ASCOM (standard)

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Astronomy Common Object Model

Abbreviation	ASCOM
Status	Published
Year started	1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Latest version	ASCOM Platform 6.6 - Service Pack 1 August 17, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-08-17)
Organization	The ASCOM Initiative
Domain	Application programming interfaces
License	Creative Commons, ASCOM Open Source License
Website	ascom-standards.org

ASCOM (an abbreviation for AStronomy Common Object Model) is an open initiative to provide a standard interface to a range of astronomy equipment including mounts, focusers and imaging devices in a Microsoft Windows environment.