AllSky App for all platforms

minimoto71

It would be great if you could develop an app for all platforms to use the ASI planetary cameras for all sky watch. There are several for windows and linux, but sometimes are complex to install and admin. And there is no one for macOS, so it would be great to have one in this OS with any kind of monitoring app for iOS/Android.

Thank you

support

Hi, have you ever used ASIStudio? It is our own software and can be used in Win/Mac/Linux.
For iOS/Android, you can use the Asiair app with Asiair to control the camera.

https://www.zwoastro.com/software/

minimoto71

support Hi. Sorry I haven't seen your answer until now ( yes, long time ).

The options that ASI Studio provide are not designed for an AllSky Camera that's outside all day long. It keeps the parameters for the night during the day, so it's not useful. I was talking about something more similar to INDI-AllSky or AllSkyTeams's AllSky Camera apps for Linux and Raspberry Pi. Finally I bought a Raspberry Pi for this purpose, but hope you consider someday to have your own development as you are the camera makers.

Tech@ZWO

@"minimoto71"#p92041Thanks, may i ask what is the features you most need for all sky?

Moontanner

Tech@ZWO

Hi there. I thought it best to ask here before starting a new thread.

I've tried using my second ASIAIR plus with an ASI178MC as an all-sky camera recently. Is there a way to stitch all the individual images together into a time lapse video within the ASIAIR app? That would be my first feature request.

Method:
ASI178MC with the 2.5mm fisheye lens.
Hook up the 2nd ASIair plus and 178mc next to my imaging rig.
Autorun to take 500-600x 60second exposures with 0 gain.

I'm really happy with the results and it was simple enough to leave a second Android device running during the night. I was able to check the sky for clouds, and the position of the moon, along with any other stuff going on.
It'd be good if the app had a video mode for the whole process so that I could use the app to see current conditions and end up with a neatly sized video file at the end of the evening.

The cameras often come with a fisheye lens. Is there a recommendation for the best way to capture an allsky view with the camera using the Android app?

Thanks.
Ross.

Tech@ZWO

Currently, ASIAir does not support stitching images into videos. Additionally, our video mode has a maximum exposure time of 1000ms. We will consider improving the 60-second exposure you mentioned. Regarding fisheye lens cameras, we do not currently offer them for sale. You may choose other cameras paired with fisheye lenses to capture panoramic images.

Moontanner

Tech@ZWO

Hi.
Thanks for the response. It would be quite handy if the ASIair could shoot video mode with extended exposure settings for this purpose.

In regard to the fisheye lenses, I'm talking about the ZWO lenses that came with the cameras. I own three different ZWO cameras that came with them and half of the planetary cameras on the ZWO site show them fitted.
It's always seemed a bit odd to me that the cameras come with the lens to use them as an allsky camera (or video), but there's not much in the software to use them as such.

Most of my planetary cameras are matched up with specific scopes that don't get used as often as I'd like. Hence the desire to get some use out of them instead of them just sitting in a case.
The real problem here is that the ASIAIR has made my imaging sessions with my main rig too easy. 😉.
Many thanks.

Tech@ZWO

In fact, you can use these cameras and fisheye lenses for meteor photography with ASIStudio software, and they're also suitable for home use. I'll pass along your feedback regarding other features to the R&D team, and we'll explore adding more use cases in the future.

Moontanner

Tech@ZWO

That's the problem with the ASIAIR. I've become way too lazy and forgot how to use my laptop connected via a huge run of cables/extenders.
I did pull out the lappy last night to have a play with the latest version of ASIStudio. It does everything I could think of without much trouble, so thanks for the reminder.

Have a great day and my thanks to the team for a great range of products and software.