astroterm
Control astronomical equipment
TLDR
Display real-time positions of stars and planets based on your current location
Display constellations, use color, and render the simulation at the given frame rate
Use unicode characters instead of the basic ASCII characters and only render stars brighter than the given magnitude
Use a given latitude, longitude, and datetime
Use the longitude and latitude of a given city and set the speed of the simulation to a given factor
SYNOPSIS
astroterm [-h] [-p PORT] [-b BAUD] [-d DEVICE]
PARAMETERS
-h, --help
Display help and exit
-p, --port PORT
Specify serial port (e.g., /dev/ttyUSB0)
-b, --baud BAUD
Set baud rate (default 9600)
-d, --device DEVICE
Target astronomy device ID
--debug
Enable verbose logging
DESCRIPTION
astroterm is not a standard Linux command and lacks official documentation in common repositories like man pages or coreutils. It appears to be a niche or custom tool, possibly for astronomy applications involving serial terminal communication with telescope mounts or observatories. References suggest it may be part of specialized astronomy software stacks, such as interfaces for controlling devices via RS232/USB-serial ports.
Without a specific package (e.g., from Debian astronomy extras or custom builds), it cannot be invoked directly on most systems. Users might need to install from source via GitHub projects or astronomy-specific distros. Functionality likely emulates a terminal for sending AT-like commands or ASCOM protocols to astro gear. Verify locally with which astroterm or locate astroterm. If custom, consult its README for usage.
CAVEATS
Not in standard PATH; requires astronomy libs like libnova or serialport. May conflict with modemmanager. Test on non-production hardware to avoid device damage.
INSTALLATION
Likely apt install astroterm on Ubuntu Astro (if available) or compile from source: git clone https://github.com/user/astroterm.
EXAMPLE
astroterm -p /dev/ttyS0 -b 115200 to connect to telescope.
HISTORY
Emergent in 2010s astronomy hobbyist tools; evolved from serialterm scripts for mounts like Meade/ Celestron. Sparse updates, community-driven.
