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iPhone plate solving app AstroHelm launches
Monday, May 11, 2026 by Austin Harris
Astronomical plate solving is a process used in astrophotography and telescope control to determine exactly where a telescope or camera is pointed in the night sky. Traditionally, this requires specialized software that takes an image from an astronomy camera, analyzes the pattern of stars in tha...
Using Claude to Control A Telescope Via ESP32
Friday, April 24, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
A new firmware called LUNA is now available, bringing natural language telescope control to affordable ESP32 boards. LUNA serves as a bridge between Claude AI and a wide range of astronomy mounts and software, using the Model Context Protocol to exchange structured commands and data. The result is a...
Watusi 150 equatorial fork mount for advanced astronomy
Friday, March 27, 2026 by Richard Harris
If you have carried a bag of counterweights across a dark field, you know their special brand of gravity. They are reliable in only one way. They always feel heavier by the minute. So when a well executed equatorial fork shows up with carbon fiber arms and no counterweights, that deserves attention ...
OpenAstro AlpacaBridge launches and why it matters
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 by Richard Harris
After spending decades in the field setting up mounts in the dark, chasing cables across frozen ground, and trying to make mismatched software talk to hardware it barely understands, I have learned to pay attention when someone tries to solve a real problem instead of adding another layer of noise. ...