Description

AstroImager is a powerful, but easy to use image capture application for the astrophotography.

In this version the built-in INDIGO drivers support the following hardware:

- CCD, focuser and wheel simulator drivers,
- Atik CCD and wheel drivers,
- ZWO ASI CCD, wheel and focuser drivers (doesn't work with non-S ASI120MM/MC),
- IIDC CCD driver (both USB and FireWire cameras),
- QHY CCD and filter wheel drivers,
- SBIG CCD and filter wheel driver (vendor SDK must be installed),
- Meade DSI CCD driver,
- Orion SSAG/QHY5 CCD driver,
- StarlightXpress CCD and wheel drivers,
- QSI CCD and wheel driver,
- FLI CCD and wheel driver,
- Apogee CCD driver,
- Moravian Instruments CCD and wheel driver,
- ToupTek CCD driver,
- AltairAstro CCD driver,
- UVC (USB Video Class, e.g. SVBONY SV205) CCD driver,
- Trutek (TruTech) wheel driver (untested),
- Brightstar Quantum wheel driver (untested),
- Xagyl wheel driver (untested),
- Optec wheel driver (untested),
- Manual filter wheel driver,
- Shoestring FCUSB driver,
- Focuser USB v3 driver,
- WeMacro Rail USB and BT drivers,
- MJKZZ macro rail USB and BT drivers,
- PegasusAstro DMFC and FlatMaster drivers,
- RigelSys nSTEP and nFOCUS drives,
- MoonLite focuser driver,
- Optec focuser driver (untested),
- LakesideAstro focuser driver (untested),
- Deep Sky Dad AF1, AF2 and AF3 focuser driver,
- Baader Planetarium SteelDrive II focuser driver,
- AstroGadget FocusDreamPro focuser driver,
- Lunatico Limpet/Armadillo/Platypus Focuser/Powerbox drivers,
- PlaneWave/Celestron focuser driver,
- MyPro2 focuser driver,
- RoboFocus focuser driver,
- Unihedron SQM sky quality meter driver,
- Artesky flatbox driver,
- Lacerta Flat Box Controller driver,
- Optec Flip-Flat driver,
- USB_Dewpoint V1 and V2 driver,
- Lunatico AAG CloudWatcher driver,
- Astromi.ch MGBox v1/v2, MBox, MGPBox and PBox driver.

but it can be used as a client to any remote or local INDIGO or INDI server with any supported cameras, filter wheel or focuser as well.

AstroImager also controls the set point cooling and the mechanical shutter of the attached camera (if available). It can preview or capture and save images with any count, duration and time lapse, browse captured images, zoom and stretch them automatically or manually, measure FWHM, HFD and the drift of a selected star and plate-solve image using public or local astrometry.net service.

AstroImager has simple sequencer to capture sequences of images with configurable duration, time lapse, count, base file name, binning and filter.

Images are stored in FITS format with user defined keywords and can be debayered during preview. Sequences of images can be saved in various video formats including SER as well.

AstroImager is a member of our astrophotography tools family including AstroDSLR, AstroTelescope, AstroGuider, FITS Preview, INDIGO Server for OS X, INDIGO Control Panel, INDIGO Dashboard and Astrometry for OS X.