Cedar™: The Intelligence Behind Hopper™

Cedar is advanced astronomical software that powers your stargazing experience with Hopper. This sophisticated system connects Hopper to the Cedar Aim app on your phone or tablet to create a seamless observing experience.

How Cedar Works

Cedar's intelligent components work together to transform the night sky into an easily navigable map.

On the Hopper Device:

• Image Acquisition: Cedar-camera captures high-speed images of the star field

• Star Detection: Cedar-detect identifies stars, measures their precise positions, and ranks their brightness

• Pattern Matching: Cedar-solve compares detected star patterns against millions of known configurations to determine exact pointing coordinates

• Adaptive Processing: Cedar-server orchestrates the entire system, automatically adjusting to changing sky conditions and maintaining optimal performance

On Your Mobile Device:

• Object Database: Cedar-sky provides access to thousands of celestial targets from major astronomical catalogs including Messier, NGC, IC, and IAU objects, plus the planets

• User Interface: Cedar-aim presents an intuitive interface for selecting targets and receiving guidance

• Wireless Connection: Your device connects directly to Hopper's WiFi hotspot for real-time communication

Always Improving

Cedar-update ensures your system stays current with the latest features and enhancements through over-the-air updates for the Hopper device and app store updates for Cedar Aim app on your mobile device.

Compatible with iOS and Android devices.