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Hi All, Posted this at Cloudy Nights as well, but thought I'd put here for anyone interested in esoteric astronomy projects. In the category of "why on earth would anyone want to do this?" I thought I'd share my experience with a very specific problem. How to put together the hardware and software to install a remote-accessible all sky camera at a site with no power, no internet, is 4 hours away, and can only be accessed by snowmobile 4 months of the year? It was quite literally a fever dream. I had a medical issue early in the summer that had me laid up in the hospital for a while (ask me how I know I'm allergic to sulfa antibiotics). Bored out of my mind and feeling terrible, I started thinking about stuff I'd do when I got better. This was high on the list. And, ultimately, it worked. I ended up writing everything up on my (frankly) boring website if anyone is interested to see the process: https://tinypatchofsky.com/building-an-off-grid-all-sky-camerapart-1 https://tinypatchofsky.com/building-an-off-grid-all-sky-camera-part-2 https://tinypatchofsky.com/building-an-off-grid-all-sky-camera-part-3 https://tinypatchofsky.com/building-an-all-sky-off-grid-camera-part-4 Final install looks like this:  Oh, and if there are any electrical engineers out there who see that I've done something completely idiotic, I am all ears! Other suggestions for things to do differently also welcome. There are some smart cookies on this forum, or at least folks way smarter than me. All the best, -Kelly |
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| That was a great read. I was hoping to do this one day, and will definitely refer to this when I do. Thanks for sharing. |
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| Cool stuff! |
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That was a great read. I was hoping to do this one day, and will definitely refer to this when I do. Thanks for sharing. Thank you! It was a fun project and I fully support others' efforts at windmill tilting. -k |
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| It was an inspiring read, thank you. |
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Nice project. I built the same sort of thing, starting with the Jacquin software, then writing my own. How about a few random comments:
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| Thanks for sharing! I'd love to hear how you end up dealing with the remote control of the 12v dew heater. I also built a fairly simple enclosure from a 4in ABS pipe, but it's downfall was no dew heater. |
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| I added a sensor for external temperature and humidity. And a sensor for the temp up inside the dome. A 5W heater is used to keep the dome temp a certain number of degrees above the dewpoint, and at a minimum temperature. The setting I use is "the higher of +10C and (dewpoint+10C). |
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That's a wonderful project. I have a much smaller allsky camera I take to dark sky sites during autumn holidays. Mind last few ended up being cloudy weeks. It's powered by a powerbank that can run a stick pc and dew heater for about 36 hours, so it has to be recharged indoors. The cams a zwo178mc running under AllSkEye software. |
