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1000%. Απο τα εξαρτηματα που ΔΕΝ προκειται να μετανοιωσεις. Σε συνεργασια με καποιο καλο προγραμμα σου λεινει τα χερια στην κυριολεξια Και φυσικα θα σε βοηθησει και σε αλλα πραγματα , πχ επανα-εστιαση καθε μια ωρα ή καθε αλλαγη φιλτρου - σιγα μην το κανεις με το χερι. Εγω παντως το κανω απο μεσα το σπιτι με remote desktop Ξερω αλλους που το κανουνε με τελειως αυτοματοποιημενα προγραμματα.

Andrea, Glad you took time to answer our questions. Let me translate my points and my concerns 1) guiding software with drivers for sensitive guiding cameras 2) ability for dithering 3) autofocus ability (which focusers you will support and what drivers will be available) ? 4) plate solving ability (your answer is interesting) 5) enough hard disk capacity (you already answered to this) 6) available capturing (and not only) software - except of the case that like to hack around 7) ability to avoid hardware vendor lock - I like to choose from many vendors and products, not stack on a few So I said, I need the above, otherwise I'll need a laptop anyway. First of all for more than 20 years I use Linux and open source (user, supporter, developer, administrator, contributor etc). So I'm very happy that this project is based on open source - unfortunately this is rare on this hobby. Nevertheless my concerns have not been answered. There are not so many cameras supported under Linux (driver-wise). So how "you can connect a commercial guider directly to one of the camera's USB ports" ? drivers for commercial autoguiders cameras are very rare - I know from personal experience, I was co-developer on the linuxdsi sourceforge project. Only specific vendors support Linux and many times for only specific (and most of the times obsolete) products. Most of your answers regarding software depend on INDI. Unfortunately support for INDI is limited, especially for commercial products - to be frank, it is not mature enough as ASCOM under windows. linguider ? IMHO not to the level of PHD or MaximDL. I'm happy to see that supports so many cameras (even though my beloved DSI I Pro is not included), but there is a lot of work to be done to reach the level of the others. Also you said "Software is available and completely open source: you're free to add new functionality to the camera". Yes, but I was not talking about the software of the camera. I was talking for all the software needed for a good AP session. Again, limited under my beloved OS. And frankly, DYI is not always an option, needs expertise and free time - neither is readily available from everyone. And here comes the vendor lock concern: with all the above, it is very easy to be stacked with specific vendors and specific models. So, my sad conclusion is, if I can not have the flexibility offered with a Windows laptop I will limit my AP session, so the "portability" argument becomes irrelevant and I prefer to stack with the laptop.

Ο QHY ελεγε να βγαλει κατι τετοιο εδω και 5 χρονια Μοιαζει σαν να εχουν βαλει μια ταμπλετα (android ; Linux ; καποιο windows ; ) πανω του, κατι απολυτα εφικτο. Αλλα για να πειστω θελω minimum : 1) προγραμμα οδηγησης με τον αντιστοιχο χειρισμο ευαισθητης καμερας οδηγησης 2) δυνατοτητα για dithering 3) δυνατοτητα για autofocus (focusmax κλπ) 4) δυνατοτητα για plate solving 5) να ξερω οτι τα 8G θα αντεξουν τα καρε μου και δεν θα γεμισουν 6) διαθεσιμο software (εκτος αν μου αρεσει να σκαλιζω) 7) δυνατοτητα επιλογης hardware να μην με κλειδωνεις σε ενα vendor αν δεν τα εχει ολα αυτα θα αναγκαστω να εχω λαπτοπ, οποτε δωρο-αδωρο. Ο ιδιος λογος που το επιχειρημα "παρε μια πειραγμενη DSLR για να ειναι φορητο το συστημα" δεν παιζει.