Now the workstation is built, it’s named (Kronos), and it’s physically installed into the observatory. It’s time to install the software. I’ve tried lots of different types of software over the years, and with the various drivers for Ascom etc, it can get kinda messy. Installing a system from scratch is an opportunity for a …
So this weekend, I installed the workstation in the observatory. If you recall from my last post, I wanted to change from 2 computers in the observatory to a single workstation that controls everything. Using 2 was just annoying with remote desktop etc. The previous post talked about the workstation build, which I’ve named Kronos …
The observatory was using two computers, one for the control room, and another in the telescope area. I utilised Remote Desktop from the control room to control the telescope computer. A power surge killed the ‘better’ computer in the control room, so it was time for an upgrade. Meet Kronos. Named after the Klingon home-world. …
The target tonight is M20 – The Trifid Nebula. I’m using a piece of software called Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) which I purchased a couple of weeks ago. In an effort to try and learn how to use the program, I ordered the book ‘Using Sequence Generator Pro and Friends‘ by Alex McConahay, which has …
