I have switched among many astroinmaging software suites and OSs over a decade, and I feel your pain!

One thing I've found in common among Windows, Mac, linux, Pi, StellarMate, KStars/Ekos, TheSkyX, SequenceGeneratorPro, CCD AutoPilot, etc is that they all take a lot of tweaking to get right. For me we're talking weeks to months, not hours to days. There are so many interacting components and it's NEVER easy to make a switch like that.

There was a thread on here awhile ago about the need for "total commitment" to be successful with INDI and Ekos, and I agree. But it really applies to all of these other options as well.

I wish you luck with your adventures in Windows and ASCOM. If you seek an integrated Planetarium solution you might consider TheSkyX, Stellarium, or CCDCiel.

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