CloudWatcher adapted to Hydreon rain sensor with HR and PA sensor - 7 meter cable

CloudWatcher adapted to Hydreon rain sensor with HR and PA sensor - 7 meter cable

CloudWatcher adapted to the Hydreon RG-9 Rain Sensor (sold separately).

This device does not include any rain sensor so to get a rain reading you need the RG-9.

CloudWatcher, keeping an eye on the sky from the 2.008.

Advantages of the CloudWatcher:

• Complete information on sky conditions
• With sky quality meter
• Very affordable price
• Reliability of readings
• Easy interpretation of readings
• Connectable to the SOLO to enhance your utilities
• Software available for:
• Windows (free)
• INDILib (free) http://indilib.org/devices/weather-stations/aag-cloud-watcher.html,
• INDIGO (free)
• MAC OSX (developed by Richard Francis, GerSpatial, and available from AppStore at a very reasonable price).
• And standalone with the SOLO
• Very easy maintenance
• Should repair be necessary, the costs are very affordable
• Manufactured since 2008 and under constant revision and improvement
• Guarantee of Lunático Astronomía
• New displays, better information!

The CloudWatcher detector includes:

• A specially finished outdoor case incorporating:
• Cloud sensor
• Hydreon rain sensor connection (sold separately) (1)
• Light sensor capable of measuring sky quality - New for 2022/2023
• UV/IR dichroic filter to cover new light sensor with sky quality measurement - New 2022/2023
• Temperature sensor
• Relative humidity, atmospheric pressure and temperature sensor (RH and PA versions) - New April 2021
• Anemometer (optional external accessory)
• Outdoor resistant cable (different sizes) with IP68 connectors.
• Relay, for remote opening/closing of the observatory.

(1) Since the Hydreon rain sensor does not differentiate between condensation and rain, it is not a recommended option for very humid environments.

Graph of the dichroic UV/IR filter covering the new light sensor with sky quality measurement

► The CloudWatcher cable, connects the unit to power and the control computer.

It is an outdoor resistant cable and is offered in 4 different lengths, 3, 5, 5, 7 or 10 m.(As of November 2018 the CloudWatcher is also available WITHOUT CABLE)

It features IP68 "weather-proof" connectors, allowing for easy and convenient installation of the unit. The maximum width of the connector is 19mm, allowing it to be installed in gutters and conduits.

► The CW relay, for remote opening/closing of the observatory, supports a voltage of 220 vol. However as it is not a safety cable it is advised that the voltage running through the cable is 12 to 24 vol. and that it works as a switch of another low voltage device that is the one that takes care of everything.

Technical specifications of the CloudWatcher:

• 12 or 15 vol. power supply and voltage
• RS232 serial port (**)
• Weight
  • 160gr. (version without humidity sensor)
  • 185gr. (version with humidity sensor)
• Dimensions
  • 130*85*45 mm. (version without humidity sensor)
  • 130*85*60 mm. (version with humidity sensor)

(**) USB to RS232 converter available here.

In addition, the CloudWatcher software incorporates advanced features, such as:

• Multiple users on a local network (the program can operate as Master or Remote, with full functionality available in each case)
• Advanced sky temperature measurement correction model to eliminate the effects of excessive atmospheric longwave radiation during the summer.
• Possibility to program the alarms audibly (selecting a sound file for each case).
• The relay can be disabled and managed by external programs
• Electrical constants can be modified by the user
• Full set of properties and methods for communication with other programs
• Compatible with ACP, CCDCommander, CCDAutoPilot and Maxpilote.
• Integration, through the AAG WeatherCentre program (***), with weather stations (with anyone who can connect to the PC using the Virtual Weather Station or Weather Display software)
• Thanks to the collaboration of several users, programs and mobile applications such as the one developed by Francisco Jesús Cortés to receive alarms, for example, on his cell phone.

(***) Since 2017 the AAG WeatherCentre program is no longer needed as AAGCloudWatcher can measure wind speed and relative humidity. The AAG WeatherCentre program remains fully operational but is no longer updated.

CloudWatcher adapted to Hydreon rain sensor with HR and PA sensor - 7 meter cable