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It integrates seamlessly with [ASCOM Alpaca](https://ascom-standards.org/api/) for hardware control.\n\n![Astra themed art](docs/source/_static/astra-banner.jpg)\n\n---\n\n## Features\n\n- **Fully Robotic** — Schedule once, observe automatically with error and bad weather handling\n- **ASCOM Alpaca** — Compatible with your existing ASCOM equipment  \n- **Cross-Platform** — Python based, runs on Windows, Linux, macOS  \n- **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\n- **[Comprehensive Docs](https://docs.withastra.io/)** — Setup, usage, and module reference  \n\n---\n\n## Screenshots\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd width=\"24%\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"docs/source/_static/ui-summary-tab.png\" alt=\"Observatory overview\"/\u003e\n      \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eObservatory overview\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd width=\"24%\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"docs/source/_static/ui-log-tab.png\" alt=\"System logs\"/\u003e\n      \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSystem logs\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd width=\"24%\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"docs/source/_static/ui-weather-tab.png\" alt=\"Weather monitoring\"/\u003e\n      \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeather monitoring\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd width=\"24%\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"docs/source/_static/ui-controls-tab.png\" alt=\"Controls tab\"/\u003e\n      \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eControls tab\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/td\u003e\n  \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n---\n\n## Contributing\n\nContributions are welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) or the [contributing guide](https://docs.withastra.io/contributing).\n\n---\n\n## License\n\nReleased under the [GNU GPL v3](LICENSE).\n\n---\n\n## Support\n\n- [Documentation](https://docs.withastra.io/)  \n- [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/ppp-one/astra/issues)  \n\n---\n\n## Citation\n\nIf you use Astra in published research, please cite it as:\n```\n@software{Pedersen_Astra,\nauthor = {Pedersen, Peter P. and Degen, David and Garcia, Lionel and Zúñiga-Fernández, Sebastián and Sebastian, Daniel and Schroffenegger, Urs and Queloz, Didier},\nlicense = {GPL-3.0},\ntitle = {{Astra}},\nurl = {https://github.com/ppp-one/astra}\n}\n```\n\n\u003e [DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18890151](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18890151)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fppp-one%2Fastra","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fppp-one%2Fastra","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fppp-one%2Fastra/lists"}