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I see that ASPS has a COM interface described here.
OK, it should be a simple matter to figure out how to call it.

Dave, I am glad you brought up the topic of batteries. I abhor my current setup of running AC power. There is power to the laptop, and power to the Raspberry Pi, and power to the Raspberry Pi MotorHAT. Although I am grounded I still take the precaution of depositing the power strip and various adapt...

Hi Robin, I downloaded All Sky Plate Solver and loaded the index files for my set up. I used it last weekend to get the orientation of my camera right (north up, east left). Is there any way that I can automate this with a script? Sorry for all the posts. I guarantee that I will reach a level of kno...

The Lenovo W510 looks like a good fit for me. It has wireless "n" whereas the T400 does not. With the added range of "n" I get reliable connectivity between my telescope and home office. I like the idea behind the NUC but some of the reviews on Amazon of the lower-end units are h...

Hi Robin, Thank you for the example script using OpenCVStarDetector. That was easy! That started me thinking about the possibility of adding a new control group to the panel with spinners for minimum and maximum star size, having my script receive events when control values change, running the detec...

Thanks Dave for your script from which to learn. I wish you clear skies for the eclipse. I am in the NYC metro area and we have been locked into a terrible weather pattern for months. I just started out scripting, and I also have a couple total eclipses under my belt. I know that they can be very st...

Thank you, Dave. I too have a USB2 camera. I will definitely see what kind of deals I can find.
Brian.

During the warmer months I don't mind putting outside a $1000 laptop but in the winter months to come I am a bit concerned about damaging the display. I do run a Raspberry Pi to control a RA stepper motor. I don't mind sacrificing a $40 piece of equipment, plus I have spare Pi's that I could use for...

Hi Robin, Should I be concerned with what image file format I store the images in? I've got an ASI120MC. Will OpenCVStarDetector work equally well when processing RGB24, RAW8, and MONO8? Although color is unimportant to me for what I aim to do, it would be nice to capture in color for some unforesee...

Thanks for that, astrnmr. I remember seeing Blender offered for download on my Linux laptop, but I never took advantage of it.