The StellarMate Plus Manual
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Introduction
Ekos Scheduler is an indispensable arsenal in building your robotic observatory. A
Robotic observatory is an observatory composed of several subsystems that are
orchestrated together to achieve a set of scientific objectives without human
intervention. It is the only Ekos module that does not require Ekos to be started
as it is utilized to start and stop Ekos. It is designed to be straightforward and
intuitive. However, the scheduler should only be used after you mastered Ekos
and knows all the quirks of your equipment. Since the complete process is
automated, including focus, guiding, and meridian flip, all equipment should be
thoroughly used with Ekos and all their parameters and settings adjusted to
achieve the best result.
With Ekos, the user can utilize the powerful sequence queue to image batches of
images for a particular target. In simple setups, the user is expected to focus the
CCD, align the mount, frame the target, and start guiding before initiating the
capture process. For more complex observatory environments, there are usually
predefined custom procedures to be executed to prepare the observatory for
imaging, and another set of procedures on shutdown. The user may plan to image
one or more targets during the night and expects data to be ready by morning.
In KStars, tools such as the Observation Planner and What's up Tonight help the
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