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Open Astro Project Expands Alpaca Bridge Astronomy Hardware Support
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 by Ben Conway
For most of us amateur astronomers, the equipment is only half the battle. The other half is getting everything to work together reliably under a dark sky when time is limited and clear nights are even more limited. Over the years we've seen countless hardware solutions come and go, each promisi...
AI-assisted OnStep customization with wireless control in LUNA update
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 by Trey Abbe
A new LUNA update is giving OnStep users and observatory automation builders another reason to pay attention. OnStep is powerful because it is flexible. That is also what can make it intimidating. Anyone who has spent time working through mount settings, firmware behavior, wiring, serial commands...
Planet and moon image stacking gets easier with LuckyStackWorker 7
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
LuckyStackWorker - a free, open-source desktop application for astrophotographers that automates the post-processing (sharpening, denoising) of stacked solar system images (planets, Moon, Sun) captured with techniques like lucky imaging, has updated to a new release of version 7.0.0. The application...
Open source software from NASA released
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 by Richard Harris
NASA recently released its latest open Software Catalog, featuring over 1,200 downloadable software codes developed by agency engineers. These tools are designed to accelerate solutions that support the space economy and stimulate innovation across industries. The catalog is part of NASA’s bro...