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Installation & Setup

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  • System Requirements & Download
  • Installing Astro PM on Windows
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Astro PM App Guide

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  • App Overview & Navigation
  • Equipment Library
  • Imaging Systems
  • Exposure Plan Builder
  • Creating Projects & Targets
  • Mosaic Planning
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  • Sky View: Surveys & Star Rendering
  • Sky View: Overlays & Catalogs
  • Sky View: Time Controls & Timeline
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  • Sub Inspector: Grading Your Subs
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Astro PM NINA Guide

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  • Installing the NINA Plugin
  • Connecting NINA to Astro PM
  • Building Your Sequence
  • Astro PM Instructions Explained
  • Trigger Sets: Custom Instructions
  • Automated Flat Handling
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Astro PM Phone Guide

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Cloud Sync & Your Sync Token

The cloud sync is the bridge between the three parts of Astro PM: the desktop app plans, NINA executes, and the phone watches. One sync token ties them all to your account.

How the Pieces Connect #

  • The desktop app pushes your active targets, exposure plans, mosaic panels, and per-rig scheduler settings to the cloud.
  • The NINA plugin pulls that plan each night, images it, and reports captured subs back so project progress updates automatically.
  • The phone app reads the same account to show your systems, targets, and nightly progress.
Screenshot: diagram of desktop, cloud, NINA, and phone

Your Sync Token #

Your token is created with your account and shown in the desktop app’s NINA Sync settings. It is account-level: every computer and device using the same token shares the same cloud targets. To connect a NINA machine, copy the token into the Astro PM plugin’s Options page in NINA. To connect your phone, scan the pairing QR code from the desktop app instead – no typing needed.

Screenshot: the NINA Sync settings showing the token
Tip: Treat the token like a password. Anyone with it can read your target list and report captures against your projects.

What Syncs (and What Does Not) #

Synced: active projects and targets with their exposure plans, panels, rotation, priorities, and constraints; per-imaging-system scheduler settings; capture progress; target thumbnails.

Not synced: your full equipment library, completed or on-hold project history, and local analysis data. The desktop app remains the master planning record.

Updated on July 11, 2026
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