🚀 Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 & 5

Gateway to the Stars.

Turn your Raspberry Pi and HQ Camera (IMX477) into a fully self-contained, night-vision-friendly astrophotography rig. Built with the modern libcamera stack.

Engineered for the Dark Sky

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Night-Vision UI

A deep-navy interface with a one-click Dim/Red Mode ensures your eyes stay dark-adapted while observing in the field.

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Zero-Config Hotspot

No router? No problem. It automatically broadcasts a Wi-Fi hotspot out in the wild if no known network is found.

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Uncompressed RAW

Extract every photon. Capture uncompressed RAW (DNG) files alongside high-quality JPEGs at full 12.3MP resolution.

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Lucky Imaging

Record high-framerate H.264 MP4 videos (up to 60fps) to "beat the seeing" for stunning planetary and lunar stacking workflows.

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Long Exposures

Take full manual control with native support for shutter speeds ranging from a rapid 100µs all the way up to 200 seconds.

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Astro-Presets

Forget manual tweaking in the dark. Built-in 1-click tailored presets for Deep Sky, Planetary/Moon, Milky Way, and Lucky Imaging.

Get Started in Minutes

# 1. SSH into your Raspberry Pi running Debian 13 (Trixie) or Bookworm
# 2. Clone the repository and run the automated installer

git clone https://github.com/ProfessorQuantumUniverse/HQAstroCam.git
cd HQAstroCam
sudo bash install.sh

# 3. Once finished, reboot your Pi
sudo reboot

# 🚀 HQAstroCam is now running in the background!
# Access it via browser at: http://<your-pi-ip>:8080