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| ScopeDriver’s Automated Observing Run feature allows you to slew to any number of objects automatically, photograph each object, and perform other object-specific actions. This is useful for sky surveys, observing patrols, and many other applications.
ScopeDriver’s built-in serial shutter control support means you can perform a single exposure of any length, or multiple exposures for stacking purposes. Each object may have different exposure settings, or you may set the desired exposure settings for many objects at once. Customizable pause times let you allow for post-slew vibration damping, equipment synchronization, etc. Observing runs may be started by clicking a button, or at a pre-defined time. Follow-up actions — such as parking the telescope — may be applied to any object. You may pause and resume observing runs, and you may quickly skip forward or backward among objects. If an error occurs during an observing run (perhaps a target is below the horizon), ScopeDriver gracefully skips that object’s exposure, pause, and other actions, and moves on to the next visible object. The Observing List contains an Observing Run column, which summarizes what happens when ScopeDriver slews to each object, and also offers a useful estimate of scheduled slew times. |
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