Really tried to use KStars and EKOS

[Hy Murveit]

Mark,

Let me second that. Would love to get your feedback.

Hy

On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja at ikarustech.com> wrote:

> Hello Mark,
>
> Thank you for your email and we'd love to hear more from you. Please share
> your experience and what it is that you miss in KStars/Ekos.
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Jasem Mutlaq
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM Mark Casazza <markcasazza at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> As a fellow software developer I want to offer feedback for KStars and
>> EKOS as replacements for my Windows tools (SkyTools & NINA). I really want
>> to get off Windows and I've managed to convert every device except the two
>> that control telescopes. That is six of eight computers now running Kubuntu
>> with no regrets.
>>
>> The EKOS / NINA feature gap is too wide to even consider making the jump
>> for imaging. KStars with Observation Manager seems closer to the feature
>> set I need for visual observing with a 20" truss tube scope, but it would
>> be a major investment in catalog population for objects like quasars and
>> globulars in other galaxies.
>>
>> I would be happy to share the details of my A/B comparisons and suggest a
>> few "easy" wins that could really help along with bigger items that might
>> be worth including in your roadmap. I fully appreciate that dev teams have
>> their plans and priorities so I will wait to hear back from you.
>>
>> I fully respect the great work you have done and I have several friends
>> very happy with their Linux telescope control and image acquisition
>> solution. I even recommend it whenever I find someone open to a Linux
>> approach. I admit that I am spoiled and a power user. There are features I
>> would be lost without that seem to be missing.
>>
>> Clear skies,
>>
>> Mark Casazza
>> http://casazza.net
>> Home of the Clear Sky Alarm Clock and Tonight's Sky
>>
>
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