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5. Hardware Control

More folks are using Linux to control equipment. Users range from amateur astronomers in the field to professional observatories.

5.1 Telescope Control

  • OCAAS is a complete Observatory Control and Astronomical Analysis System for Linux.
  • XEphem has the capability to communicate with a telescope control daemon process.

5.2 CCD Camera Control

  • Apogee Instruments Inc supports their line of professional CCD cameras under Linux.
  • SBIG offers some assistance with operating their ST7 and ST8 CCD cameras under Linux.
  • CCD Astronomy on Linux These pages describe a number of facets of using astronomical CCD cameras for image acquisition and processing under Linux.


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