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>6. Hardware Control</H1
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>More folks are using Linux to control equipment. Users range from amateur astronomers in the field to professional observatories.</P
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> is a robust Client/Server control library for Meade's LX200 based telescopes. It uses the Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface (INDI) protocol.</P
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instrument-neutral distributed interface for operating any remote device over
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a reliable byte stream interface. There is an active group writing an
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expanding list of drivers for astronomy related equipment including telescopes
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and cameras at
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>Talon</A
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>OCAAS</A
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is a complete observatory control and astronomical analysis system for Linux.</P
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>XEphem</A
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capability to control several telecopes and other devices using the
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Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface (INDI) protocol.</P
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>6.2. CCD Camera Control</H2
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>Apogee Instruments Inc</A
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> supports their line of professional CCD cameras under Linux.</P
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>Finger Lakes Instrumentation</A
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> Manufacturer of CCD cameras and filter wheels and include drivers for Linux.</P
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> offers some assistance with operating their ST7 and ST8 CCD cameras under Linux.</P
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>CCD Astronomy on Linux</A
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> These pages describe a number of facets of using astronomical CCD cameras for image acquisition and processing under Linux.</P
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is a gnome-based CCD camera and filter wheel control program.</P
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