Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Astronomy Camera
The camera is on the telescope ready to test! I’ve mounted the RpiHQ camera on a Raspberry Pi case with a Pi4 4GB and written a web based interface to…
Observatory Roof Renovation
Since my observatory run-off roof hasn’t really changed since it was built in 2002, it needs some remedial work. That’s a hell of a lot of weight sliding around to…
Building the Poor Man’s Star Analyzer (PMSA) Spectrograph
After attending the Sacramento Mountain Spectroscopy Workshop last year and getting excited about doing spectroscopy on my own telescope, I’ve been looking at various spectrometers for quite a while but…
New Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Testing
The Raspberry Pi camera modules have been around for quite a while but the latest model is of real interest to an astronomer because it not only allows interchangeable lenses…
Raspberry Pi Camera evaluation for Astronomy
While my allsky camera (www.gordtulloch.com/allsky) is working fantastically well, I’m also looking at making some projects that need a camera that doesn’t cost $400! In particular a standalone platesolver similar…
New Bright Comet in July
Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 looks like it might put on an interesting show in July/August! Perihelion is on July 3, 2020 where the comet could reach 2nd or 3rd magnitude…
Imaging Workstation
The new Allsky Camera has a really nice additional use – finding sucker holes to take pictures through! Here you see my imaging setup in the house, connecting to a…
Smoke Ring in the Sky
M57, or the Ring Nebula, is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a sun-like star. The tiny white dot in the center of the nebula is the star’s hot…
M13 At the Solstice
Messier 13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules. M13 is a favorite target and one that’s…
New Article: Building An Allsky Camera now online!
You can build an Allsky camera very easily and without the large expensive of commercial models. Read this to learn how!