N.I.N.A. - Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy

This repository contains the source code of the N.I.N.A. - Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy imaging software.

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🧭 About

N.I.N.A. (Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy) is a modular astrophotography suite designed to simplify and streamline image acquisition.
Originally created with DSO imaging in mind, the platform now supports a wide range of astrophotography and astronomy workflows, including equipment control, imaging, sequencing, plate solving, and plugin-based extension.

Whether you're new to astrophotography or a seasoned imager, N.I.N.A. aims to make your sessions easier, faster, and more comfortable.

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🗂 Repository

This repository contains the N.I.N.A. application source code, shared libraries, installers, and tests in NINA.sln. User-facing documentation is maintained separately in nina.docs and included here as the NINA.Docs submodule.

If you are working on the codebase, start with:

• CONTRIBUTING.md for workflow, prerequisites, testing, localization, and pull request expectations
• AGENTS.md for solution-wide architecture, boundaries, and coding guidance
• the ARCHITECTURE.md file in the project you are changing for project-local structure and responsibilities

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🛠 Development

The repository CI uses the .NET CLI on Windows. The basic local workflow is:

dotnet restore NINA.sln
dotnet build NINA/NINA.csproj --configuration Debug --no-restore
dotnet build NINA.Test/NINA.Test.csproj --configuration Debug --no-restore
dotnet test NINA.Test/NINA.Test.csproj --configuration Debug --no-build -p:PlatformTarget=x64

For prerequisites, setup details, and contributor rules, use CONTRIBUTING.md.

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🌐 Resources

• 🏠 Project website: nighttime-imaging.eu
• 📦 Latest release: nighttime-imaging.eu/download
• 📖 Documentation: nina.docs
• 💬 Community support: Discord

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🤝 Contributing

Interested in contributing code, reporting bugs, or improving documentation?
Please start with the local Contributing Guidelines.

For documentation-only changes, use the separate nina.docs repository and its contribution guide.

We welcome all kinds of contributions — from small fixes to large feature proposals.

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⚖ License

This project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
See the LICENSE file for details.