UniMap is a free/opensource application which I mainly developed to do the plate-solving (automated detection and sky catalog matching) for astrophotography - see how detection works. Additionally, I implemented a wide range of features like plotting the asteroids path, artificial Earth satellites passing through, integrated telescope and digital/video camera control, online database/interface to work as a colaboration tool for plate solutions - check the project features so far.
The application is written in C++/wxWidgets (cross platform GUI library),
OpenGL, OpenCV, Boost and other portable libraries so that it can be compiled/released on other platforms such as Linux/MacOSX/etc. Current pre-alpha release is only for windows, to follow with a Linux and MacOSx release as soon as I pass the beta test.
The project is to be released as a pre-alpha (concept proof) state and in order to test the the main functionality. Anyone interested in helping me to test and optimize it please contact me.
Also, I am working to add translation in twenty different languages to start with, so if you are willing to help on this please let me know.
I am looking for sponsorship to support this free software.
That will go to host this project on it’s own site (capable to handle a large world wide collaboration database) and also to develop a wide spectrum of aditional features.
For further details on how you can help please contact me.
Ursa Minor detection with grid and constellation artwork
M81/M82 - Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy plate-solving
Ursa Major detection with grid and constellation lines
Star/Object details screen - Spectrum Tab
Star/Object details screen - NASA skyview/DSS image and References tab
Astronomical distances measurement tool - Alioth to Phecda in Ursa Major
Integrated telescope and camera control overview - M31 - Adromeda galaxy
Integrated telescope and camera control - tracking a star in M27 with digital camera.
![Integrated telescope and camera control - Instruments Screen - guiding with digital image](/asmwarrior/Unimap/raw/master/docs/new/digital_camera_control_tracking.jpg)
Integrated telescope and camera control - tracking a laser pointer on the wall with a webcam.
Unimap online image browse/download/rate
3d Image Color Plot with Photo map
World Wide Observatories Interactive map
Current weather satellite view
Interactive world wide Light Pollution map
Seeing prediction - 48h - for North America with ClearSky
Seeing prediction - 7 days - for Europe with Meteo Blue