• Any ASCOM, Alpaca or INDI camera, filter wheel, focuser, rotator, telescope mount, dome, switch, weather station, observing condition device, safety monitor
• ASCOM driver can be a classic local driver or a remote Alpaca device
• ASCOM Alpaca devices can be used on Linux and macOS
• Device connection can be a mix of local and remote devices using different protocols
• NO native support for any device

• Easy to use configurable interface
• Translated in your language
• Separate settings for preview and capture
• Can start a quick capture without the need to parameter a full sequence
• Quick and easy polar alignment procedure
• Collimation aid
• Parameters for saved files include options for the capture folder name and the file name
• Improve the preview image display with predefined histogram truncation and gamma
• Predefined zoom level or free zoom with the mouse wheel
• Add bull eye to the preview image
• Show saturation on the preview image
• Image magnifier at mouse position
• Debayer the preview for color sensors
• Can stack preview images with single star alignment and dark subtraction
• Show a reference image on screen to help to manually recenter a frame
• Can set a bad pixel map to remove hot pixel in auto-focus and plate-solving preview images
• Select subframe with the mouse
• Camera temperature control
• Select camera readout mode depending on the frame use.
• Automatic sky flat
• Automatic panel flat
• Choose from 4 different auto-focus method the one that best work with your equipment
• Can auto-focus with field stars or by slewing to a bright star
• Support for filter offset and exposure factor
• Focuser temperature compensation
• Options for periodic refocusing during capture
• Automatic meridian flip with many options
• Connection to multiple switch devices
• Show selected star profile with HFD and FWHM
• Image inspector show stars HFD, sensor tilt and field curvature
• Simple photometry measurement
• Message log with severity filter
• Video control and recording with supported INDI camera, including DSLR LiveView
• Powerful scripting function using Python or Pascal language
• Custom image type with activation by script
• Run automated action if the conditions are not safe.

Plate solving

• Automatic precision Goto using plate-solving
• Precision Goto can Sync the mount or use a local offset
• Can use a separate finder camera if the main camera is not suitable
• Automatically recenter a target that drift during a sequence.
• Slew to any point of solved image
• Rotator calibration and rotation from plate-solving
• Plot DSO in solved images
• Arrow show North direction, or mark the position of the Pole if in the image frame.
• Show solved image in planetarium
• Show solved image frame in planetarium

Auto-guiding

• Use of internal guider or connection to external software
• Automatically manage the guiding start/stop/pause during the different operations
• Options for automatic auto-guider dithering
• Backlash compensation
• Specific options for spectrograph
• Show guiding graph and statistics
• Recovery from auto-guiding problem

Automated sequences

• Automated sequences with many sequential targets
• Sequence contain a list of target and can indicate a start/stop time and repetition options
• Target is defined by a name, coordinates, rotator angle, start/end time
• Target coordinates can be set from the planetarium
• Import mosaic from the planetarium.
• Import Cartes du Ciel observing list.
• A moving target can have it's coordinates updated from the planetarium at the time of the observation
• Target option include plate-solving Goto, auto-focus position, skip or wait if the observing condition are not reach
• Use horizon profile for objects rise/set time
• Every target use a predefined plan to not have to type everything again
• Plan are multi-steps, with number and type of frame, exposure time, gain, binning, filter, auto-focus and dither options
• A target can also be a script or an automated sky flat at dusk or dawn
• Restart an interrupted sequence at the last check point
• Pause the sequence if the observing condition are not optimal
• Get the program status in a web browser
• Receive notifications by email

Interface with other software

• Interface with four different local plate-solving software (Astrometry.net, Astap, Platesolve2, Elbrus)
• Interface with two auto-guiding software (Phd2, Linguider)
• Interface with two planetarium software (Cartes du Ciel, Hnsky)
• Interface with any SAMP application (Aladin, Topcat, …)
• Interface with processing software (Siril)