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Progress on Automation
I have been making progress on my automation project over the last couple of months and there has been some fun activities recently! Things are moving in the right direction and now getting to the stage where I need to … Read more ...
...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...
"Automation Phase 3 – Roof"Continue readingAutomation 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...
"Automation Phase 2 – Power"Continue readingAutomation 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..."Automation Phase 1 – Software"Continue reading
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