So in researching a few things I came across a 2016 page with Thomas Jacquin’s original setup.
This uses a wifi dongle on an old Pi 3 for connectivity, and just runs a power wire up through the bottom. Very clean and simple.
Here’s his list of parts:
I also came across the Alaskan Astro YT video on his All-Sky Raspberry Pi. Interesting approach. I do like using the PoE Hat to get connectivity and power, which runs to a larger all-weather box that has the PoE power hub, etc. He also 3D printed his enclosure, which is cool.
https://www.printables.com/model/618541-all-sky-housing-box-for-raspberry-pi-and-zwo-cam/files
