Hello all

if the desktop computer is a Linux machine then rsync comes handy in. Let's assume that kstars writes the images on RPi to directory /mnt/raspberry and ALS expects the images in $HOME/als/scan, then use the terminal and issue the commands
<code>
cd $HOME/als/scan
watch -n 5 rsync -av pi@192.168.4.1:/mnt/raspberry/Light/ . # change the IP address and may be the username ("pi")
</code>
Of course before one has to configure Passwordless SSH access .

Kind regards, wildi

Neat! I configure mine to come straight to my file server but that could still come in handy. Also, pubkeys are the shiznit.

Hi again everyone and apologies, once again, for the long silence.

Recent times have been quite hectic for us and I guess it is for most of you guys.

Thanks for the nice feedback.

We haven't considered making a standalone app for 'regular stacking'. To be honest, I doubt ALS does a better job than Siril. It may be faster for a decent result, that what ALS is made for, but regular stacking is out of our roadmap, for now.

@El Corazon : I haven't looked into your specific journal space-eating issue yet. I'll try and reproduce it. But I do think this is a system related issue, out of ALS scope.
There are many ways to share files on a network. rsync is one of them. (even though it is file copy) NFS is another one...

I'll ping you guys soon

Clear skies and be safe

Hi again folks

Nightly ALS builds are now available for the 4 main target platforms : GNU/Linux, OSX, Windows and Raspberry Pi 4
Simply browse to als-app.org/nightlies/ and pick a release.
Just test away and shoot us with your results. We'll do our best to make ALS as great as you guys want it to be

Peace

Can it live stack fits file as well?

Yes it can !

8 bits, 16 bits, 32bits, unsigned, signed, integers, floats.... anything fits

As well as common DSLR RAW files

clear skies

So I just wanted to give it a try. Got two of the nightlies, but both segfault with a coredump because of errors parsing /etc/fonts/fonts.conf (installed is fontconfig-2.13.1-2.5.x86_64)

Then I tried to get the git version and do the venv install. But this one fails with installing the requirements, as there is no opencv-python==4.1.0.25 available.
Using (available) 4.1.2.30 instead collides with the requested numpy version. At that point, I gave up....

Hi DerPit and thanks for your report and your efforts
Would you mind telling me what system you tried ALS on ?
We'll find a fix

Thanks again

Sorry for not stating explicitly. As in the signature, this is an openSUSE Tumbleweed (rolling release, so quite recent packages of everything).
I can also open a ticket in you issue tracker, if you prefer that.

Yes, please. A ticket would be great
Thanks in advance

Some news : ALS v0.7-alpha2 is out !

Just needs a few little cleanups before an official v0.7 release.

What's new since we last spoke :

• switchable night mode
• switchable 'save on stop' mode
• allow manual choice of Bayer pattern for demosaicing
• Various eye candy and stability stuff

This was made possible by the feedback you guys gave us. This is MUCH appreciated

Test away => als-app.org/assets/releases/v0.7-alpha2/

Thanks again and clear skies to all

Hello et Bonsoi,

before ALS I used AstroToaster based on Deep Sky Stacker Enginge.

ALS is now my choice, but I miss Kappa-Sigma Clipping for an even better result / for filtering out planes, and an automated restart of stacking if slewing to a new target.

Are there any plans for that?

Greetings
Steven