What's Pic-astro ?
You're in a part of the site that will enable everybody even the less fortunate to access a control system for German equatorial mount based on PIC microcontrollers, the PicAstro A1. This part like any other of this site is dedicated to those who want to enjoy the sky without having to sell their cars! For a budget of less than 150 euros, build your own autoguiding system, Goto, periodic corrections and other wonders ... A very big thank you to Arnaud Gerard for the development of this little jewel. You'll find in this section the manual for the mounting and technical resources to build your Pic-Astro A1. We ask you to visit the website astrocoolpix.net section Pic-Astro A1, the association and its astronomers will welcome you with open arms and will guide you.
Constant evolutions
These pages are designed to present the technical resources and methods necessary to achieve Pic-Astro A1. Considering the improvements constantly made, their contents are meant to evolve, so we encourage you to consult the website regularly. However, the nature of these developments, the versions presented will still be operational. Precise monitoring of the evolution of these versions, highlighting those recommended is present in the "monitoring developments". They are available in the section "software".
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