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-====== CCDciel ​======+====CCDciel ​is a free image capture software intended for the amateur astronomer.====
  
-CCDciel is a free CCD capture ​software ​intended ​for the amateur astronomer.+CCDciel ​has all [[features|functionality]] required for advanced imaging of celestial objects including sequences for fully automated unattended operation. But it is also easy to use to make simple capture in manual way. 
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 +For devices connection it uses the [[http://​www.indilib.org/​|INDI]],​ [[https://​www.ascom-alpaca.org//​|Alpaca]] ​ and [[http://​ascom-standards.org/​|ASCOM]] standards drivers. It can control the CCD/CMOS camera, focuser, filter wheel, rotator and telescope mount and uses image resolving ​software ​such ASTAP for accurate positioning. It can serve both the beginner astro photographer as the advanced who can take a nap while the equipment is imaging. 
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 +You can use CCDciel on Windows, macOS or Linux.\\  
 +To install the program, look a  the [[en:​documentation:​start#​installation|installation instruction]] for your computer and [[http://​sourceforge.net/​projects/​ccdciel/​files/​|download from SourceForge]] for the platform you need, always get the latest version as it is frequently improved!\\  
 +The program is still in beta version but it is now stable and run smoothly on every platform.\\ 
 +If you need to test the very latest code you can also install ​the [[https://​vega.ap-i.net/​tmp/​ccdciel/​|nightly build]].
  
 {{:​en:​ccdciel.png|The main window}} {{:​en:​ccdciel.png|The main window}}
  
-It include all the features required to perform digital imaging CCD observation ​of celestial objects.\\ +A copy of [[en:documentation:start|the program documentation]] in pdf format is included with the program. 
-Using the standard drivers protocol ​[[http://​www.indilib.org/​|INDI]] and [[http://​ascom-standards.org/​|ASCOM]] it can connect and control ​the CCD camera, the focuser, the filter wheel and the telescope mount.+
  
-[[en:documentation:​start|The program documentation]] +You can ask the [[https://​groups.io/​g/​ccdciel|user group]] for any question about the software usage.
  
-[[en:screenshot:​start|Some screen shot]]  to get an idea how it work+In any case I will appreciate your help for testing this software and [[https://​www.ap-i.net/​mantis/​set_project.php?​project_id=3|reporting any bug]] or other problem you may encounter.
  
-[[http://sourceforge.net/projects/ccdciel/files/|Download from SourceForge]], always get the latest version! ​+The source code is available from [[https://github.com/pchev/ccdciel|GitHub]]
  
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