Claire.skies Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Does anyone have an example of how they used Alpaca on Mac or Linux? What imaging software are you using? I am looking for free imaging software to connect an 'old' CCD camera with Mac OS. Overview of what I tried so far: - I installed ASCOM platform v6.5 and ASCOM Remote v1.5.7500 on my MacBook. Both are located in my Downloads. - I also installed imaging software, CCDciel from source forge. I am familiar with this software, so I thought it was a good place to begin. When setting up the "interface", Alpaca says "no server found". Am I entering the wrong Server information, and how do I find this? - link to documentation on CCDciel. Under ASCOM Alpaca, the "discover" button returns nothing https://www.ap-i.net/ccdciel/en/documentation/devices_setup Any suggestions on how you used Alpaca? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Before disappearing down the Alpaca route, have you tried KStars/Ekos? It's native to Mac and Linux. https://edu.kde.org/kstars/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 There also a bundled version in Astroberry for Raspberry Pi, includes CCDciel, KStars and more. https://www.astroberry.io Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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