Remote Imaging with the ZWO ASIAIR | 2024-08-04

The ZWO ASIAIR mini-computer for astrophotography is a popular choice for controlling one's imaging rig. But Mike Taivalmaa has taken it a step further and uses one to operate his rig at a remote observatory in Texas while he sleeps at night in Wisconsin!
Michael Taivalmaa is a husband and father of 5 who served 20 years in the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He holds a master's degree in Information Assurance and owns Live Wire Comm, a communication cabling and IT business. He's been doing astrophotography since 2018, and currently operates his Celestron 8" Edge HD at an observatory in central Texas from his home in Wisconsin.
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[@StarPicturesMiami]

Great video. I'm wondering if I could access my Seestar as you do with the ASIAIR. Looks like a similar interface.

[@AstroDanno]

Thanks for this video! I’m considering getting a pier at Starfront, and I really didn’t want to build a mini PC with NINA. I know it is a more capable and powerful software, but I just love the simplicity of the ASIair. I abandoned the laptop after I got my first ASIair, and I never really looked back(except for solar and planetary)😂. Good to see others imaging remotely with the ASIair, as I’m really leaning towards that route as well.

[@miketaivalmaa1530]

Thanks everyone this was fun!

[@BennyColyn]

It's still a Raspberry Pi (compute module 4) - just with a custom daughter board around the compute module.

[@Dennis-tf2cs]

I'd only use the internal memory for the "Basics" and use the SD card for everything else.