/nexstar

Python scripts for controlling a Nexstar-based telescope

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Nexstar Python API

This code follows the NexStar Communication Protocol as described in NexStarCommunicationProtocolV1.2.pdf

This latest version of this code is located at https://github.com/circuitqed/nexstar

This code is forked from https://github.com/sidneycadot/nexstar

The main class is NexstarHandController and supports the following methods:

  • getAlignmentComplete
  • getDeviceVersion
  • getGotoInProgress
  • getLocation
  • getModel
  • getPosition
  • getTime
  • getTrackingMode
  • getVersion
  • gotoPosition
  • passthrough
  • setLocation
  • setTime
  • setTrackingMode
  • slew_fixed
  • slew_variable