diff --git a/src/Software.tex b/src/Software.tex index 50b92ed..f56e0be 100644 --- a/src/Software.tex +++ b/src/Software.tex @@ -410,6 +410,14 @@ sudo apt update sudo apt install kstars indi-bin indi-eqmod indi-gpsd \end{minted} +KStars has a sky chart, as can be see in figure \ref{fig:kstars-skychart}, +page \pageref{fig:kstars-skychart}. +When mount control is functioning, a location on the sky chart, such as a star, + can be clicked on and the mount will go to that location and optionally track it. +Using this, a telescope mount can be used to easily point the camera at a location +and track it to observe telescopes. It should also provide a superior \gls{FITS} file +for extracting data (XXX made up). +\index{KStars}\index{sky chart}\index{GOTO}\index{mount}\index{track} \begin{sidewaysfigure}[p!] \begin{center} @@ -439,7 +447,7 @@ sudo apt install kstars indi-bin indi-eqmod indi-gpsd \end{sidewaysfigure} -\section{GNSS} +\section{GNSS with \texttt{gpsd}} \label{sec:software-overview} \index{GNSS}\index{GPS}\index{Galileo}\index{GLONASS}\index{Beidou} \index{gpsd} @@ -456,14 +464,16 @@ A basic, widely available \gls{COTS} USB \gls{GNSS} device with a basic (or no!) \gls{antenna} plugged into the embedded computer can get time and location accurate enough for the purposes here. See various U-Blox devices, for example. -\index{COTS}\index{USB} +\index{COTS}\index{USB}\index{U-Blox} In \gls{Debian} \gls{GNSS} service with a USB device can be provided by the \texttt{gpsd} application. +\index{Debian} \begin{minted}{sh} sudo apt install gpsd gpsd-tools \end{minted} +\index{gpsd} Edit the configuration file, \texttt{/etc/default/gpsd} like: @@ -522,6 +532,7 @@ gpsmon -n # or cgps -u m \end{minted} +\index{gpsmon}\index{cgps} Enable to start on boot: