Hi guys,
you might have noticed that we tweaked the dashboard a little. I figured out that, with more and more scopes coming, we do need a better way to keep things clear.
Anyway, we are now ready to deploy another new system, the FSQ106 in Namibia. This is also our first system using the next-generation control software Voyager, which will allow us in the future to be more flexible, while at the same time being much more stable and error-resistant. I did some heavy work over the last weeks to integrate Voyager in our network and it seems to work beautifully so far. But first, a nice picture of the FSQ106 would be nice, wouldn't it?
It's sitting on an ASA DDM60 mount, with a SBIG STF-8300M camera. Nice Astrodon filters are completing the setup.
Now, to be honest, it seems that we have some weird issue with the camera so it will probabily be swappe dwith something more modern in the next months. Damn, I am running out of space for all those Moravian cameras lying around here 🙂
As for the new control software, Voyager, there are still a few things that are currently not yet supported:
- MPC codes and 1-line MPC data for tracking asteroids: Should be ready by July 2022
- Fixed time requests are currently not supported: Should be ready by June 2022
- Repeating and time-spaced Requests: Also not supported, we will see how we can implement these later on
Well, that's it. Feel free to test the new system, I really like it so far 🙂
