SQM Setup

SQM Setup

You can connect an SQM (Sky Quality Monitor) sensor device to Voyager and display values such as sky brightness. The values will be displayed in the Observing Conditions widget, and can be transferred into a decimal number DragScript variable with the Update Decimal from Observing Conditions action.

Color Coding

Throughout the Setup workspace, Voyager uses color to indicate the following:

• Black: A normal setting
• Gold or Yellow: Use caution when changing as things may not work well or as expected
• Red: Use extreme care when changing this setting - the wrong value can damage your equipment or the imaging session may fail

SQM Setup Workspace

The Observing Conditions setup worksapce is where you select and configure an SQM sensor:

• SQM Sensor: Select your SQM sensor device from the drop-down list:

• • None: No SQM monitor is connected
  • ASCOM Observing Conditions: An ASCOM driver is used to connect to the SQM sensor
    • If an ASCOM driver is used, click the button to configure it for use

• • Options:
    • Remove Temperature from managed data (Observing Conditions Override): If checked, delete the temperature data returned from the SQM sensor - use the value from the Observing Conditions monitor instead

Important Note! SQM data cannot be used to generate an Emergency Exit because it is not reliable due to driver management and communication with the SQM device

Other Setup Pages

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  Array

  ASCOM.DSLR

  AutoFocus Setup

  Camera Setup

  CommonSetup

  Dome Setup

  Flat Device Setup

  Guiding Setup

  Mount Setup

  Observing Conditions Setup

  Planetarium Setup

  Plate Solve Setup

  Rotator Setup

  Safety Monitor Setup

  Setup

  SQM Setup

  Viking Setup

  Voyager Remote

  Voyager Setup

  Weather Setup

  WEB Dashboard Setup