In this video Derek takes a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, inertial measurement unit, CCD camera and a beefed-up pan & tilt mechanism to create an automated planet tracker. Everything is orchestrated via a custom arcade-style controller centered around a Raspberry Pi running C++/OpenCV code to run the UI and control positioning.
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Automated Raspberry Pi Planet Tracking GOTO Telescope
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I got the pan/tilt positioner from my local surplus, non-working and covered in a layer of dust; they knew nothing about it. 75 (or 100?) bucks later and I had a nice paperweight. The original idea was…
Hi picopi ,
I've added these as an attachment.
Where's the beef?
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