Orbit hunter allows you to track satellites with your INDI-compatible telescope.
Orbit hunter has the following features:
- Tracking based on satellite ephemeris
- Pass prediction
- Simulation mode
- Tracking correction with GUI or external joystick
Orbit hunter is compatible only with INDI drivers. It is not compatible with ASCOM. It requires a mount that support variable tracking rate. Following mounts are compatible:
TODO: Table
Depending on the maximum speed of the mount in variable tracking mode you may have trouble to track fast and low satellites.
Joysticks are supported through the indi_joystick
driver.
First you need to install the following Prerequisites:
- INDI library and drivers: https://indilib.org/download.html
- Python and pip: TODO
- Qt: TODO
Then the recommended method is to install Orbit hunter through the Python Package Index.
TODO
Alternatively if you want to install Orbit hunter from the source, you will have to install following python packages first:
TODO