Thanks a lot for the insight! I will verify these settings again!

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Hi Jasem! Thanks for your reply!

Yes, kstars does not handle satellites currently. My plan is to implement it similar to how it was done with the context menu: invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/merge_requests/169
In fact the context menu option was also implemented by a former student at our observatory quite some time ago. The information to be sent to the mount are TLE_TEXT properties from kstars via INDI.

I just wanted to verify if what is shown when I select a satellite is accurate in the scheduler GUI. So should I safely assume that with satellites selected, the values shown for start/end time in the scheduler are random/inaccurate?

Also could you please guide me to a forum, if any, where I could ask queries regarding the code and its development?

Thanks in advance!

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Hi everyone! I am new to using Kstars/INDI and to this forum as well.

So at my uni, we have an observatory which we want to use to track satellites according to a schedule using "Ekos scheduler" in kstars. I know that kstars cannot track satellites, but INDI does have the capability to send commands to track satellites to an LX 10 micron mount. I want to develop this functionality in the ekos scheduler.

As a first step, I wanted to check the existing capabilities of the scheduler. When I add a satellite to the Schedule, the start and end times displayed in the respective columns do not correspond to the actual rise and and set times of the satellite at my location.

I have verified my location in kstars and it is correct. Has anyone tried to use this functionality before? Is there something I am doing wrong here? Any inputs are greatly appreciated.

Apologies in advance if this post does not belong here.

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