At the end of Autorun, I would like to be able to select what controlled devices will shut down, not just an All or Nothing approach. Specifically, for me, I would wish to shut down the guide camera, the imaging camera, the mount, BUT to leave the dew heaters on in the event that I would be imaging overnight and not want my front lens to get contaminated with Dew or Frost.
At the end of this idea, then and too, to have a second object and Autorun series already set up for the AIR to take the mount to the target, and do what ever we normally do with guiding and AF, and thus image a second target without intervention.

    3 months later
    3 months later

    I support this idea. Just to illustrate with a real life example.
    I let my equipment run on its own during the night and I chose the option: go to home position at the end of the sequence in order not to have the Sun aligned with the optics in the morning. But I do not stop the ASIAIR in order to run the dew heaters because I have a lot of humidity in my area. Unfortunately, the cameras continue to work (as well as the cooling system).
    One morning, I woke up too late. The sun was shining and the camera with the cooling system was very hot, trying to reach -10 ° with an ambient temperature of 25 ° and furthermore the sun was heating the telescope. The camera is not dead but adding the possibility to choose if you want to stop the camera after the sequence will be very useful.
    By then I will set my alarm clock.
    Thanks in advance.

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