Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by jstanley » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 2:33 PM UTC

Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector
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Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by cassianoleal » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:31 PM UTC

Very cool!

There is a typo in the title: metero for meteor.

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by chefandy » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:39 PM UTC

cassianoleal wrote: post #2

Very cool! There is a typo in the title: metero for meteor.

I racked by brain for a solid 10 seconds trying to remember what a metero was before I just clicked on the link.

Ah! That makes more sense!

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by jstanley » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:45 PM UTC

cassianoleal wrote: post #2

Very cool! There is a typo in the title: metero for meteor.

Oops! Fixed, thanks.

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by destitude » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:47 PM UTC

Where exactly to get the hardware such as the IMX291 camera module would be helpful.

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by jstanley » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:48 PM UTC

destitude wrote: post #5

Where exactly to get the hardware such as the IMX291 camera module would be helpful.

I've rooted around their build instructions and they suggest this Aliexpress listing: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32984151266.html

There is also a Croatian company "IstraStream" that will supply a ready-built system: https://globalmeteornetwork.org/?page_id=136

There are a number of eBay listings for camera modules that contain an IMX291 sensor but they don't appear to be the same, and in particular don't appear to take power-over-ethernet. I don't know how easy it would be to integrate one of these, but they mostly ship from China anyway so there doesn't seem to be much advantage over the Aliexpress option.

I also wonder how feasible it would be to use the default Raspberry Pi camera module. Probably the issue is that it is not sufficiently sensitive.

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by destitude » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:51 PM UTC

Is there a way to get a map of what areas are currently covered by the global meteor network?

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by jstanley » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:52 PM UTC

destitude wrote: post #7

Is there a way to get a map of what areas are currently covered by the global meteor network?

I'm not sure where to get an up to date view but the slide at 5:45 in this video has a map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAGq-XqD5Po&t=5m45s

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by taf2 » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:57 PM UTC

jstanley wrote: post #8

destitude wrote: post #7

Is there a way to get a map of what areas are currently covered by the global meteor network?

I'm not sure where to get an up to date view but the slide at 5:45 in this video has a map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAGq-XqD5Po&t=5m45s

Wow if that is correct then we really are blind to incoming end the world meteors

Re: Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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Post by Zenst » Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 3:57 PM UTC

I'd be inclined to get a POE hub/switch cheap (30$ branded, unbranded and talking sub $10) and the adapter for the Rpi and run them both over that.

Not sure how the cost balances for this and maybe a bit more going that option, but if you add a single other POE device, it would definitely pay off cheaper and certainly more flexible cable wise on Ethernet and as such power.