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RASA telescope filter wheel becomes reality with Wanderer FilterCube
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 by Richard Harris
For anyone using a RASA, the challenge has never just been monochrome imaging. It’s the reality that changing anything in front of the telescope can become an exercise in frustration. Whether you’re swapping between an Optolong L-Extreme, a quad-band filter, or moving back to b...
Automating Astrophotography with PULSAR
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
PULSAR is a general purpose software system for reduction and processing of astronomical CCD and CMOS imaging data. Each tool performs a single well defined operation on FITS images, and the tools compose into automated pipelines that carry your work from raw frames to calibrated, combined, and enha...
The end of servocat
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
BRC Astro, LLC, which acquired the ServoCAT product line from RXDesign in 2023, has announced the winding down of its support and sales operations. Beginning October 1, 2025, the company will no longer accept support or repair requests for ServoCAT units outside of warranty, directing customers inst...
Alpyca 3.1.0 update
Monday, April 14, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
The release of Alpyca 3.1.0 marks a significant milestone for Python developers in the astronomy and astrophotography communities. Built specifically for controlling ASCOM-compatible devices using Python, Alpyca enables seamless interaction with telescopes, focusers, cameras, filter wheels, and more...