As I was reviewing the Instructables about building a Raspberry Pi powered observatory, I was concerned about their design for an open “dome” and for it being moved out to use and then back inside after. I wanted something I could mount on my roof and leave it place, connected to my local network and accessable from inside. This requires a weather-proof dome structure, or a sliding shed – something to protect the telescope and electronics from the elements.
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It’s Filled With Stars!
Hello … welcome to the Sunnyvale Open Source Observatory. This site is to report on, discuss and document, the effort to create a small open source, software controlled, internet accessible astronomical observatory that can take pictures of the night sky and send them to you.
The project will likely have two parts, an AllSkyCamera, and a AstroPhotoCamera.
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