eqmod – The Amateur Astrophotographer's Cookbook

August 7, 2018November 10, 2018

Plate solving using AstroTortilla and SharpCap

Plate solving is the action of resolving what you see in the sky to match where your (computer controlled) mount thinks it is in the sky. For those transitioning from using a handset to computer controlled, see this step as being roughly the same topic as a 1-star align: validating the position of where your … Continue reading Plate solving using AstroTortilla and SharpCap

July 20, 2018September 3, 2018

Setting up a SkyWatcher Mount with ASCOM Platform and EQMOD

The ASCOM Platform is the Swiss-Army Knife of software control for your various pieces of astrophotography kit – from mounts, to focusers, to dew heaters and even powered observatory roofs. For us more modest amateurs though, the most important element that ASCOM needs to control, and usually the only required element, is the mount. This … Continue reading Setting up a SkyWatcher Mount with ASCOM Platform and EQMOD