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Automation Phase 3 – Roof

The third phase of the automation project is the roof. Not only does it need power, it needs to roll very smoothly to ensure the motors don't stall when opening and closing the roof. So this...

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Automation Phase 2 – Power

Being able to remotely power up the various components of the observatory is very appealing, and while there is an argument that says until I have the roof sorted there is no point...

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Automation Phase 1 – Software

This initial phase will focus on the various software components needed to:

  • Build a model of the area of sky being imaged
  • Automatically perform a meridian flip
  • Plate solve before and after a meridian flip
  • Acquire images...

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