/Ronchigram-k--1-

Android source for Rochigram[k=-1] for Amateur Telescope Making (ATM) for mirror polishing

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Ronchigram[k=-1]

Android source for Rochigram[k=-1] for Amateur Telescope Making (ATM) for mirror polishing (Dobsonian/Newtonian Type Telescope).

Originally this app was written for the convenience of Guy Brandenburg's ATM class - National Capital Astronomers (NCA), Washington DC, USA.

http://www.capitalastronomers.org/

https://guysmathastro.com/

Build on Android Studio

https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html

System Requirements:

  1. OS: Android 12
  2. Camera: A decent video quality Back Facing Camera on a Handset (with Zoom and Autofocus features enabled).
  3. GPU: OpenGL 2 supported GPU on a Handset for fast video rendering.

New Features in Ronchigram [k=-1] version 0.4 Alpha include:

  1. Camera Preview for Live Video Feed (with provision for Zoom In, Zoom Out, AutoFocus, Save Pic (Snapshot)). Quality depends camera and Handset hardware.
  2. Offset range improved +7 " to -7 "

Note: One would have to build their own keystore for this project. Openssl used to generate keystore for this project.

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