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EQStar User Guide

1. Overview

The control system EQStar is designed to automate the control of the equatorial mount, and can be

used in stand-alone mode or in a control mode using a computer or mobile device (phone, tablet,

etc.). For use with a PC, EQStar works with any astronomical programs that support the ASCOM

platform (

http://www.ascom-standards.org/

like Stellarium, Cartes de Ciel, StarCalc and others. Among the programs for astrophotography and

guiding, EQStar supports MaximDL, Guidemaster, PHDGuiding and others. When you work with a

PC, EQStar allows you to automatically goto sky objects and track them automatically during astro

photography with long exposures. When working with a PC, you must install the EQMOD ASCOM-

application (

http://eq-mod.sourceforge.net/

Telescope control with mobile devices can automatically find sky objects in the planetarium

program on mobile devices. The control of the telescope should be chosen as Celestron SynScan, as

well as a mount - German equatorial mount. Compatible programs on mobile devices include

SkySafari, Orion StarSeek, DSOPlanner et al.

EQStar Communication with the PC is via the USB cable from the standard equipment, while mobile

devices use a WiFi interface.

A variety of platforms, drivers, and applications can control EQStar, making it possible for the user to

point the telescope on the mount to any object selected in a planetarium program or create

automated astrophotography sessions that cause the telescope to point to a series of objects or

locations and control guided imaging. For example, an astro photographer generally uses a laptop or

PC to point to an object, with targeting and guiding on the object during a long exposure. Such

opportunities are mostly programs running under Windows. But for an amateur interested in visual

astronomy, it is much more convenient to control the mount with a compact mobile device, such as

a smartphone or tablet, rather than using a PC or laptop.

In the EQStar kit is a universal mount a joystick for manual control as well. It also allows you to

control mount autonomously without a computer, smartphone or tablet.

EQStar Inputs, Outputs, and Control

). For example, it works with planetarium programs