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WINDOWS PACKAGES WITH INSTALLER - Comfortable and user friendly!
AstroDigital.Net - v1.7.114 stable (English, Greek, Deutsch) for Windows 
(Release date: 24.7.2010)News: v1.7.114 features english, greek and german user interfaces and planetary photography! Improved oversampling calculations for planetary photography. Support for interline and full frame CCDs (both bw and color), large format ATiK astrocameras, Vixen SV and NLV eyepieces, Takahashi extenders, Takahashi FSQ-85ED, Televue Powermate (TM) extenders, Lumenera and TIS cameras. It supports also Canon 400D/XTi, Canon 450D/XSi, Canon 1000D/XS, Canon 5D and QSI astrocameras. Support for Meade DSI 3 and Meade DSI 2 astrocameras/autoguiders. Calculation of READNOISE has been fixed. Support for SBIG ST4000XM. It features a new state-of-the-art exposure calculator. Useful tips for a computed exit pupil. Support for the QSI-583 CCD. Support for the FSQ106ED focal reducer. Calculation of the Critical Focus Zone (CFZ), the CCD diagonal and surface. GUI improvements. It features support for Takahashi TSA-120, TEC-160, Lumenera color CCD, Pentax SMC Zoom eyepieces, Vixen-A105M telescope, the Televue Paracorr flattener and the Televue NP reducer. Support for the SBIG STX-16803 and the Starlight XPress H18 cameras. Full integration of the Mewlon-250CR & Mewlon-300CR telescopes with their extenders/reducers. Full Integration Takahashi CCA-250P with its reducer and extender. Support for SBIG ST-8300 and ST-8300C. Support for ATiK 383L+ and ATiK 320E astrocameras. Support for the Starlight XPress SXVR-M26C color camera. Minor bugfixes available.
MULTI PLATFORM PACKAGES WITHOUT INSTALLER: No installation needed - Mobile and flexible - Perfect for USB sticks!This version of AstroDigital.Net runs directly from your USB-Stick. Use it anywhere you like, anytime you want! Download the USB-Stick version of the telescope calculator now. Just click on the link below:
AstroDigital.Net for USB Sticks - v1.7.111 LE (stable) for Windows, Mac and Linux 
(Release date: 29.4.2010)News: v1.7.111 has the same features as the v1.7.114 except the support for the Starlight XPress SXVR-M26C color camera and some minor bugfixes.
*NOTE: The
.NET-2.0 framework must be present on the Windows-XP computer running this USB-Stick version. On Windows-Vista or Windows-7 computers the .NET framework is preinstalled per default. On Mac or LinuX computers the 
Mono-2.x framework is required to run the software. Although AstroDigital.Net runs very stable in Windows on both .NET and Mono frameworks, we observe some instability issues when using the Night-Vision-Mode or the integrated internet browser on Mac and LinuX.Documentation:
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User guide: Learn how to use the calculator.-
Configuration Manual for AstroDigital.Net v1.7 (english): Learn how to configure your own telescope setup.Installation and Invocation:
Windows-XP (stable)- Be sure you are running Windows-XP, Service Pack 2 (or higher)
- Download and install the
.NET-2.0 framework on your computer.- Uninstall any older version of AstroDigital.Net
- Download AstroDigital.Net and unpack the zip file in a temporary folder
- Double click on publish.htm to install AstroDigital.Net (IE required). Alternatively you can invoke setup.exe
- Click on Start > Programs > Panagiotis Xipteras > AstroDigital.Net
- Load the equipment files (ending with .equ) you want.
- Select a telescope and an eyepiece or a camera to proceed
- Read the
User guide for further details
Windows-Vista (stable)- Be sure you are running Windows-Vista
- Uninstall any older version of AstroDigital.Net
- Download AstroDigital.Net and unpack the zip file in a temporary folder
- Double click on publish.htm to install AstroDigital.Net (IE required). Alternatively you can invoke setup.exe
- Enter your Admin password to proceed with the installation.
- Click on Start > Programs > Panagiotis Xipteras > AstroDigital.Net
- Load the equipment files (ending with .equ) you want.
- Select a telescope and an eyepiece or a camera to proceed
- Read the
User guide for further details
Windows-7 (stable)- Be sure you are running Windows-7
- Uninstall any older version of AstroDigital.Net
- Download AstroDigital.Net and unpack the zip file in a temporary folder
- Double click on publish.htm to install AstroDigital.Net (IE required). Alternatively you can invoke setup.exe
- Enter your Admin password to proceed with the installation.
- Click on Start > Programs > Panagiotis Xipteras > AstroDigital.Net
- Load the equipment files (ending with .equ) you want.
- Select a telescope and an eyepiece or a camera to proceed
- Read the
User guide for further details
Apple MacOS-X (partially tested)AstroDigital.Net seems to work also on Mac machines :-) See a screenshot.
- Be sure you are running MacOS-X 10.4/10.5/10.6
- Download and install the
Mono-2.x framework on your computer.- Download the multiplatform package of AstroDigital.Net and unpack the zip file on your desktop.
- Invoke an OSX command line window via Terminal or a similar application.
- Change directories ("cd") so that your current directory is the same as the "AstroDigital.Net-USB" folder you just installed.
- Enter "mono AstroDigital_Net.exe" to start the calculator.
TIP: Load your equipment at once with "mono AstroDigital_Net.exe MyEquipment.equ" or
even all delivered files with "mono AstroDigital_Net.exe *.equ"
LinuX (partially tested)AstroDigital.Net works on Linux machines as well but it's not fully tested yet. See a screenshot.
- Be sure you are running LinuX or any other OS supported by the Mono-Project v2.x
- Download and install the
Mono-2.x framework and the VB-Runtime-For-Mono package on your computer.- Download the multiplatform package of AstroDigital.Net and unpack the zip file on your desktop.
- Invoke a xterm command line window.
- Change directories ("cd") so that your current directory is the same as the "AstroDigital.Net-USB" folder you just installed.
- Enter "mono AstroDigital_Net.exe" to start the calculator.
TIP: Load your equipment at once with "mono AstroDigital_Net.exe MyEquipment.equ" or
even all delivered files with "mono AstroDigital_Net.exe *.equ"
License types
This program is freeware. There are three license levels in the v1.x version line.
DEMO:* Functionality: Minimum
* Versions: 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
* Activation: Not required.
STANDARD:* Functionality: Standard
* Versions: 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
* Activation:
You can activate your program copy using the above license data. Thank you!
DELUXE:* Functionality: Full
* Versions: 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
* Activation: There is a simple way to get the full license:
You must register in my => USER FORUM <= to get this full license. Both registration and usage of our new forum are completely free-of-charge! This free forum has been made for you, and you are welcome to share your ideas and your expertise with my community. After the registration, go to the rubric "Licenses" and open the thread "Announcement: License Key for AstroDigital.Net Deluxe". Finally, activate your program copy using those license data.
Feature list:
Click below to see the supported functions for each license level.
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