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TheSky Professional Pre-Sales Information
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TheSky Professional Pre-Sales Information
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Camera, autoguider, focuser, filter wheel, rotator, remote power switch and SBIG AO-7 control.
The optional Cameras+ module offers native, integrated telescope, camera, focuser, filter wheel, rotator and adaptive-optics control for your Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, or Windows OS-based computer and includes the following standard features:
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Control any two supported cameras simultaneously; one for imaging and one for autoguiding. |
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Acquire long auotguided FITS photos for later processing. |
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Perform automated focus (using @Focus2 or @Focus3). |
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Graph autoguiding metrics, including a 3D graph of the guide star, HFD, guider errors and more. |
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Acquire an unlimited number of series of photos, each with different exposure times, filter wheel settings, calibration and more to automate LRGB or custom-defined filter sequence. |
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Automatically save photos (with highly flexible and configurable names and folders). |
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Built-in dithering using the Take Series command. |
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Create and apply master calibration frames. |
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Reduce photos (apply dark frame, bias and flat frames) using multiple CPUs when available. |
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Provide, native, standalone, automated pointing calibration runs (the optional TPoint module, sold separately) for telescope modeling and accurate polar alignment. |
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Determine image scale with a single button click. |
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Scripted device control and image acquisition (using Java Script on macOS, Linux, and Windows or via COM automation on Windows). |
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The telescope's position (RA/Dec coordinates) are automatically added to the FITS header |
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Adjust photos' white and black points using a graphical histogram control. |
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Natively control many commercial cameras, focusers, filter wheels, AO devices, and rotators, on macOS, Linux and Windows. |
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Control ASCOM-compliant hardware (Windows only). |
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Industry best astrometric solutions (a.k.a. "plate solving") using TheSky Image Link. No internet connection or third-party plug in required. |
Helpful links on this page:
Native Device Support
Native device support lets you control devices without worrying about third-party frameworks. On Windows, native support also means TheSky's drivers are free from Windows-based operating system updates that can break device control.
Native Filter Wheel and Automated Dust Cover Controller Support
Non-Native Device Support
Non-Natively Supported Cameras
Other Non-Natively Supported Devices
The Cameras+ module natively supports the following cameras.
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ATIK cameras 1 |
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Canon EOS DSLR cameras 2 |
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Finger Lakes Instruments (FLI) cameras |
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Mallincam Video CCD/CMOS cameras |
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Moravian Instruments cameras 3 |
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Player One Astronomy cameras and autoguiders 4 |
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QHYCCD cameras and guiders 5 |
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Quantum Scientific Imaging (QSI) cameras and autoguiders 6 |
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Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) legacy model cameras and autoguiders7 |
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Starlight Xpress Cameras (Lodestar/CoStar/Superstar/Ultrastar/SXVR/Trius models) |
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Any camera with a plug-in that adheres to TheSky's X2 Standard, a cross-platform device driver architecture. |
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Simulated camera 8 |
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SVBony SV model cameras |
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Video cameras (generic) 9 |
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1 The ATIK macOS camera driver must be downloaded and installed from the ATIK web site.
2 The Cameras+ module supports DIG!C III and later series cameras, including (but not necessarily limited to) the following models:
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70D (via USB only; Wi-Fi interface not supported) |
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60D(a) |
100D Rebel SL1 |
450D Rebel XSi |
500D Rebel T1i |
550D Rebel T2i |
600D Rebel T3i |
650D Rebel T4i |
650D Rebel T4i |
700D Rebel T5i |
1000D Rebel XS |
1100D Rebel T3 |
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3 The X2 Plug In for Moravian Instruments cameras is distributed by Moravian Instruments and must be downloaded and installed separately from here: macOS/Windows
4 Player One Astronomy cameras and autoguiders require installation of the Player One Astronomy X2 Camera Plug In from RTI-Zone.
5 See How to download and install the QHYCCD X2 Camera and Filter Wheel Plug Ins for details.
6 The Windows QSI camera and filter wheel X2 Plug In must be downloaded and installed separately from QSI's web site. The macOS QSI camera and filter wheel X2 Plug In is included with the latest full installer and daily builds.
7 SBIG Device Support Disclaimers:
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Legacy Model SBIG Camera Support on macOS |
Please read this support post for instructions how to disable SIP on macOS so that the SBIG driver can be installed to allow SBIG device control.
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8 The camera simulator can be used to acquire photos from the Digitized Sky Survey from a web-based source, or from the 10x-compressed Digitized Sky Survey distributed as part of the Databases module).
9 From the Windows operating system, the Cameras+ module can take photos from any video device that supports the Windows DirectShow media streaming architecture.
10 How to Download the ZWO ASI Camera and Filter Wheel X2 Plugs Ins
Note that the Orion Starshoot Autoguider (SSAG) is no longer natively supported. (Windows users can use the SSAG ASCOM driver instead.)
On Windows, the Cameras+ module can control cameras through the following third-party frameworks, plug-ins, or camera control software.
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All ASCOM-compatible cameras (Windows only) |
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All Maxim DL-controlled cameras (Windows only) |
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Nikon cameras through O'Telescope's BackyardNIKON (Windows only) |
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Starlight Xpress cameras11 (Windows only) |
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11 Download the Starlight Xpress ASCOM camera driver from the Starlight Xpress web site.
In addition to CCD, CMOS, DSLR and autoguider camera support, the Cameras+ module natively supports SBIG adaptive optics devices, filter wheels, focusers and rotators.
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SBIG AO, all models, including AO with STT model cameras7 |
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Apogee Instruments Filter Wheels (all models) |
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ATIK Filter Wheels (all models) |
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FLI Filter Wheels (all models) |
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Moravian Filter Wheels12 |
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Optec IFW Filter Wheels |
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RDC Automated Telescope Dust Cover Controller13 |
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QHYCCD Filter Wheels (all models)14 |
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ZWO Filter Wheels (all models)15 |
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AAF2 Focuser Controller |
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Arduino Focuser 213 |
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Astromechanics Canon Lens Controller13 |
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Baader Planetarium SteelDrive I Focuser13 |
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Baader Planetarium SteelDrive II Focuser13 |
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Celestron Focuser Motor for SCT and EdgeHD13,16 |
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Deep Sky Dad AF313 |
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FLI Atlas Focusers (all models) |
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Focuser Simulator |
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JMI MotoFocus Deluxe |
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JMI Smart Focus |
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LakesideAstro Motor Focus System13 |
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Microfocuser Digital_Net |
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Moonlite Focuser |
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Moonlite NightCrawler |
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Officina Stellare RotoFocus |
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Optec FocusLynx |
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Optec TCF-S/TCF-S3 |
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Optec Gemini Focusing Rotator |
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Pegasus Astro Powerbox Advance eXternal motor focuser |
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Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox V2 focuser |
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Pegasus Astro Focuser Controllers (also works with FocusCube 2 and Scops OAG) |
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PlaneWave EFA with Hedrick Focuser |
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PrimaLuceLab Sesto Senso Focuser Controller13 |
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PrimaLuceLab Esatto Focusers13 |
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Pulse Focusers controlled by Astro-Physics, Gemini, Meade, and legacy Paramount ME mounts |
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Rainbox Astro RSF RC Focuser |
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Rigel System's nStep Focuser Controller |
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RoboFocus Focuser Controller |
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Starlight Instruments Focuser Controller |
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Moonlite NightCrawler |
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Officina Stellare RotoFocus |
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Optec Gemini Focusing Rotator |
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Optec Pyxis |
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Pegasus Astro Falcon Rotator13 |
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Rotator Simulator |
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Digital Logger Web Power Switch |
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Pegasus Astro Powerbox13 |
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Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox V213 |
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Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Advanced13 |
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PrimaLuce Labs Eagle Power Ports |
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12 Download the Moravian Filer Wheel X2 Plug In from the Moravian web site: Windows (scroll down on this page to access the link).
13 This device requires installation of an open-source X2 Plug In that can be downloaded from the RTI-Zone website. Note: TheSky can control the power on the older Pegasus Astro Powerbox model through the Pegaus Astro Focuser Controller, only.
14 How to download the QHYCCD X2 Camera and Filter Wheel Plug In
15 See How to Download the ZWO ASI Camera and Filter Wheel X2 Plugs Ins for details. Note that TheSky installers and updates endeavour to install the latest ZWO camera and filter wheel X2 Plug Ins. However, ZWO developed and maintains these plug ins, and may periodically update them without notice.
16 Plugging a Celestron Motor Focuser into TheSky Fusion's USB port crashes the computer's USB stack and requires the computer to be restarted to restore the USB ports. This is a known hardware conflict between the Celeston Motor Focuser firmware and Hardkernel ARM64 hardware used by TheSky Fusion. Both Celestron and Hardkernel have been contacted about this conflict, but no resolution has been found to date.
On Windows, the Cameras+ module additionally supports third-party devices.
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Focusers |
All ASCOM-compatible focusers (Windows only) |
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Filter Wheels |
All ASCOM-compatible filter wheels (Windows only) |
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Rotators |
All ASCOM-compatible rotators (Windows only) |
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