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| - | ====CCDciel is a free CCD capture software intended for the amateur astronomer.==== | + | ====CCDciel is a free image capture software intended for the amateur astronomer.==== |
| - | It include all the features required to perform digital imaging CCD observation of celestial objects.\\ | + | 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 a manual way. |
| - | 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. | + | |
| - | You can use CCDciel on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, but beware that only the Linux version is fully tested. \\ | + | 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. |
| - | The Windows and Mac version must work for basic capture but the automation functions are probably full of bug. | + | |
| + | 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}} | ||
| - | [[en:documentation:start|The program documentation]] | + | A copy of [[en:documentation:start|the program documentation]] in pdf format is included with the program. |
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| + | 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]] |
| [[en:Contact]] | [[en:Contact]] | ||
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