Lunático Astronomía recently attended the Practical Astronomy Show 2023 (PAS 23) in the UK, where we had the opportunity to showcase our latest products to astronomy enthusiasts. We were thrilled to present our range of innovative automation solutions for astronomers’ observatories, including the CloudWatcher, the Solo, and the Dragonfly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAkV4BdCRt8&t=240s The star of our display […]
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Cyclone Gabrielle Source: NZ Herald Located between two tectonic plates, New Zealand is no stranger to severe natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Lately, we’ve been experiencing some extreme weather events, the most notable being Cyclone Gabrielle, which wreaked havoc in the country and in whose aftermath many families continue to face difficulties.
Taking your CloudWatcher to the Next Level Note: this is a post made by the user Will B in our forum, you can access the original here — you will need to be registered (it’s free) to see it and download the .stl files. Thank you Will for your insight! Introduction This is an update to
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Lunatico – much more than the CloudWatcher If you have purchased a CloudWatcher, you are the owner of our flagship product, which has been in production now since 2008 in which time over 2200 units have been sold worldwide. You have probably heard of, or own the Solo and possibly also the Dragonfly. If you
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Lunatico and the Environment Hands up if, like me, you are old enough to have owned a computer monitor as deep as it was wide. If you did, the chances are, that unlike the drawer full of old phones and chargers, you took your no-longer-state-of the-art 1024 x 768 17” colossus to your recycling depot
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Windows 10 unwanted reboots (avoiding them, that is) Windows 10 (not 11, not yet!) has proven to be quite solid and in general friendly to have in the observatory… except for its awful tendency to reboot as it sees fit after downloading and installing an upgrade. Last night I forgot updates were active again (after
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We have a Winner! We had a great response to the New Year image processing competition, with a total of 21 entries, all of which were to a very high standard. In the end, there could only be one winner and Harry Page has decided that the crown should go to: Steve Benz Congratulations to
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Hunga-Tonga Volcano As you are aware, a massive volcanic eruption took place in the southern Pacific Ocean at the weekend. At the time of writing the exact extent of the catastrophe is not yet clear. Simon Lewis has provided us with evidence of the tremendous forces of nature at play, captured by his CloudWatcher and
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PushOver messages from a Windows script (.bat) file CloudWatcher, Dragonfly… It is often very useful to be able to receive instant notifications upon certain events happening in your observatory … or just at your computer. Nowadays we’re recommending the PushOver tool for this purpose – as it supports a wide range of devices, works great,
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Lunatico New Year Imaging Contest 2022 The family have gone home, you’ve eaten all the Christmas treats you can manage and watched all of your favourite holiday films. The skies are cloudy. What to do? Well, we’ve got the answer for those dull January days. Lunatico has a new Instagram channel, but the problem is,
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