https://github.com/ppp-one/astra

Astra: an open-source observatory control software.
https://github.com/ppp-one/astra

alpaca ascom astronomy camera control ground-based imaging mount observatory-control-software ocs photometry telescope

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Astra: an open-source observatory control software.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ppp-one/astra
• Owner: ppp-one
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-05-22T14:07:52.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-03-24T10:10:23.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-25T12:52:25.832Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: alpaca, ascom, astronomy, camera, control, ground-based, imaging, mount, observatory-control-software, ocs, photometry, telescope
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://docs.withastra.io
• Size: 16.3 MB
• Stars: 138
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Citation: CITATION.cff

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README

          
# Astra

[![License: GPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv3-blue.svg)](LICENSE)

[![Python 3.11](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)

[![uv](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/uv/main/assets/badge/v0.json)](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)

![Tests](https://github.com/ppp-one/astra/actions/workflows/format_and_test.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)

[![Docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-brightgreen.svg)](https://docs.withastra.io/)

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](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

  

    

      

      
Observatory overview

    

    

      

      
System logs

    

    

      

      
Weather monitoring

    

    

      

      
Controls tab

    

  


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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)