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This is more for you who whish to spend more time than money on your astro equipment. Be careful if you want to do something similar as I do here. I do many mistakes and what's right for me can be wrong for you and your equipment, you can destroy it!

Computers:


Windows:

Making of battery box and Windows astroserver

Project: Battery box and astro server

Now including both version 1 and version 2.

First published: 2017

Batterybox and astroserver

Make a database of stars to use in CdC for color calibration

Project: Star database for CdC

First published: 2017

Color calibrate stars

Computers, Linux (KStars):

KStars, Raspberry power:

A Raspberry and its peripherals needs power, different volt and current needs.

Raspberry power systems

First published: 2024

KStars ans Raspberry power systems

KStars setup WIFI, hotspot etc:

KStars setup WIFI

First published: 2022

KStars setup WIFI

KStars and Linux, good to know commands, udev rules:

KStars and Linux

First published: 2021

KStars and Linux

KStars and GPS clock:

Project: KStars and GPS

First published: 2021

KStars and GPS clock

Setup astroserver with Raspberry Pi5. My third astroserver, OS and KStars 64-bit:

Project: Raspberry Pi5 for Astronomy

First published: 2024

Raspberry Pi5 for Astronomy

Setup astroserver with Raspberry Pi4. This is my second attempt to build an astroserver with a Raspberry. Astroberry 32-bit is used. Now I use the much faster Raspberry Pi4:

Project: Raspberry Pi4 for Astronomy

First published: 2020

Raspberry Pi4 for Astronomy

Setup astroserver with Raspberry Pi3. I'm sure many as I have thought about those small Raspberry computers and if they can be used as an astroserver. Can an old Windows guy like me learn how to build and use one?

Project: Raspberry Pi3 for Astronomy

This project didn't perform very well, mostly because of the slow computer, a Raspberry Pi3+.

First published: 2017

Raspberry for Astronomy

INDI driver project:
In Linux most devices have INDI drivers. When you find something wrong with it you sometimes have to solve it by your self:

Project: INDI driver

First published: 2023

Project: INDI drivers
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