Stickstation USB Weather Station

The Blue Astro USB stick weather station is a complete sensor package specifically designed for the serious astro imager. It delivers barometric pressure, temperature, relative humidity and dew point with high precision, and comes in a very compact package in the form of a USB stick. Read on…

Equipment control — Blue Astro Remote control USB Hub

For perfect control of the equipment on your scope, the Blue Astro Remote Control USB Hub is your perfect companion. It sits between your scope and your mount in a Losmandy style extension, providing short cable routes and a single USB and 12V feed up to it — no tangling! The individual parts of the design have been verified over the past two years in our remote observatory in the French Provence Alps. The Hub is in early production and will be available for sale soon. Read on...

The Roller Roof Automaton Thing

Controlling a roll-off roof is not as trivial as using a winch from a pickup-truck and a couple of relays. Actually, using just those components can rip your roof to pieces in no time flat given the power of an electric winch. We are in the process of addressing this problem with a fully solid state controller. At the present time, tests are being performed with various driver devices. Read on…