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

  • Read the Astrowl Box user guide to know how it works
  • Buy the plate solving USB Camera from Astrowl shop or build it yourself by following steps describe in below guides.

Guide to build plate solve USB Camera

PDF – 926,8 KB 408 downloads

Guide Fabrication Camera USB

PDF – 930,4 KB 408 downloads

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

Archive – 68,9 KB 395 downloads

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 Add ST4 autoguiding functionnalities to your DIY Astrowl Box. Everything you need to know under the ST4 folder.
  • 26/05/26 ! NEW ! The Astrowl Box DIY, now support Plate Solving. Follow steps above to build your USB Camera to connect to Astrowl Box

DIY How to Build Astrowl Box

PDF – 1,1 MB 360 downloads

Comment construire son Astrowl Box

PDF – 1,1 MB 370 downloads

06/11/2026 : Download latest Astrowl box software Release 1.82c

Install first 1.80 release if you have older release before upgrading to 1.82c. Click on link above to download 1.80.

What's new :

  • User interface is both available from box touch screen (no need smartphone) or from a web browser,
  • Aligment method now manage field rotation,
  • Live image streaming from the box to your web browser, 
  • Improvments on plate solving interface.

Download user guide

Download following english or french version of user guide and get full details about Astrowl Box functionnalities and tips.

Astrowl User Guide V1.82b

PDF – 1,3 MB 31 downloads

Manuel Utilisateur Astrowl Box V1.82b

PDF – 1,2 MB 25 downloads