Telescopes

INDI is an instrument neutral distributed interface control protocol that aims to provide backend driver support and automation for a wide range of Astronomical devices (telescopes, focusers, CCDs..etc). Features . Small, simple, and easy to parse . Support many classes of astronomical...

retep is a collection of Java API's covering PDF, XML, J2EE , Swing and now NetBeans modules for displaying astronomical maps, controlling modern 'Go-To' telescopes - all in java., and accessing online databases.

The EJS Herschel's Star Gages Model illustrates William Herschel's methods of "star gages" by which he attempted to map out the shape of our galaxy in 1785. Herschel's star gages (sic) relied on two important assumptions: that Herschel's telescope (his "large 20 foot" with an 18.5 inch aperture)...


Platforms: Mac

Icarus Camera Control came about because I have a Nikon D80 that I want to connect to telescopes and control via my MacBook. Nikon sells software for camera control (Camera Control Pro) but it is expensive and getting more so, it is terribly slow, and is a horrible battery hog. It is completely...


Platforms: *nix

Nova is a free Integrated Observational Environment for amatuer astronomers. It will combine ephemeris functionality with the capability to control telescopes and CCD cameras.


Platforms: *nix

The Hubble Space Telescope is a free screensaver that will delight all fans of the world outside our own. It is a selection of twenty of the best images obtained by the Hubble space telescope.The Hubble space telescope is continuously orbiting around the Earth, and is named after the astronomer...


Platforms: Windows

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope-bringing together imagery from the world's best ground- and space-based telescopes for the exploration of the universe. WWT blends terabytes of images,...


Platforms: Windows, Windows Vista, 7

Astronomy Calculators is a small, easy to use application, specially designed to offer users a collection of small and simple calculator utilities. The aim of these calculator is to help amateur astronomers with the mundane calculations for optics and telescopes, and for conversions. for...


Platforms: Windows

A powerful planetarium program that has many features for both the beginner and advanced astronomer. It has filters for organizing deep sky objects with many controls to adjust the sky display, colors and fonts. There is a window that simulates a telescopes view. Equinox 6 can control most...


Platforms: Mac

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the worlds most sophisticatedX-ray telescope. Along with the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope, Chandra is one of NASA's 'Great Observatories'. Chandras unique sensitivity and resolving power have made possible significant advances in many...


Platforms: Mac

The swiss-army knife for every astronomers, pro or amator. It is intended to provide all necessary informations about stars, observatories, times, telescopes, observing runs, night logs... to make your observations the most efficient, and concentrate on the most important: the few photons you get...


Platforms: Mac