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Hi, Is it possible to use the ASIAIR plus from a remote location away from my Home like a remote observatory? in other words If my whole setup is in a place away from my Phone by 3 hours driving , How could i operate the ASIair plus using my phone? |
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hello, I don't think you can do that. got 2 asi air plus, on 2 systems, and furthest you could go is connecting it to your home wifi. and honestly if u wanna set up a remote observatory, I wouldnt even use the asi air, too little control imo. originally the asi air was designed for like grab and go, to still use eaf, cooled camera etc. you could look into the stellar mate pro wich can access ANY camera as far as im concerned (or most at least) or if budget isn't a problem for observatories Id go for the Eagle 5. |
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| I believe that's an interesting question. I have a rooftop pier, and sometimes I'd like to remotely check and edit it using my cell phone, but I haven't followed through on that yet. I've read that it's possible to remotely connect to virtually any device integrated into your network. For example, my security system alerts me via phone when triggered, and I can make changes to the system. To set up remote access for your ASI Air, it would need to be on your network. Beyond that, I'm not sure why you couldn't configure remote access, but surely someone has done it by now. I'll definitely keep an eye on this thread. |
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A pc set up near the ASIAIR, the pc running an android emulator, and then remote in to the pc. For all that though, skip the ASIAIR. Make the pc a mini pc, and run everything off that. |
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Quinn Groessl: Quinn Groessl: I'm not sure if using the app through a PC, like a remote desktop application, is necessary or even desirable. I used the Asiair on my desktop for a year without Bluestacks, and it worked fine. However, the workaround was somewhat complex, and in the end, there was no advantage. My question would be whether I can run the app on my Android device from another location to my router and then to the Asiair. Just a quick search yielded some available options that may accomplish this task. In my scenario with 5G wireless, it's a bit more complex, and there's an option I'm not interested in because it would be cost-prohibitive. Nonetheless, if it were cost-effective, it would be a neat setup." |
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| Sure you can. Set up dynamic dns on your router. |
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| You could use a router which had vpn at the remote observatory, then from your home, connect to the remote observatory vpn. You would want a good connection to the internet at the remote observatory. You would also want to add the ability to turn your equipment off and on remotely as well. |
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You need a router with a VPN server feature, then you can just VPN into the network where the ASIAIR is located; and use the ASIAIR app as normal. A lot of consumer and prosumer routers support this. |
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| This is possible via a VPN. I use a Synology NAS for that, but a Rasberry Pi can be used as well. Pretty cool when you’re at a local astronomy club meeting and you can show what your telescope is doing :-) |
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| I set-up mine away from home, but I use a tablet to connect it and it works fine for me |
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| I would recommend using PiVPN. All you need is a raspberry pi (older model is fine!) and some open source software. Works like a charm! |
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| Hi, i’m thinking to using asiair in remote too. The network and remote access is a problem we can solve i think, but my really issue is with the power alimentation. If a reboot is needed, we must have to switch physically the on/off switch. Only for this reason, i’m not sure it is a robust and confident solution, and i will move on mini PC with Nina |
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The short answer is yes, you can, but the follow-up is, why? I have my home network set up so I can securely access any computer or device via VPN. I set it up that way to manage a home server, but I recently realized I could control my ASIAIR Plus' remotely from my cell phone from anywhere. It works great if I know I have polar alignment taken care of and just need to start a sequence. It's a nice setup for home. With that said, I can't see a rationale for using an ASIAIR at a permanently hosted remote location. You don't have the ability to power switch if a device fails and the functionality is limited compared to NINA or The Sky from a dedicated PC. (Taking flats from a remote location with the ASIAIR would be less than ideal). If you're going to spend the money on a remote observatory, I would spend just a little more on an Eagle (or equivalent) to make it work. |
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I can run ASIAir app on my MacBook Pro M1 Max (the new MacOS chip can run all iOS and iPadOS apps). When using my phone to tether with USBC for an Internet connection, I run RemotePC to access the laptop and control the session on another iPad. Laptop Wi-Fi connects to ASIAir. It is useful when I'm in a different part of my big house. Works better than the ASIAir network feature. If I needed to leave the house, can still monitor/access/control the session via RemotePC. https://youtu.be/oefN1o84NzE?si=-c5BhiBZWvNrE7J8 |
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Jeff Newgard: While I agree that the ASIAIR might not be suitable for a remote observatory, in my specific case, I often work late hours. There have been times in the past when I wished to check on the plan and make adjustments if necessary." |
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Brian Schumacher: I agree and I use that in my case. That makes a home VPN on your phone incredibly useful. It would be less than ideal, especially after spending that kind of money, for a hosted remote observatory. |
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| I had a lot of success using Tailscale as a VPN when I was using an astroberry, but haven’t tried with the ASIAIR. I think it’s possible to use a device on your Tailscale network to access other local resources (such as the ASIAIR), so theoretically you could remotely access it through the app on your phone after you connected your phone to your Tailscale network. |
