old Nikon D60 DSLR which has been in a box for about 10 years. It is still in decent shape and works. The Nikon D60 was a lower end inexpensive 10 Megapixel DSLR released back in 2008. It took…

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Remote EAA with Astroberry Web Manager…
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Remote EAA with Astroberry Web Manager…

January 13, 2022 by Hersey

I have been using my Raspberry Pi setup with Astroberry to remotely control my gear for a few EAA observing sessions now and it has been working out great. The clear nights have been cold and since I can access and control…

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Setting Up a Raspberry Pi for EAA…
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Setting Up a Raspberry Pi for EAA…

January 5, 2022 by Hersey

Several years ago I had set up a Raspberry Pi to allow me to control the telescope using Stellarium and image through the Raspberry Pi’s camera. I was tinkering with some EAA before EAA was EAA. It was completely self-contained in a…

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