APTS - AstroPhotography Tool Set
Set of tools amateur astronomers and astrophotographers. Aim to help with equipment management, images acquisition and processing as well as notifying about good weather condition in nearby stargazing spots. This project was formerly known as Astro-Pożar Tool Set. Its going to be a open source library for stargazer.cloud service.
Features
- Register your optical equipment and compute all possible magnifications (including DSLR)
- Plot avaliable zoom and fov
- Register locations and check the weather at nearest night. Calculate condition goodness acording to configurable tresholds and settings
- Plot summary of weather conditions on a charts
- Check visible planets and Messier objects
- Send email with notification about weather conditions and objects
Configuration
Create a ~/.config/apts/apts.ini file with following content:
[weather]
# Settings for weather API
api_url = <api_url>
api_key = <api_key>
[notification]
# Gmail address
email_address = <email>
# Gmail pass - use google application passwords!
email_password = <password>