Tracker Planet of Mars Using Hough Transform Method and Fuzzy Logic

One of the observational instruments used to observe distant objects is the Telescope. This thing is the most important part in astronomical observation, as done in LAPAN - Pasuruan. The main function for observing celestial bodies such as the planet Mars so that it appears more clearly. However, the observations made now still use the method manually using the eyes. It has the disadvantage that the planet is more difficult to detect due to eye limitations at night. The project aims to create a Telescope that is controlled via computer automatically or manually. The computer serves as retrieving data from a camera mounted on a Telescope using the Hough Transform method, from which the data will be visualized through the monitor using Graphical User Interface. The combination of Telescope and tracker can make it easier to observe the planet Mars, in which every movement can be observed and then automatically or manually booted. So that observation can be done by everyone, without constrained by the sense of sight to position the Telescope. The result has been achieved that tracker can detect Mars planet using Hough Transform method and follow automatically using Fuzzy Logic. Observations only do at night and without any light around the telescope.