wxAstroCapture - Windows and linuX Astronomy Capture

wxAstroCapture is supported on Windows 2000,XP and Vista Linux (K)ubuntu 7.10, 8.04 Linux SuSE 11.0, Mandriva++

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New version 1.4, 29. September 2008

The current version supports Philips webcams for planetary/lunar/solar and deep sky imaging. Long exposures are supported for SC modified webcams with serial and parallel port long exposure control. Also supported are Artemis/ATK cameras for 16bit deep sky imaging.

wxAstroCapture can be used for webcam autoguiding using normal or long exposures. By running two instances of wxAstroCapture you can autoguide and image using Artemis at the same time. With a webcam you can capture to AVI or FITS.

For more details relating to program use, see NOTES for wxAstroCapture.

Microsoft Windows XP, ToUcam 740

Linux Kubuntu 7.04, ToUcam 740

Microsoft Windows XP, Artemis 285

Linux Kubuntu 7.04, Artemis 285

Microsoft Windows XP, Artemis 11002 simulation

Linux Kubuntu 7.04, Artemis 11002 simulation

Quickstart user instructions

The use of the program is the same on both platforms (great, isn't it!).

• Connect to a camera using menu : Camera | Connect ...
  If more than one camera is attached to the computer, a dialog is presented so you can select which one to use. For Artemis, there are also simulation files available see NOTES for wxAstroCapture.

• Adjusting camera properties (gamma, brightness etc.) is done via the "properies" button. This opens up a tabbed dialog with access to the familiar webcam controls. For Artemis, a similar dialog is used for adjusting the live preview, the settings do not modify the captured images.

• The capture folder is set using the Options | Settings... menu. The current capture folder is shown in the status bar at bottom left.

• Actual AVI capture is started/stopped using the "Capture" button. When a capture is ongoing, the gauge next to the capture button indicates activity. AVI files are saved in the defined capture folder, all files are time-stamped to avoid overwrite.

• For enabling webcam long exposures on Linux, please see instructions for enabling parallel port.

• For autoguiding with the scope server, see wxScopeServer demo.

• If you have questions, please visit the wxAstroCapture Yahoo group