The SOLO CLOUDWATCHER A stand-alone computer designed to make the most of the CloudWatcher. BUY IT NOW (EUROPE) BUY IT NOW (ROW) USER MANUAL SOFTWARE & DOWNLOADS Manuals and other documentation Blog articles about the Solo CloudWatcher Latest SOLO news! —May 2026: software version 4.3 released, several notable changes. —February 2026: K-factor optimisation tool now available. […]
The SOLO CloudWatcher Leer más »
ZeroDew system The control system for all your anti-dew needs. BUY IT NOW (EUROPE) BUY IT NOW (ROW) USER MANUAL More info for ZeroDew bands ZD BANDS and USB plugs Lunático’s ZeroDew system prevents the humidity in your lens. Is the reliable and easy-to-use solution for telescopes, binoculars, and more. 12 Vdc input, 0 –
DRAGONFLY OBSERVATORY CONTROLLER The Lunatico device to remotely control your roll-off roof observatory BUY IT NOW (EUROPE) BUY IT NOW (ROW) USER MANUAL SOFTWARE & FIRMWARE VIDEO TUTORIALS Manuals and other documentation Blog articles about the Dragonfly Latest Dragonfly news! —March 2026: new software published, now it’s just one program. Macro execution now requires relay
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.
PushBullet, PushOver – instant notifications Leer más »
For a long time, we’ve been using and recommending PushBullet as a very convenient way of receiving notifications from astronomy equipment. We added support for them in the Solo CloudWatcher, and then explained how to send the messages from scripts, so they could be issued from almost all of our products. Just now, we’ve added
PushBullet notifications – now from the Dragonfly Leer más »
Cloud detection is, unfortunately, not straightforward. Nobody has yet found a fail-proof way to determine the degree of cloudiness of the sky, other of course than the human eye, and then not always! The CloudWatcher, like most devices, uses IR measurement as the basic tool to determine if the sky is clear or not. A
Some notes about cloud detection and the CloudWatcher Leer más »
Why is an external controller like the Armadillo, Platypus, Tarsier or Limpet better than an “all in one” (focuser with embedded motor and cables)?
About focuser controllers Leer más »
With recent Windows 10 «updates», and the treatment Microsoft is giving to all computers and networks, as if all were in a «high risk» zone, many security policies conspire to make simple devices, such as our Dragonfly, Platypus or SOLO CloudWatcher, more difficult to access in the network. With a few tricks, however, this can
Making the Solo, Platypus or Dragonfly more easily accessible in the network Leer más »
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.
Node-RED tutorial (for Dragonfly and CloudWatcher SOLO) Leer más »
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).
Simple setup to safely close the roof with the CloudWatcher Leer más »
