The CD should work on a variety of platforms and operating systems, including Linux and Unix, Mac and MS Windows. The CCD is a thick, Kodak device with 9 micrometer pixel size. Full sky coverage is expected by early 2003 after a re-location of the instrument to the Northern Hemisphere planned for early 2001. No attempt has been made to provide good photometric data. In fact, observing progresses even during nights with cirrus clouds.
Operation is automated using a PC and a single board computer.
A combination of Hipparcos, Tycho-1 and ACT data were used as the reference star catalog for the CCD frame reductions. For each individual frame about 10 to 40 reference stars were used. Individual problem stars, particularly multiple stars, are excluded as well. Saturated images of stars were not used, thus no bright stars are included. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the cut-off at the bright end is around magnitude 8.