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Equipment guides, cloud detection notes, observatory automation tips, and company news, from 2007 to today.

2026
GeneralLunaticoastro visits QHYCCD, China25 May 2026 GeneralRemote Observatory Dragonfly on Home Assistant25 May 2026 General20 Years of Lunaticoastro!23 March 2026 Cloud detectionExpand your Sky. Escape the Clouds.25 Feb 2026 Cloud detectionCloudWatcher K-Factor Optimisation Tool15 Feb 2026 GeneralStarling vs DragonFly in Roll-off Observatories20 Jan 2026
2025
Cloud detectionLunaticoastro Around the World12 Dec 2025 GeneralNew Customer Support Centre in the US2 May 2025 Cloud detectionCloudWatchers Spotted in the Wild!17 Apr 2025 GeneralNEAF 202516 Apr 2025 GeneralCloudWatcher, pocketCW2 and Solo Software Releases21 Mar 2025
2024
GeneralDragonFly + CloudWatcher Rain Sensor + Hydreon RG-9: Extra-safe Setup7 Nov 2024 GeneralTheSkyX Pro Plugins for Lunatico Products9 May 2024 Cloud detectionCalibrating the Darkness Reference Value19 Mar 2024
2023
GeneralDragonFly for Parking Mounts and Controlling Humidifiers15 Nov 2023 GeneralCloudWatcher vs TESS-W18 Oct 2023 GeneralFixed UTC Offset in SOLO30 Aug 2023 GeneralCalling all Astrophotographers! Imaging Contest27 Aug 2023 GeneralNew Light Sensor for the CloudWatcher5 Apr 2023 GeneralThe Practical Astronomy Show 202314 Mar 2023 Cloud detectionCyclone Gabrielle14 Mar 2023
2022
Cloud detectionTaking your CloudWatcher to the Next Level20 Jun 2022 GeneralLunatico, Much More than the CloudWatcher26 May 2022 GeneralLunatico and the Environment16 May 2022 GeneralWindows 10 Unwanted Reboots: Avoiding Them9 Mar 2022 GeneralImaging Contest 2022: We Have a Winner!3 Feb 2022 Cloud detectionHunga-Tonga Volcano17 Jan 2022 GeneralPushOver Messages from a Windows Script14 Jan 2022
2021
GeneralImaging Contest Jan 202231 Dec 2021 GeneralLunatico Software Security15 Dec 2021GeneralGetting the Most of Your Solo: Part 115 Dec 2021 Cloud detectionCloudWatcher Anemometer Placement17 Nov 2021 Observatory controlEmergency Priority PushOver from the DragonFly11 Oct 2021 AutoguidingHelical Microfocuser vs. Traditional17 Sep 2021 Cloud detectionCloudWatcher Related Software17 Sep 2021 Cloud detectionHow the Hydreon Works with the CloudWatcher23 Jul 2021 Cloud detectionHive19 Jun 2021 Cloud detectionNew CloudWatcher Software8 Jun 2021 AutoguidingImaging Sensor Dimensions28 May 2021 Cloud detectionCloudWatcher Operated Roll-Off Roof27 May 2021 GeneralLunatico's Telescope Pier Head26 Mar 2021 Autonomous focus controllerN.I.N.A. and GNS26 Mar 2021 Cloud detectionRain Sensor: Capacitive or Hydreon, What to Choose?18 Mar 2021 Focuser controlRemotely Unplugging a USB Device19 Feb 2021 Cloud detectionCloudWatcher + Solo: More IoT than Ever8 Feb 2021
2019
Cloud detectionPushBullet Notifications from the DragonFly3 Dec 2019 GeneralExoplanet Hunting for the Bored Astronomer17 Oct 2019 Cloud detectionNotes on Cloud Detection and the CloudWatcher3 Oct 2019 Cloud detectionPocketCloudWatcher: Test Report1 Apr 2019 AutoguidingAbout Focuser Controllers3 Mar 2019 Cloud detectionMaking DragonFly & Solo More Accessible on the Network9 Jan 2019
2018
Cloud detectionNode-RED Tutorial (DragonFly and CloudWatcher Solo)15 Jun 2018 AutoguidingTARSIER: Test Report18 May 2018 Cloud detectionSimple Setup to Safely Close the Roof18 Apr 2018
2017
AutoguidingPoleMaster: Test Report3 May 2017
2008
AutoguidingWhy Is It Best to Guide with a Short Scope?15 Feb 2008
2007
GeneralHow to Drill Aluminium11 Jun 2007