26/05/26 Plate Solving is now available on Astrowl Box

  • Read the Astrowl Box user guide to know how it works
  • And you can build yourself the plate solving USB camera by following steps describe in  

! HOT ! DIY (Do It Yourself) Astrowl Box

  • By clicking on above link you will be redirected to a share folder where you will find everything you need to know to build your own ultra portable Electronically Assisted Astronomy device, based on Astrowl Box.
  • It is more limited than the commercial version of Astrowl Box, however it is still quite powerful and will give you really easy access to faint beauties of the night sky.
  •  15/05/25 ! NEW ! Add ST4 autoguiding functionnalities to your DIY Astrowl Box. Everything you need to know under the ST4 folder.

26/05/2026 : Download latest Astrowl box software Release 1.80

The installation process is different for this big release, please read the installation guide available in the download shared folder and carefully follow it. What's new :

  • Focus Mode is available to help focusing
  • Plate Solving and Push To is now possible by adding external USB camera to the Astrowl Box (see shopping section) or by using Astrowl Box as standalone Plate Solver (you will need to buy accessories listed in the user guide)

Astrowl User Guide V1.80

PDF – 1,7 MB 30 downloads

Manuel Utilisateur Astrowl V1.80

PDF – 1,7 MB 38 downloads

Read following documents to build the plate solving USB camera

Steps to build plate solve USB Camera

PDF – 926,8 KB 18 downloads

Fabrication Camera USB

PDF – 930,4 KB 24 downloads

STL 3D printing files to build plate solving USB Camera case

Archive – 68,9 KB 19 downloads

Article Astrosurf Sept 22

PDF – 1 017,2 KB 3019 downloads

French article in Astrosurf Magazine about the AstrowlBox (since the box has made several improvements).