OVERVIEW

Let you imaging system work for you all night long, resulting in more exposures, better looking images, all while you get a good nights sleep!

CCDAutoPilot is an application which uses your camera control program, and optionally your telescope control and focuser control programs to automate many of the key steps to permit unattended data acquisition for a single target.  Once properly set up for a night’s activity, you can go off and do other things, like view the stars, have a midnight snack or even hit the sack for the evening! 

It uses either CCDSoft or MaximDL for image acquisition and optionally either TheSky or ASCOM telescope control programs and FocusMax for focuser control.

Key features of CCDAutoPilot include:

  • Advanced mage Acquisition Sequences
  • Guided and Unguided Dithering
  • Automatic Focusing
  • Pause/Resume Functions
  • Programmable Filter Focus Offsets 
  • Programmable Auto Guide Exposures
  • Telescope Tracking and Parking
  • CCD Cooler Control
  • Runs External Applications and Scripts
  • Reusable Profiles
  • Comprehensive Log Files

With CCDAutoPilot, you can easily setup very advanced image acquisition sequences that will result in better images and allow you to get some sleep at night.

 

 

SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS

Camera control program

CCDSoft version 5.00.119
MaxImDL/CCD version 4.02
MaxImDL/CCD version 3.21 

Telescope Control *

TheSky version 5.00.105
TheSky version 6.0.0.18
ASCOM platform 3.0  

Focus Control *

FocusMax 3.2.1
ASCOM platform 3.0

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows ME
Windows 98

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

 

* optional programs, not required to use CCDAP