🚀 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.

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