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AstroDSLR is an astrophotography application that can connect to Canon EOS cameras and help you initiate the image capture from your computer. The complete list of supported Canon hardware is available on the product’s website.

Control the camera from your Mac and capture images with ease

Within the AstroDSLR main window, you get to select the camera you want to work with and the focuser controller you want to employ. Worth mentioning is that AstroDSLR is also able to connect to a local or remote INDI server.

AstroDSLR enables you to control the camera’s ISO, aperture, exposure time, shutter speed, metering, focusing, white balance, and image quality. In addition, you get to adjust the BULB duration and preview the photo in the AstroDSLR’s main window.

Grab images and store them locally by using the FITS file format

The AstroDSLR utility prompts you for the output folder after capturing the images, but you can also choose to include the time lapse and count data together with a prefix of your choice in the file’s name.

The app is using the FITS format for the output, and you can also choose to encode data in the file name. Moreover, via the AstroDSLR Preferences window, you can set the keywords you want embedded in the files, together with their value.

Solve the captured images using local resources or connect to online public services

The AstroDSLR application offers you the possibility to measure the drift of a certain star and the FWHM in order to help with the telescope alignment. At the same time, you get to employ the built-in image solver to connect to public resources and plate-solve the captures.

All in all, AstroDSLR is a straightforward app that enables you to use your Cannon EOS camera for astrophotography projects. You get to produce high-quality FITS images that also include user configured keywords.

If you need a helping hand, its development team provides an AstroDSLR Getting Started Guide on YouTube which should get you up and going in no time.