How to setup stellarium to remote control your telescope
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2019
- Hi folks,
Just made a video on how to use stellarium to remote control your mount. Stellarium is open source planetarium software which can be used on a laptop or computer across different platforms (windows, ios, linux). In this video I show you how to setup your mount in stellarium and how to remotely slew your mount to a particular target using stellarium. Thanks for watching, hope this is useful to you!
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thanks astroforum, getting my head around all this tech just got so much easier, well, since watching your videos, so clear, concise and logical, you have made it so much simpler, many thanks, definitely a great teacher, all the best and clear skies, Lum UK.
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Thank you for this very detailed video. It will help me to connect my HEQ5 to Stellarium (hopefully). Just waiting for the cable to arrive in the post. Keep up the good work
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Thanx Wido for the great videos. I’m just getting ready to fire up my CGX for the first time and this video is exactly what I needed to do it. You have a great channel👍
Good luck!
Thank you so much this was extremely helpful for a Meade LX85 mount.
You're welcome
Ik hou van Stellarium. Het is een geweldig stukje software. Hartelijk dank voor de verbindingsinformatie. Als de wolken verdwijnen, gebruik ik het op mijn nieuwe Sky-Watcher EQM-35 PRO SynScan GoTo platform.
Very informative. Thank You!
You're welcome. Let me know if you have any issues. Clear skies!
Thank you very much for this video.
Great tutorial, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
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very informative and I really like the channel mate keep up the good work
Thanks!
@@AstroForumSpace anytime quick question any chance of a video of how to set up oculus view? Or setting up a camera?
I'll add it to my list of ideas
Thank you.
Fantastic. THX for your help. +1
Glad it helped!
Thankx it work on my Meade lx90acf
Great, clear skies!
How do you label or name the asteroids so that when you zoom out you can still read the name in relation to the constellation? I've seen other videos that can do this...Thanks!
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As a further comment to my one below, I have now managed to download NexRemote to my laptop. I had to use the compatibility function to make my laptop appear to be Windoiws 7 to NexRemote instead of Windows 10, the installed system.
Anyway, can one use the handcontroller functionality viw NexRemote in conjunction with Stellarium? Will Stellarium allow me to use all the functions of my Celestron NexStar hand controller or is really just for guiding the telescope to targets in the sky? Thanks for any advice / suggestions / thoughts.
I've been through many videos trying to figure out why I cannot connect my telescope.. every video fails to mention you have to select "Load at Startup" and then CLOSE Stellarium and then reopen so you can add your mount..
Hi and thanks for another great video. I'm watching this because I was uanble to download Celestron NexRemote to my laptop (Windows 10) and I was therefore looking for another application like Stellarium to use. I also have an AVX mount.
Question - I wanted NeexRemote because I wanted to be able to use the functions of my Celestron hand controller on my laptop. Will Stellarium allow me to do this, or can it only be used to guide my telescope to sky targets? I have a Celestron Focus Motor connected to my mount and I wanted to be able to contol it from my laptop using the connection from my hand controller to my laptop. Basically, I want to be able to use all the functions of my hand controller on my laptop - is that possible? Any help or advice you can give would be greatly appreciated and thanks for all your uploads, they are a big help.
i see you use a phone cable (RJ11) ? to plug into the synscan hand controller , i know the black adaptor plug is for usb (RS232) / what is the red plug called that you plug the phone cable into ? // i have the heq5 mount and with just these wires you show in your video is that all i need in stellarium to pick targets and slew ?? am i right in thinking i wont need an EQmod cable ? // i am using a DSLR and lens manualy to image // thank you
Thank you for sharing, I want to know what to do after this I mean once you point to target, How can we start tracking for longer exposure, sorry I am new in this field so asking. Also, I request if you can make one simple video end to end there we can learn from setting up things to tracking a couple of images so we can know how these all puzzle piece comes together. Why I am asking these because it is very hard for beginners to line up all things it's much complicated so it is my humble request if you can show us a complete end to end video please, thanks once again.
You should use APT for controlling mount/camera... From within APT you also have access to deepsky objects, you can select them and the mount will slew to it. But before this to happen you have to setup platesolving in APT. With platesolving the program takes a picture through your main camera/telescope and automatically knows where you're pointed at and sends the coordinates to your eq mount. If you don't have platesolving you have to do a 3-star alignment with the hand controller and now you also can make goto commands to your objects. I use Stellarium to check my framing, you can do a show command in APT and then in Stellarium you can see exactly how you're framed with your camera/telescope combination. i don't use Stellarium to control the mount because this gives problems when PHD2 guiding is enabled.
Great video, just got done setting it up in my basement and works great. Question, lets say the scope is just not quite centered on the subject. How can I move the mount left, right, up or down from my Stellarium program? I see this happening to me. :) Thanks so much for the video!! Great help.
Yes, that happens, especially when using stellarium. there are two options. You'll adjust the position using your handcontroller and you'll notice that in stellarium the object is a bit off center when in reality it is centered. Or you could adjust your alt-az position of your eq mount, but then you'll mess with your polar alignment.
Ik ga mij de wifi adapter van skywatcher bestellen. Kan ik ook gebruiken met Sky Safari plus
I would like to use this, but Stellarium is buggy in Win10 on my Asus system. If I can sort that out, I may give it a try. Thanks for showing the way.
Thanks for your positive feedback! I have a more recent video, perhaps useful to connect your telescope mount to stellarium: th-cam.com/video/k17jMVDWb5Y/w-d-xo.html clear skies!
Great videos, do/can you use stellarium at the same time as using PHD auto-guidance?
You can use stellarium to get your target in your field of view. Then exit and use PHD2 for guiding.
Do you have to use Ascom
You press Ctrl+1 on your keyboard to give command to your telescope?
I'm wanting to manually control the slew on my mount with stellarium so I can fine tune the position of the scope. Can I do this from stellarium, or is the GOTO the only way to control the mount?
Depending on your brand, you may want to look into EQMOD (SkyWatcher) or Celestron PWI to remote control your mount.
I'm having trouble. I am trying to connect remotely from one computer to the next to the mount. Stellariun is running on the computer attached to the mount but it still won't synch up and let me slew. I haven't verified the com port yet (I missed that step).
Could that be all or does Stellarium not allow remote operation?
Yes. You need to connect your mount via COM to enable stellarium to remotely control your mount. Please check how you can make this work. What mount do you have? Good luck!
Can it run through wifi adapter?
What if Im using skywatcher virtuoso 114mm which one I choose? Or where can I download virtuoso driver?
Hi Jay, missed this one. Sorry for not responding sooner. I do not own a virtuoso mount, but stumbled on this link: sourceforge.net/projects/driverazgoto/
My Portugese is not so great but if i understand correctly, this is a driver to control your mount from a pc of laptop. Hope this helps! Cheers.
The latest version has native Ascom support.
good to know
Thanks Wido! What settings make the telescope field of view lines pulsate like yours does? Mine just has a circle.
Hi Ron, don't know. Are you using the latest download?
@@AstroForumSpace No, I'm not. They had a problem with the telescope plug-in failing. I have the previous version.
How good is the pointing accuracy with this method? Is it comparable to plate solving?
No, it's not as good as plate solving. It gets you close to the target. Before platesolving, I used this to get close and then my Reddot finder (for planets). Cheers.
can this mount slew to haumea, makemake or eris and boyond using stellarium or controller?
All of these asteroids / kuiperbelt objects are very small and would appear as a very small dot in your telescope view
@@AstroForumSpace I know But Can It slew to it using stellarium or controller?
Hi! Did you need to install any drivers for your COM/USB cable to run with your computer? Thanks!
I went to my device manager and updated the driver.
@@AstroForumSpace It's actually called a VGA cable
@@craitex8171 No, It just looks like one, but it is not a VGA cable.
Can u do Autoguiding with stellarium?
No, you probably need PHD2, you can download it for free.
Stellarium updated and theres no telescope button now, how would i do it now?
Hi, great video. Can I use this method to do astrophotography?
Hi nolin, stellarium can be useful to get your astrogear to point at an astronomical object. From there on you would need a camera and sequencing software like backyard Eos or sequence generator Pro. Just dive into this hobby, it's really awesome. Clear skies!
@@AstroForumSpace thanks, I love it
Hey, proficiat met de vele video's, ik volg ze bijna allemaal (ben ook van plan met de 1600 te gaan werken). Ik heb een EQR-6 pro mount, die ik met ascom kan sturen via apt. Echter, stellarium wil die niet sturen. De telescoop is aangemaakt in stellarium en met de com verbonden (ik kan die starten, maar het punt waar de telescoop is komt niet op scherm). Ook CTRL-1 om naar een punt te sturen lukt niet. Enig idee waar het zou verkeerd lopen?
Dag number 1 :-). Als je een EQ6 pro hebt dan ben ik jaloers want ik wacht nog op mijn bestelling bij Robotics :-). Ik heb niet echt een idee waar het aan zou kunnen liggen, maar ik krijg hopelijk de EQ6r pro binnenkort binnen en zal - ik vermoed met EQmod - proberen de EQ6r werkend te krijgen in stellarium. Ik probeer je op de hoogte te houden. Als er filmpjes voorbij komen over de EQ6, spreek me dan gerust aan want dan heb ik het waarschijnlijk getest.
Great video! I just purchased a Celestron 9.25" SCT with a SkyWatcher German Equatorial mount. Would I be able to connect to Stellarium using bluetooth instead of direct line? Thanks so much!
Richard in Detroit, Michigan USA
Hi Richard. Which EQ mount? Most mounts can be connected with either the hand controller or USB on the mount. Not sure about Bluetooth...
@@AstroForumSpace Wow that was quick! I have the EQ6-R Pro model.
@@MrGuitar50 ok, the Eq6r-pro can be connected via direct usb on the mount. Don't know if there is a Bluetooth solution. If you want wireless, the asiair might be interesting for you.
@@AstroForumSpace Perfect, thanks much! Happy Holidays!
Sometimes the target is not centered in the view. Is there a way to make minor slewing movements? I've read that making corrections with the hand controller ruins your alignment. Thanks
Tom,
Tucson
Hi Tom, thanks for your question. To my knowldge, you are able to use your handcontroller to slew your mount a little. Stellarium should recognize the slew and adjust the RA and DEC position on your screen. I have had similar challenges with Stellarium, sometimes it requires you to slew a bit around before finding the target...It also depends on the accuracy of your polar alignment whether your target is in the field of view...about a half year ago I switched to using Sequence Generator Pro, which includes plate solving. I have some video's on that, you can check them out. It helped me find my targets with much greater ease.
or maybe use the ctrl+1 button to reposition your scope a bit? cheers.
@@AstroForumSpace Thanks. I'll give that a try. One reason I do like Stellarium is I can align with the hand controller, first. Then, I can use S. to navigate. I enjoy your channel. Clear Skies!
@@tomwall8403 thanks for your kind words. I'll also check it out. If you see the little cross hairs moving while using your handcontroller you should be fine. If not, use ctrl 1 on a slightly different location in stellarium. Skies are cloudy right now :-).
@@AstroForumSpace I just wanted to provide a little followup to this question. I tried nudging the view using the hand controller. As the evening progressed, it seemed to me that the accuracy of my Stellarium commanded GOTOs became progressively worse.
It did help a little bit to restart and reconnect Stellarium every once in a while.
I was working with my AVX/Meade SCT 10" telescope that was reduced to a camera (ASI224) field of view of about .44 degrees. Perhaps the weight of the scope and the narrow field of view were factors. I look forward to using my st80 on the AVX (1.4 degrees fov).
Once again, thanks for the helpful videos.
Have followed all this but my mount doesn't slew. Mine just says click the "" button to add a telescope.
That's unfortunate. Did you update your software of your handcontroller?
Hoi, ik wil graag ook een kabel maken hiervoor. Volgens mij is rs232 op de db9 2, 3 en 5. Kan je mij vertellen welke kleuren waarop moeten? Alvast heel erg bedankt.
Hi Arthur, helaas kan ik je niet helpen. Ik heb een rs232 naar USB adapter gekocht en daar een USB kabel aangehangen. Ik heb ook een (te?) dure nexstar kabel van rj11 naar rs232 om een connectie met de handcontroller te maken. Succes!
@@AstroForumSpace Bedankt voor je antwoord. Ik ga het uitzoeken en zelf een kabeltje solderen. Ook leuk om te doen ;-)
@@arthurvanballegooijen8610 Ik ben benieuwd, succes!
@@AstroForumSpace Gelukt, je hebt hiervoor nodig; Het krulsnoertje wat tussen een oude huistelefoon en de hoorn zit. Niet een aansluitsnoer van de telefoon, deze heeft een iets grotere connector. Aan 1 kant connectortje eraf knippen. Je hebt dan 4 draadjes, je gebruikt er 3 van. Aansluitingen op DB9; rood op 2, zwart op 3, en geel op 5. Kosten; snoertje had iemand nog liggen, maar anders een paar euro op internet, even als een DB9 female ook een paar euro op internet.
hallo ik heb nog een synscan met een rj11 in het midden is het dan voldoende dat ik een kabel heb van rj11 naar usb
Ik heb een celestron en gebruik eerst een nexstar rs232 kabel en daarna een rs232 naar USB adapter. Weet niet of dit voor SW ook werkt. Als je een kabel hebt van rj11 naar USB dan zou ik die idd gewoon uitproberen.
@@AstroForumSpace ok zal me eentje aanschaffen en uitproberen
@@konabiker1962 succes! Laat me weten of het werkt.
Hi, i have a problem. I can’t tap the configure button in the telescope control section and the “slew telescope to” icob in the bottom doesn’t exists in my stellarium.(I use 0.20.1 version) Can you please help me?
That's really strange. Did you try reinstalling stellarium?
AstroForum yes i tried but it didn’t worked. Btw my Telescope is celestron 114lcm. Thank you for replying.
@@omerozcelik7628 I'll have to think about this one. I'm in bed now but I'll look into it.
AstroForum Okay, thanks.
Ömer Özcelik I have the exact same problem, did you figure it out?
What celestrom do u have?
Celestron Advanced VX
does this tracks too?
Yes, the mount tracks the stars.
Thank you very much
Het accent is Nederlands, dus probeer de vraag even in het Nederlands. Kan ik gewoon een RJ11 naar USB kabel gebruiken? Dan sla ik de rs232 over zeg maar.
Nooit geprobeerd :-). Ben eigenlijk wel benieuwd of dat werkt. Celestron raadt zelf de rs232 aan...
i still cant get mine to connect...
Did you update your handcontroller to the latest version?
Problem. I get Stellarium to control my scope once. Then I have to delete the Telescope 1 in the Telescope plugin and create a new one. That one then works only one time. Help, please.
Strange, what mount do you have?
@@AstroForumSpace Celestron CGEM
The other problem is that PHD does not want to connect when Stellarium is connected to the mount and is active.
@Ernst Marais you could try to connect using ASCOM. You'll first need to install the correct ascom driver for your cgem. Next, choose that ASCOM driver in stellarium to setup your mount. See here, I use a different mount but it should also work for your cgem with the correct driver.
@@AstroForumSpace I tried that but I am somewhat computer challenged. Would it be possible for you to have a look at my setup via Teamviewer and (talk) Whatsup?
Zou je ook filmpjes in Nederland kunnen maken.
Dat zou zeker kunnen, maar mocht je vragen hebben dan kun je ze in het NL stellen hoor, ik antwoord wel.
@@AstroForumSpace zou ik je op per mail vragen kunnen stellen of via Facebook
Ik gebruik bijna nooit Facebook, maar ik check Instagram regelmatig
Windows needs to know which COM port you're using :-))))))))) (or which folder do you want to install your printer driver software) :-))))))
This did not work with celestron nexstar 130gt. Hand controller is in rs232 mode.
Hi Joe, I think you have an alt-az mount with that 130gt, so you need to select alt az instead of eq
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