From Lunático we have been playing around a little bit with Node-RED – as they say “…a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways.”
Truth is, it is fun, quite easy, and very useful and interesting things that can be accomplished with relatively little effort.
For a long time, we’ve been using and recommending PushBullet as a very convenient way
I’m not the first to become a bit tired of shooting pretty pictures every night.
Cloud detection is, unfortunately, not straightforward. Nobody has yet found a fail-proof way to determine
LUNÁTICO ASTRONOMÍA POCKET CLOUD WATCHER (“Astronomía” Magazine nº. 238 – April 2019) This month we
Why is an external controller like the Armadillo, Platypus, Tarsier or Limpet better than an “all in one” (focuser with embedded motor and cables)?
With recent Windows 10 “updates”, and the treatment Microsoft is giving to all computers and
From Lunático we have been playing around a little bit with Node-RED – as they say “…a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways.”
Truth is, it is fun, quite easy, and very useful and interesting things that can be accomplished with relatively little effort.
This month we tested a versatile focus motor manufactured by Lunático; the so-called Tarsier. It is a fully autonomous motorized focuser system, without the need for a computer and compatible with most of the focusers on the market. Let’s see how it works.
If you have a simple roof automation, maybe a garage-door system, there is an effective way to close the roof in case of unsafe weather, including sunrise, with no risk of opening it again (unless manually, for the next session).
Revista ASTRONOMIA nº215 | mayo 2017 No hace mucho, Lunático sacó al mercado un buscador
Autoguiding is one of the most challenging tasks to master in astrophotography; nowadays, with digital cameras (CCD or CMOS), manual guiding makes no sense, as it is almost impossible to keep the required accuracy, even more with the ever-increasing exposure times everyone is using.
