XmTel is a program for controlling Celestron NexStar, Meade LX200, and Research Optical Systems Professional Series telescopes under Linux. It has been tested on the Celestron C20 and C11, the Meade 16-inch LX200, and an RCOS 24-inch.
XmTel runs independently of other astronomical software. It will accept coordinates from a queue file or from the keyboard. If you have XEphem running along with XmTel, you may direct the telescope to an object on the Sky View window, or show where the telescope is pointing, with a click. This version of XmTel has been tested with XEphem Version 3.7. See the notes that come with XmTel for more information.
Download the most recent version below. During the installation you will have to select whether you want to control Celestron or Meade telescopes before building the binary. The Motif or Lesstif development libraries are needed to build XmTel. If you can compile XEphem then you should have the tools to compile XmTel.
We have been testing a new version for the past 6 months with several improvements, including use sockets for communication between a remote system at the telescope and the local user's client. XmTel and XmCCD will soon have access to common resources and togethern will offer a consistent user interface for remote operation of a telescope and its instruments. Open Source driver support includes Celestron NexStar and LX200 telescopes and SBIG and Apogee cameras.
