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RTGUI now has Scripting for Telescope Automation, & Double Star catalogs
Just released - Version 5.0 of RTGUI is now RTGUI+S: Scripting
capability has been added to allow for telescope automation. Scripting is the capability to accept command-line parameters, allowing RTGUI+S to be controlled by other software, instead of by the GUI interface. This makes it possible to have RTGUI+S perform completely unattended many automated tasks, such as positioning your telescope to Saturn at exactly 3 AM. You can even write elaborate scripts in Visual Basic, Java, Delphi, or some other scripting language to position the telescope for imaging, sky surveys, or other repetitive tasks. Also new: search for double stars. A short list (129 pairs) of the most interesting visual doubles has been added to the default catalog FULL.RTG (search for "dbl"). As a separate catalog, the entire Washington Double Star catalog of over 86,000 entries is available, cross-indexed with the Bright Star catalog for constellation name and designation, as well as the SAO catalog number where available. This contains virtually every visual double star known. Also: there is now a FAQ for RTGUI+S, to allow you to get started using the program quickly and easily. http://www.debunker.com/astro/rtguifaq.htm The page for the free Windows program RTGUI+S is at http://www.debunker.com/astro/rtguipage.html The main features of RTGUI+S a - Rapidly locate deep-sky objects or bright stars. Unusually rich search capabilities - each entry has up to five different names (Example: M1, NGC 1952, CrabNebula, Taurus, Planetary) Create a custom "tour" based on your own criteria (by constellation and/or object type, elevation, magnitude). - Controls most Celestron and Meade "Goto" telescopes to slew directly to the selected object. - Using the Skycharts program (Cartes du Ciel), get an instant sky chart of the selected object. - Set your location and time very accurately from a GPS Scope, or a hand-held GPS device. Upload that data to a Meade scope. Download from Celestron or Meade scopes the RA and Dec of the object being observed. - Automatically record object, time, & location information when the Observing Log is opened. - New: Command-Line Parameters allow Scripting for automated operation - Display Altitude and Azimuth, Rise and Set Times of Astronomical Objects In Real-Time. - Set up "night vision" mode in Windows to preserve your eyes' dark adaptation. - Locate the Sun, Moon, and Planets with excellent accuracy. Automatically load comet & asteroid positions from Transient Catalogs. - Auxiliary Catalogs for advanced amateurs & researchers contain hundreds of thousands of objects. |
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