Skip to content

Target Scheduler 5.9.0.0 #342

New issue

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.

Sign up for GitHub

By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.

Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

Merged
isbeorn merged 1 commit into from
Feb 28, 2026
Merged

Target Scheduler 5.9.0.0 #342

Changes from all commits
Commits
Show all changes
1 commit
Select commit
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension
Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions manifests/t/Target Scheduler/3.0.0/manifest.json
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
"Identifier": "B4541BA9-7B07-4D71-B8E1-6C73D4933EA0",
"Version": {
"Major": "5",
"Minor": "8",
"Patch": "3",
"Build": "2"
"Minor": "9",
"Patch": "0",
"Build": "0"
},
"Author": "Tom Palmer @tcpalmer",
"Homepage": "https://tcpalmer.github.io/nina-scheduler/",
Expand All @@ -20,21 +20,21 @@
],
"MinimumApplicationVersion": {
"Major": "3",
"Minor": "1",
"Patch": "2",
"Minor": "2",
"Patch": "0",
"Build": "9001"
},
"Descriptions": {
"ShortDescription": "An automated target scheduler for NINA",
"LongDescription": "The Target Scheduler Plugin is designed to provide a higher level of automation than is typically achievable with NINA. Specifically, it maintains a database of imaging projects describing DSO targets and associated exposure plans. Based on various criteria and preferences, it can decide at any given time what project/target should be actively imaging. A user will enter the desired projects, targets, and preferences into a UI exposed by the plugin. At runtime, a single new instruction for the NINA Advanced Sequencer will interact with the planning engine to determine the best target for imaging at each point throughout a night. The instruction will manage the slew/center to the target, switching filters, taking exposures, and dithering - all while transparently interacting with the surrounding NINA triggers and conditions.\r\n\r\n## Major Features\r\n* Easy to use interface for entering and managing projects, targets, and exposure plans\r\n* Multiple target import options: NINA catalog, NINA Framing Assistant (including mosaic panels), attached planetarium programs, Telescopius CSV, and more\r\n* Dynamic target selection based on visibility and weighted scoring rules\r\n* Flexible exposure/filter planning including enhanced moon avoidance\r\n* Plan previewing\r\n* Image grading\r\n* Reporting\r\n* Automated flats support\r\n* Synchronization across multiple instances of NINA\r\n* Support for 24x7 sequences for long term unattended operation\r\n\r\nIf you like this plugin and it saves you time, please consider [Buying Me a Beer](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tcpalmer).\r\n\r\n## Documentation\r\nThe [plugin documentation](https://tcpalmer.github.io/nina-scheduler/) provides a detailed description of the plugin and how to use it. See the [release notes](https://tcpalmer.github.io/nina-scheduler/release.html) for changes in recent versions.\r\n\r\n## Acknowledgements\r\n* Chris Woodhouse has been involved since the beginning and was instrumental in hashing out the initial design and requirements.\r\n* Matt Nudi also provided design feedback and critical early beta testing.\r\n* Linda Thomas-Fowler and Chris Kagy continue to provide invaluable testing and feedback on features.\r\n* The concept for the plugin was originally inspired by the AIC video [Tim Hutchison: Automating a Backyard Observatory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4IkAUZkXH0).\r\n* Any automated scheduler is going to owe a debt of gratitude to [ACP](https://acpx.dc3.com/) for pioneering in this area.\r\n* Finally, it's a tribute to the elegant design of NINA and the Advanced Sequencer that a plugin of this type is not only possible, but can also interact correctly with other elements in a sequence.\r\n\r\n# Getting Help #\r\n* Review the [plugin documentation](https://tcpalmer.github.io/nina-scheduler/)\r\n* Ask for help (tag @tcpalmer) in the #target-scheduler channel on the NINA project [Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/rWRbVbw).\r\n* [Plugin source code](https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler)\r\n* [Change log](https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)\r\n\r\nThe Target Scheduler plugin is provided 'as is' under the terms of the [Mozilla Public License 2.0](https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)",
"LongDescription": "The Target Scheduler Plugin is designed to provide a higher level of automation than is typically achievable with NINA. Specifically, it maintains a database of imaging projects describing DSO targets and associated exposure plans. Based on various criteria and preferences, it can decide at any given time what project/target should be actively imaging. A user will enter the desired projects, targets, and preferences into a UI exposed by the plugin. At runtime, a single new instruction for the NINA Advanced Sequencer will interact with the planning engine to determine the best target for imaging at each point throughout a night. The instruction will manage the slew/center to the target, switching filters, taking exposures, and dithering - all while transparently interacting with the surrounding NINA triggers and conditions.\r\n\r\n## Major Features\r\n* Easy to use interface for entering and managing projects, targets, and exposure plans\r\n* Multiple target import options: NINA catalog, NINA Framing Assistant (including mosaic panels), attached planetarium programs, Telescopius CSV, and more\r\n* Dynamic target selection based on visibility and weighted scoring rules\r\n* Flexible exposure/filter planning including enhanced moon avoidance\r\n* Plan previewing\r\n* Image grading\r\n* Reporting\r\n* Automated flats support\r\n* Synchronization across multiple instances of NINA\r\n* Support for 24x7 sequences for long term unattended operation\r\n* API (read-only access for now)\r\n\r\nIf you like this plugin and it saves you time, please consider [Buying Me a Beer](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tcpalmer).\r\n\r\n## Documentation\r\nThe [plugin documentation](https://tcpalmer.github.io/nina-scheduler/) provides a detailed description of the plugin and how to use it. See the [release notes](https://tcpalmer.github.io/nina-scheduler/release.html) for changes in recent versions.\r\n\r\n## Acknowledgements\r\n* Chris Woodhouse has been involved since the beginning and was instrumental in hashing out the initial design and requirements.\r\n* Matt Nudi also provided design feedback and critical early beta testing.\r\n* Linda Thomas-Fowler and Chris Kagy continue to provide invaluable testing and feedback on features.\r\n* @Reluthan contributed the initial version of the API.\r\n* The concept for the plugin was originally inspired by the AIC video [Tim Hutchison: Automating a Backyard Observatory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4IkAUZkXH0).\r\n* Any automated scheduler is going to owe a debt of gratitude to [ACP](https://acpx.dc3.com/) for pioneering in this area.\r\n* Finally, it's a tribute to the elegant design of NINA and the Advanced Sequencer that a plugin of this type is not only possible, but can also interact correctly with other elements in a sequence.\r\n\r\n# Getting Help #\r\n* Review the [plugin documentation](https://tcpalmer.github.io/nina-scheduler/)\r\n* Ask for help (tag @tcpalmer) in the #target-scheduler channel on the NINA project [Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/rWRbVbw).\r\n* [Plugin source code](https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler)\r\n* [Change log](https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)\r\n\r\nThe Target Scheduler plugin is provided 'as is' under the terms of the [Mozilla Public License 2.0](https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)",
"FeaturedImageURL": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/main/NINA.Plugin.TargetScheduler/assets/target-scheduler-logo.png?raw=true",
"ScreenshotURL": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/main/NINA.Plugin.TargetScheduler/assets/screenshot-1.png?raw=true",
"AltScreenshotURL": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/main/NINA.Plugin.TargetScheduler/assets/screenshot-2.png?raw=true"
},
"Installer": {
"URL": "https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/releases/download/v5.8.3.2/NINA.Plugin.TargetScheduler-5.8.3.2.zip",
"URL": "https://github.com/tcpalmer/nina.plugin.targetscheduler/releases/download/v5.9.0.0/NINA.Plugin.TargetScheduler-5.9.0.0.zip",
"Type": "ARCHIVE",
"Checksum": "E70873C3F3F364B0B799D3BFDDB000EC7F2C0B4388F990F695FE23A33852D187",
"Checksum": "EB8932D4FF258E533AA17A6942CB37239705FF049099358F3F91D60D5EB8DA0E",
"ChecksumType": "SHA256"
}
}