[App Request] Nova DSO Tracker - Astrophotography Planning & Journaling

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Hello BigBear Community,

I would like to request the addition of Nova DSO Tracker to the BigBearCasaOS store. I am the developer of this application and have been using it successfully on my own CasaOS setup.

About Nova DSO Tracker

Nova DSO Tracker is an open-source tool designed specifically for astrophotographers. It helps you track Deep Space Objects (DSOs) in real-time, visualize their observability throughout the night, and manage your imaging progress.

Links

Key Features

  • Real-time Tracking: Monitor DSO altitude, azimuth, and transit times based on your specific GPS coordinates.

  • Observability Planning: Dynamic charts show the best imaging windows, including astronomical twilight markers.

  • Integrated Journal: Log your imaging sessions, equipment used, and sub-exposure details directly in a built-in database.

  • Moon Awareness: Automatically calculates moon separation and illumination to help you plan your targets.

  • Lightweight: Optimized Python/Flask backend that runs smoothly on low-resource hardware.

Docker Compose (CasaOS Ready)

I have verified this configuration using the “Custom Install” feature in CasaOS. The icon and volume mappings are tested and working correctly.



name: nova-dso-tracker
services:
  nova:
    container_name: nova_app
    image: mrantonsg/nova-dso-tracker:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    network_mode: bridge
    ports:
      - 5001:5001
    volumes:
      - /DATA/AppData/nova-dso-tracker/instance:/app/instance
    x-casaos:
      ports:
        - container: "5001"
          description:
            en_us: Web Interface Port
      volumes:
        - container: /app/instance
          description:
            en_us: Database and instance storage directory.

x-casaos:
  architectures:
    - amd64
    - arm64
  main: nova
  description:
    en_us: Nova DSO Tracker is a tool for astrophotographers to track Deep Space Objects, check observability, and manage imaging sessions.
  tagline:
    en_us: Real-time tracking and planning for Deep Space Objects.
  developer: mrantonSG
  author: mrantonSG
  icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mrantonSG/nova_DSO_tracker/master/static/nova_logo.png
  title:
    en_us: Nova DSO Tracker
  index: /
  port_map: "5001"
  scheme: http

Thank you for considering adding this to the store! I’m happy to provide any further information or make adjustments if needed.

Anton

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Hi @mrantonsg and welcome here!

Very interesting piece of SW, thx for Your spend time with this. Also with docker-compose.yml!

I can confirm working state. There are only small few changes in yml for production ready state:

    container_name: big-bear-nova-dso-tracker
    image: mrantonsg/nova-dso-tracker:5.0.0

and name for network: big-bear-nova-dso-tracker

I will make PR to GitHub repository. Or If You want to participate, You can do this PR also.

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Hi! Thank you so much for the warm welcome and for testing the app. I’m glad to hear it’s working well!

I would love to participate and handle the PR myself. I’ll update the container_name, network name, and pin the image to version 5.0.0 as requested. I’ll get that submitted to the GitHub repository shortly. Thanks for the guidance!

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Hi @j900!

I’ve prepared everything in my fork as you suggested, including the big-bear- naming and the 5.0.0 version tag. I tried to open a Pull Request, but it looks like the repository is restricted to collaborators only.

You can find the code ready to go here (just add https://): github.com/mrantonSG/big-bear-casaos/tree/master/Apps/nova-dso-tracker

Please feel free to pull it into the main repo or let me know if you’d like me to try another way. Thanks for the help!

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Hello, thanks for the suggestion! I don’t accept PRs to the big-bear-casaos repo anymore because I have a universal repo that auto updates big-bear-casaos and my other app stores to make it easy. If you would like, you can submit a PR to: GitHub - bigbeartechworld/big-bear-universal-apps

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thanks! - done already :slight_smile: