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Latest Product News

Latest product news An overview of our products’ latest milestones! ~ The spotlight ~ The spotlight is reserved for a recent piece of news related to one of our products that is of particular interest. New CloudWatcher and pocketCW data display software released! The long anticipated new Windows software is now available in its very […]

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CloudWatcher vs TESS-W

CloudWatcher vs TESS-W Theo J. A. van Aerts, a fine customer of ours, has been comparing CloudWatcher and TESS-W in order to make an educated choice. He did a very thorough study and was kind enough to share it with us. Theo adjusted the Darkness Reference Value, which we set to 19.6 by default, to

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POCKETCW2 More information BUY IT NOW (EUROPE) BUY IT NOW (ROW) USER MANUAL pocketCW2 USER MANUAL pocketCW v.1.0 SOFTWARE & DOWNLOADS MORE INFO Blog articles about the pocketCW2 User manuals The essentials: User manual First steps (PC) First steps (smartphone) Other guides: pocketCW2 configuration with Windows Calibrating the darkness reference value Other info General information:

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The Practical Astronomy Show 2023

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

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.

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Caterpillar

CATERPILLAR Roof and dome products Caterpillar USER MANUAL Latest Caterpillar news! —November 2023: the CaterpillarR (relay-focused model) is released into the market (not in the online shop yet, reach out if you’re interested!).   Curious about news relating to other products? Check out our latest product news page. You can also join our product news

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LATEST NEWS!

LATEST NEWS! 2024 Mar: New CW and pocketCW Data Display software released! 2024 Jan: We become partners of ASG’s Astronomy Picture of the Month contest 2024 Jan: We now have a page recording our products’ latest news, and a newsletter about them 2023 Dec: You can now see some of the companies and institutions that

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Beaver

BEAVER NexDome controller SOFTWARE & ASCOM driver Windows USB driver USER MANUAL FIRMWARE (only for updates) Latest Beaver news! —January 2024: Beaver software and driver updated to version 1.2. —March 2021: Lunático and NexDome join forces to develop the Beaver, a dome controller electronics and software for NexDome Dome Rotation and Shutter kits. Curious about

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Updating the Solo to version 3.0 and newer

The SOLO CLOUDWATCHER Upgrading the Solo to Version 3.x BUY IT NOW (EUROPE) BUY IT NOW (ROW) USER MANUAL SOFTWARE & DOWNLOADS MORE INFO Upgrading to Firmware Version 3.x Versions from 3.0 are based on a more modern Linux operating system, which must be updated manually. A drive image of the latest version is always

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How the Hydreon Rain Sensor works

AAG CLOUDWATCHER How the Hydreon Rain Sensor works BUY IT NOW (EUROPE) BUY IT NOW (ROW) USER MANUAL SOFTWARE & DOWNLOADS MORE INFO Extract taken from the page of the manufacturer Hydreon. Hydreon Optical Solid State Rain Sensors generate infrared light that is directed within the lens to detectors. When water drops hit the outside

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