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0001 <sect1 id="tool-ekos"> 0002 <title>Ekos</title> 0003 <indexterm><primary>Tools</primary> 0004 <secondary>Ekos</secondary> 0005 </indexterm> 0006 0007 <para> 0008 <emphasis role="bold">Ekos</emphasis> is an advanced cross-platform (&Windows;, &MacOS;, &Linux;) observatory control and automation tool with a particular focus on Astrophotography. It is based on a modular extensible framework to perform common astrophotography tasks. This includes highly accurate GOTOs using astrometry solver, ability to measure <emphasis>and</emphasis> correct polar alignment errors, auto-focus & auto-guide capabilities, and capture of single or stack of images with filter wheel support. Ekos is shipped with &kstars;. 0009 </para> 0010 <mediaobject> 0011 <videoobject> 0012 <videodata contentdepth="315" contentwidth="560" fileref="https://www.youtube.com/embed/un2KVJY3Yis"/> 0013 </videoobject> 0014 <caption><para><phrase>Ekos introductory video</phrase></para></caption> 0015 </mediaobject> 0016 <para>Features:</para> 0017 <itemizedlist> 0018 <listitem> 0019 <para> 0020 Control your telescope, Camera (& DSLRs), filter wheel, focuser, guider, adaptive optics unit, and any INDI-compatible auxiliary device from Ekos. 0021 </para> 0022 </listitem> 0023 <listitem> 0024 <para> 0025 <emphasis>Built-in</emphasis> native <link linkend="ekos-guide">autoguiding</link> with support for automatic dithering between exposures and support for Adaptive Optics devices in addition to traditional guiders. 0026 </para> 0027 </listitem> 0028 <listitem> 0029 <para> 0030 <ulink url="https://knro.blogspot.com/2013/10/demo-of-ekos-alignment-module.html">Extremely accurate GOTOs</ulink> using astrometry.net solver (both Online and Offline solvers supported). 0031 </para> 0032 </listitem> 0033 <listitem> 0034 <para> 0035 Load & Slew: Load a FITS image, slew to solved coordinates, and center the mount on the exact image coordinates in order to get the same desired frame. 0036 </para> 0037 </listitem> 0038 <listitem> 0039 <para> 0040 Measure & Correct Polar Alignment errors using astromety.net solver. 0041 </para> 0042 </listitem> 0043 <listitem> 0044 <para> 0045 Easy to use Polar Alignment Assistant tool. A very quick and reliable tool to polar align your German Equatorial Mount! 0046 </para> 0047 </listitem> 0048 <listitem> 0049 <para> 0050 Capture and record <ulink url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJFZWwlAQRM">video streams in SER format</ulink>. 0051 </para> 0052 </listitem> 0053 <listitem> 0054 <para> 0055 Completely <ulink url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85L3J_iiXZ4">automated scheduler</ulink> to control all your observatory equipment, select the best targets for imaging given current conditions and constraints, monitor weather conditions, and capture your data while you are away! 0056 </para> 0057 </listitem> 0058 <listitem> 0059 <para> 0060 <emphasis>Smart</emphasis> Dark Library: All your dark frames with different binning/temperature/frame settings are saved for future use. Ekos re-uses dark frames intelligently without taking unnecessary captures. You can configure how long you want to reuse all the dark frames. 0061 </para> 0062 </listitem> 0063 <listitem> 0064 <para> 0065 Define multiple driver profiles for local and remote setups. Switch among them easily. 0066 </para> 0067 </listitem> 0068 <listitem> 0069 <para> 0070 Auto and manual focus modes using Half-Flux-Radius (HFR) method. 0071 </para> 0072 </listitem> 0073 <listitem> 0074 <para> 0075 <ulink url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stsrcsPxUZA">Automated <emphasis>unattended</emphasis> meridian flip</ulink>. Ekos performs post meridian flip alignment, calibration, focusing, and guiding to resume the capture session. 0076 </para> 0077 </listitem> 0078 <listitem> 0079 <para> 0080 Automatic focus between exposures when a user-configurable HFR limit is exceeded. 0081 </para> 0082 </listitem> 0083 <listitem> 0084 <para> 0085 Powerful sequence queue for batch capture of images with optional prefixes, timestamps, filter wheel selection, and much more! 0086 </para> 0087 </listitem> 0088 <listitem> 0089 <para> 0090 Export and import sequence queue sets as Ekos Sequence Queue (<literal role="extension">.esq</literal>) files. 0091 </para> 0092 </listitem> 0093 <listitem> 0094 <para> 0095 <ulink url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg2HDFg_dCE">Center the telescope anywhere in a captured FITS image</ulink> or any FITS with World Coordinate System (WCS) header. 0096 </para> 0097 </listitem> 0098 <listitem> 0099 <para> 0100 Automatic flat field capture, just set the desired ADU and let Ekos does the rest! 0101 </para> 0102 </listitem> 0103 <listitem> 0104 <para> 0105 Automatic abort and resumption of exposure tasks if guiding errors exceed a user-configurable value. 0106 </para> 0107 </listitem> 0108 <listitem> 0109 <para> 0110 Support for dome slaving. 0111 </para> 0112 </listitem> 0113 <listitem> 0114 <para> 0115 Complete integration with &kstars; Observation Planner and SkyMap. 0116 </para> 0117 </listitem> 0118 <listitem> 0119 <para> 0120 Fully scriptable via <ulink url="https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus/">&DBus;</ulink>. 0121 </para> 0122 </listitem> 0123 <listitem> 0124 <para> 0125 Integrate with all INDI native devices. 0126 </para> 0127 </listitem> 0128 </itemizedlist> 0129 0130 &tool-ekos-setup; 0131 &tool-ekos-user-interface; 0132 &tool-ekos-profile-wizard; 0133 &tool-ekos-profile-editor; 0134 &tool-ekos-logs; 0135 &tool-ekos-capture; 0136 &tool-ekos-focus; 0137 &tool-ekos-guide; 0138 &tool-ekos-align; 0139 &tool-ekos-scheduler; 0140 &tool-ekos-analyze; 0141 &tool-ekos-tutorials; 0142 0143 </sect1>