Acquisition & control · Windows · macOS · Linux · Open source

Ekos

A complete astrophotography suite built into KStars and driven by INDI, handling alignment and plate solving, focusing, guiding, and fully scheduled imaging sequences. Ekos brings professional-style automated acquisition to a free, cross-platform stack.

Highlights

›Scheduled, automated imaging built into KStars

At a glance

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Licence: Open source

KStars
INDI
PHD2 Guiding
Plate Solving

Across the software ecosystem

KStars
INDI

Knowledge connections

Associated withKStars
Associated withINDI
Associated withKStars
Associated withINDI
Associated withPHD2 Guiding
Associated withPlate Solving

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.