Collimation Circles application for Telescope Collimation
| Original author(s) | Simon Šander |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Simon Šander |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C# |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Windows, MacOS, Linux |
| Platform | x86-64,ARM-64 |
| License | GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE |
| Website | saimons-astronomy |
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Collimation Circles application is software tool to achieve near perfect Collimation.[1] of Newtonian Telescope[2].
Proper Telescope Collimation is essential for getting most of your telescope. Image such as this beautiful Andromeda galaxy[3] can be captured only when all optical elements of your telescope are perfectly aligned.
Application was tested on Windows 11, UbuntuLinux, Raspberry Pi OSRaspberry PI OS and MacOSmacOS 12
Features
- support multiple helper shapes (circle, spider, screw, clip, bahtinov mask[4])
- user interface for managing list of shapes
- scaling up or down of whole setup
- rotation of whole setup
- transparent background
- fully customizable shapes: radius, thickness, color, spacing, rotation, label, inclination
- support for profile saving and loading (JSON files)
- precise position control with keyboard
- multiple platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- multilanguage (English, Slovenian, German)
- always on top option
- up to date online help available
Acknowledgements
Collimation Circles application got noticed by RASC The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. There is excellent article about Collimation Circles application in August 2023 issue of theirs monthly journal. You can get your copy or you can read part of article[5]
Screen shot gallery
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Collimation Circles running on Windows Desktop -
Collimation Circles User Interface
References
- ↑ "Collimated beam", Wikipedia, 2023-12-05, retrieved 2023-12-08
- ↑ "Newtonian telescope", Wikipedia, 2023-10-12, retrieved 2023-12-08
- ↑ "Andromeda Galaxy", Wikipedia, 2023-12-07, retrieved 2023-12-08
- ↑ "Bahtinov mask", Wikipedia, 2022-06-29, retrieved 2023-12-08
- ↑ Nancarrow, Blake (August 2023). "The Inner Circles of Collimation".
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