▁is ▁required . ▁ ▁AS COM ▁drivers ▁allow ▁computer - based ▁control ▁of ▁devices ▁such ▁as ▁planet arium ▁software ▁to ▁direct ▁a ▁teles cope ▁to ▁point ▁at ▁a ▁selected ▁object . ▁Using ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁mount , ▁foc user ▁and ▁imag ing ▁device ▁AS COM ▁drivers , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁fully ▁autom ated ▁environment ▁for ▁deep ▁sky ▁imag ing . ▁ ▁Develop er ▁Develop ers ▁can ▁enh ance ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁AS COM ▁by ▁writing ▁their ▁own ▁clients ▁using ▁the ▁script ing ▁or ▁object ▁interface . ▁ ▁AS COM ▁Al p aca ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁initi ative ▁called ▁AS COM ▁Al p aca ▁is ▁currently ▁under ▁development . ▁The ▁Al p aca ▁API ▁uses ▁REST ful ▁techniques ▁and ▁TCP / IP ▁to ▁enable ▁AS COM ▁applications ▁and ▁devices ▁to ▁communicate ▁across ▁modern ▁network ▁environments . ▁This ▁will ▁enable ▁AS COM ▁compatible ▁devices ▁to ▁work ▁across ▁all ▁the ▁different ▁operating ▁systems ▁including ▁Linux ▁and ▁Mac ▁OS X ▁in ▁near ▁future . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁AS COM ▁Stand ards ▁web ▁site ▁C ed ric ▁Thomas , ▁AS COM ▁Develop er ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁IN DI ▁ ▁Category : A stronom y ▁software <0x0A> </s> ▁D ' lag on ▁is ▁a ▁mountain ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Cor ail ▁commune ▁of ▁the ▁Cor ail ▁Arr ondissement , ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ' An se ▁department ▁of ▁H ait i . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁H ait i ▁Category : Gr and ' An se ▁( de partment )