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Summary of Contents for AG AstroPC
- Page 1 AstroPC user Manual www.astro-gadget.com...
- Page 2 WiFi on board is suitable. You can also connect to the AstroPC remote desktop via the Internet. AstroPC is a smart WiFi device. It is equipped with a built-in Wifi hotspot that can be configured via the web interface. Also AstroPC has a system of end-to-end power distribution and a built-in power module.
- Page 4 AstroPC power connector will appear on the other three power connectors. All four power connectors are standard 5.5mm x 2.1mm and can be used as I/O to power the AstroPC and other astronomical equipment at the same time. The AstroPC comes with additional cables to connect power from the free AstroPC power connectors to the astronomical equipment.
- Page 5 • iOptron CEM60 and iEQ45 Pro ASCOM telescope driver • Losmandy Gemini ASCOM telescope driver • FocusDreamPRO Focuser ASCOM driver • FocusDream Focuser ASCOM driver • GuideDreamST4 ASCOM driver • N.I.N.A. astrophotography process automation software • PHD2 is telescope guiding software •...
- Page 6 A brief overview of the features of the N.I.N.A. Application N.I.N.A. provides a full cycle of operations for astrophotographic observations: • search for a subject in a convenient built-in atlas and framing • turn on/off the equipment and align the polar axis •...
- Page 7 In the “Shooting” tab of the program settings, you can set the format, template and paths for recording files, auto-transfer across the meridian, parameters of the visible image (so that it is not too bright in the shooting window when auto-expanding image brightness is turned on), In the "Platesolve"...
- Page 8 Sky atlas To prepare a program of upcoming observations and quickly walk through the objects, a handy sky atlas is built into the program. Objects in the atlas can be selected by a number of characteristics (constellation, size, brightness, minimum height above the horizon ...), or simply by catalog name. In the Sky Atlas, to the right of each object, a graph of its visibility is displayed, taking into account the dark time of the day for planning the time of its observations.
- Page 9 Shooting window You can shoot frame-by-frame and control the continuous shooting process in the “Shooting” window. On the Image tab, you see the results of the survey, the Guide panel with the guiding schedule, and the Shooting panel with manual frame-by-frame controls. The Image panel has tabs and buttons for manual and automatic focusing, plate solving.
- Page 10 Connection and operation To turn on the AstroPC, you must connect a power source to one of the power connectors. After that, the red backlight of the buttons located on the side panel of the AstroPC should light up. After 10 seconds, the backlight should turn off.
- Page 11 Below, as an example, are screenshots of using AstroPC with SkyWatcher equatorial mount, Canon 600D SLR camera and ASI120MM Mini guide camera. The following applications and drivers are used to work with this equipment: • Planetrium Cartes du Ciel ("CDC", "SkyChart") •...
- Page 12 Specifications Processor: Intel Cherry Trail Z8350 Quad Core CPU base frequency: 1.44GHz (1.92GHz maximum) Operating system: Windows 10 Home Edition RAM: 4GB DDR3L eMMC memory: 64GB Intel HD Graphics, 12 EUs @200-500Mhz USB interfaces: USB 3.0 x 1, USB 2.0 x 2, micro USB x 1 Wireless interface: Wi-Fi 802.11n 2.4G Bluetooth: 4.0 Video output: HDMI and MIPI-DSI...
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