Show HN: AstroHelm – Use your phone camera to aim a telescope or telephoto lens

Category: other

Tags: astronomy, plate-solving, mobile-app, telescope-control

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 5, Utility: 8)

AstroHelm is a mobile app that uses your phone's camera to plate-solve the night sky, enabling precise push-to telescope alignment without internet or proprietary hardware. It supports ASCOM Alpaca, INDI, and LX200 protocols, making it compatible with existing astronomy software and equipment.

Target audience: amateur astronomers, astrophotographers

Repository: https://astrohelm.app/

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