Flexible software suite for astrophotography using a Mac
This is a superb integrated piece of software that does everything; camera control, mount control, guiding control, and control of whatever you decide to attach to your setup. You can run everything directly on your Mac, or use a raspberry Pi at your scope (running a free image) and sit inside on your Mac/iPad and see the magic unfold. The software is largely self explanatory, but if you need some help, app support is fast, friendly and awesome. If you play in the MacOS sandbox, and refuse to buy an inferior computer to run your rig, Indigo is the way to.
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Have patience
Works great, once i have everything set up outside, i connect to the same network my mount or laptop is connected to and i do the rest from inside i dint have to keep going outside to make changes.
Doesn’t work
All you get is help information, no application
Response from developer
INDIGO A1 for iOS/iPadOS is an INDIGO CLIENT, it needs to detect INDIGO server in the local network to show anything else than help information.
Great, but needs a longer trial
Used the trial period to run scope / mount, camera, focuser, and dome rotator - all via a remote PC running Linux & INDIGO server. All works just fine, just a bit of a learning curve (which is probably why another reviewer thought the trial was limited to simulator only).
The issue for me is that a lot of the equipment I was using - including INDIGO server - was new to me, and the 14 day trial period really wasn't long enough to do a proper evaluation.
The issue for me is that a lot of the equipment I was using - including INDIGO server - was new to me, and the 14 day trial period really wasn't long enough to do a proper evaluation.
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It actually works.
My only regret is not discovering the Indigo suite earlier. My only complaint is that the existing documentation expects a level of familiarity that entry-level astro people simply won’t have. If you go in expecting a high learning curve and understanding that you will need to scour discussion forums, manuals, and online errata for all of your equipment (welcome to amateur astronomy!), then you’ll be well prepared to dive in.
One note: This suite *does* include plate solving functionality, but it does *not* include the Astrometry app, which is a *free* download from the Cloudmakers website. If you want to use plate-solving, you will need to download that program and run it in the background while you’re running Indigo A1. Otherwise you’ll get an error that Indigo Astrometry failed to start.
Clear skies!
One note: This suite *does* include plate solving functionality, but it does *not* include the Astrometry app, which is a *free* download from the Cloudmakers website. If you want to use plate-solving, you will need to download that program and run it in the background while you’re running Indigo A1. Otherwise you’ll get an error that Indigo Astrometry failed to start.
Clear skies!
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Response from developer
We're very sorry for the inconvenience with the separate Astrometry application, but the license of embedded astrometry engine doesn't permit to distribute it together with INDIGO A1 :(
Terrible
Dowloaded this to see if would run my telescope and cameras. Guess what you can only trail this app in simulator mode I had no idea if it work until I risk £100 to fully activate it
Love It
Can’t say enough. It’s native Mac. It’s a great place to start with astronomy and astrophotography. You can use it to control a camera (DSLR or Astro). You can use it to control a mount. It can guide. The capability is all there, and its utility expands with your astrophotography experience. The way an iPad works with it is amazing. You can connect all your astro hardware directly to your Mac, or you can add a Raspberry Pi server and easily make a WiFi link to your hardware (no more cables). Can’t say enough good things about it. And if all that isn’t enough, the developers pay close attention to requests from users and will develop an update to resolve an issue or add a feature very quickly. It’s actively maintained. Great.
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Fantastic Interface and Contol
I've been using Cloudmaker software for several years with Mac. Now, A1 has the muliplatform option (both Mac and Ipad) and it works very well controlling all of my equipment from a single app - telescope, camera, focuser, power, etc. 5 stars for a 5 star application!! Highly recommend!!
Comprehensive astrophotograhy application, made for macOS
I am coming back to astrophotography after a few years, and was delighted to find this set of tools. Made for the mac, made with modern hardware support. Love it!
Yes it works, but falls short of being useful
Tried it with a Losmandy G11 and two ZWO cameras... yes it works but not very useful comopared to other apps both for MacOS and Windows. Not worth the $$ compared to other (better) apps.
