Sample Systems

OpticTracker is designed to give our users as much flexibility with hardware as possible. Here provide one example of standard system for each version of OpticTracker. These setup examples are only intended for users who are yet to buy their first set of tracking equipments. The recommendations are on the economic side and they are dependent on the version of our software you intend to use.

Sample system for OpticTracker Professional

Sample system for OpticTracker Enthusiastic

Sample system for OpticTracker Basic and Free

Supported Telescopes

Celestron:    NexStar GPS, NexStar GPS-SA, NexStar iSeries, NexStar SE Series, NexStar GT, CPC, SLT, Advanced-GT, and CGE

Meade:         LX200 with AutoStar II

Note: OpticTracker supports the above mounts in AZ/ALT mode and equatorial mode when applicable.


Other Hardware Requirements

  1. •A PC running windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

  2. •Recommended PC configuration: 2.8GHz dual core or faster CPU, 4G or more RAM

• A supported telescope connected to the host computer

  1. •At least one telescope imager

  2. •The imagers have to support windows DirectShow. A simple way to test is try to select the imager as a webcam in video chatting applications like MSN and Skype. If you can see the image in those applications, you can use it in OpticTracker.

• A joystick with at least 4 axis, 6 buttons and 1 hat switch.