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Astra: an open-source observatory control software.

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# Astra

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Astra (**Automated Survey observaTory Robotised with Alpaca**) is an open-source observatory control software for automating and managing robotic observatories. It integrates seamlessly with [ASCOM Alpaca](https://ascom-standards.org/api/) for hardware control.

![Astra themed art](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppp-one/astra/main/docs/source/_static/astra-banner.jpg)

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## Features

- **Fully Robotic** — Schedule once, observe automatically with error and bad weather handling
- **ASCOM Alpaca** — Compatible with your existing ASCOM equipment  
- **Cross-Platform** — Python based, runs on Windows, Linux, macOS  
- **Web Interface** — Manage your observatory from any browser, use [cloudflared](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/get-started/) or similar to access outside your network
- **[Comprehensive Docs](https://docs.withastra.io/)** — Setup, usage, and module reference

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## Screenshots

<table>
 <tr>
 <td width="24%">
 <img src="docs/source/_static/ui-summary-tab.png" alt="Observatory overview"/>
 Observatory overview
 </td>
 <td width="24%">
 <img src="docs/source/_static/ui-log-tab.png" alt="System logs"/>
 System logs
 </td>
 <td width="24%">
 <img src="docs/source/_static/ui-weather-tab.png" alt="Weather monitoring"/>
 Weather monitoring
 </td>
 <td width="24%">
 <img src="docs/source/_static/ui-controls-tab.png" alt="Controls tab"/>
 Controls tab
 </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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## Contributing

Contributions are welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) or the [contributing guide](https://docs.withastra.io/contributing).

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## License

Released under the [GNU GPL v3](LICENSE).

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## Support

- [Documentation](https://docs.withastra.io/)  
- [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/ppp-one/astra/issues)

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## Citation

If you use Astra in published research, please cite it as:
```
@software{Pedersen_Astra,
author = {Pedersen, Peter P. and Degen, David and Garcia, Lionel and Zúñiga-Fernández, Sebastián and Sebastian, Daniel and Schroffenegger, Urs and Queloz, Didier},
license = {GPL-3.0},
title = {{Astra}},
url = {https://github.com/ppp-one/astra}
}
```

> [DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18890151](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18890151)

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