Seestar Alp is an open source project that unlocks complete control and automation for your Seestar smart telescope.

In this article, I'll go over the steps on how to get Seestar Alp running on a Raspberry Pi without using the command line.

Now, if you already have a Raspberry Pi set up the way you want, I've included some links below to some other videos that show installing it on an already running Pi.

However, if you want to just quickly get going, continue reading.

What do you need?

You'll need a Raspberry Pi, an SD card that's a least a few gigabytes, and a power supply. A case would also be a good idea. (See below for some links.)

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 4. There are other models, but I would recommend at least a Raspbery Pi 3.

Step one: downloads

First, download the Raspberry Pi imager. It's available on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Next, download the Raspberry Pi image for your model. I've created images for the Pi 3 and Pi 4. They're the complete Raspberry Pi operating system, along with the Seestar Alp software installed and ready to go.

The Seestar Alp software is changing quickly, so there might be a newer version than the one I'm showing in this video.

Step two: install the image

Run the Raspberry Pi installer. Pick your Raspberry Pi model. Then pick "install other image." Pick the image you downloaded previously. Then pick your SD card.

Next, pick customize the image. This will set some configuration on the SD card to tell the Pi about your Wifi network. This step is very important.

If you skip this step you won't be able to connect to the Raspberry Pi.

You can also specify the hostname here.

When you're done, save the settings, and proceed with writing the disk image.

Step three

After you're done writing the image to the SD card, eject it and plug the SD card into your Raspberry Pi and power it on. It will take a few minutes before it's ready.

Step four

Assuming all went well, you should be able to connect to the web interface at this address.

http://ssc.local:5432/

I specified "ssc" as the hostname when writing the Raspberry Pi image.

Now unfortunately the Raspberry Pi doesn't have a display. So if the Raspberry Pi doesn't come up, you may need to try again, or hook the Raspberry Pi up to a monitor.

Conclusion

The Seestar Alp project is relatively new. If you have any questions, or just want to help, I've included a link to the Discord server below.

And if you want to know more about the Seestar Alp project, watch this video.

Resources

Seestar ALP is an open source project that unlocks complete control and automation for your Seestar smart telescope. In this video, I'll show you how to get Seestar Alp running on a Raspberry Pi in just a few minutes without using the command line.

• The Raspberry Pi imager
• Seestar Alp / Raspberry Pi disk images

For further information on Seestar Alp and the Raspberry Pi:

• Setting up Seestar ALP on a Raspberry Pi
• Setting up Seestar ALP on a Raspberry Pi 400
• Mosaics and Seestar ALP

Here are some product links for the Raspberry Pi. These are not affiliate links. I am a satisfied customer of Adafruit, and they have good prices.

• Raspberry Pi 4 / 4G
• Raspberry Pi official power supply
• Raspberry Pi case

The following are affiliate links:

• Samsung Pro 32G Endurance SD card (PAID LINK)

• Amazon (PAID LINK)

• Seestar S50 Smart Telescope - Seestar direct (PAID LINK)

• Seestar S50 Smart Telescope - Highpoint Scientific (PAID LINK)

• Highpoint Scientific (PAID LINK)