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Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi

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Re: Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi

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scrps wrote: post #15
dylan604 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I feel like RPis are overkill I feel this way about most uses of RPis, but if it makes it more accessible and easier to use without the limitations of esp32 type boards then at least people are playing with things. However, from TFA: "The Raspberry Pi computer analyses the video feed in real time to search for moving objects, "

Ah, I did miss that in the article! I see the accessibility angle though I suppose if someone made a turn-key esp32-based sky tracker that might help get them adopted, save people money, and free up their pi.

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Post by dr_kiszonka »

Paddywack wrote: post #14

I wonder if SpaceX could put cameras on the far side of the Starlink satellites to make a network gazing outwards. To help compensate for the frustration they are causing astronomers…

I like the idea, but they would probably put the cameras facing the Earth.

Re: Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi

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Post by robxorb »

dr_kiszonka wrote: post #22
Paddywack wrote: post #14

I wonder if SpaceX could put cameras on the far side of the Starlink satellites to make a network gazing outwards. To help compensate for the frustration they are causing astronomers…

I like the idea, but they would probably put the cameras facing the Earth.

Both, and it pays for itself?

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Post by Ringz »

Paddywack wrote: post #14

I wonder if SpaceX could put cameras on the far side of the Starlink satellites to make a network gazing outwards. To help compensate for the frustration they are causing astronomers…

Good idea!

From Wikipedia:

„As of early March 2024, it consists of over 6,000 mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO)[5] that communicate with designated ground transceivers. Nearly 12,000 satellites are planned to be deployed, with a possible later extension to 34,400.“

The whole thing could be considered a 360 degree camera. I have no idea how good the theoretically achievable resolution would be overall.

Re: Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi

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Post by timthorn »

caphector wrote: post #16
redundantly wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fully powering off the camera will help, but I imagine with direct sunlight going through the lens and hitting the sensor the heat could still damage it, despite it not recording.

I have a sky camera (use it for weather and sky observations; my airspace is a bit busy for easy meteor observations). So far my sensor seems to be fine despite an unblinking gaze upwards.

Looking at the GitHub, the code downloads aircraft movements to avoid false alerts.

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Post by is_true »

Paddywack wrote: post #14

I wonder if SpaceX could put cameras on the far side of the Starlink satellites to make a network gazing outwards. To help compensate for the frustration they are causing astronomers…

is there any place where they should register those cameras?

Imagine if they already have cameras in all satellites and one day just announce they are launching a new Earth observation service.

Knowing how much elon seems to likes playing with market he prob would short all other companies in the sector before making the announcement.

Re: Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi

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Post by [deleted] »

scrps wrote: post #15
dylan604 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I feel like RPis are overkill I feel this way about most uses of RPis, but if it makes it more accessible and easier to use without the limitations of esp32 type boards then at least people are playing with things. However, from TFA: "The Raspberry Pi computer analyses the video feed in real time to search for moving objects, "

Ah, I did miss that in the article! I see the accessibility angle though I suppose if someone made a turn-key esp32-based sky tracker that might help get them adopted, save people money, and free up their pi.

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Re: Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi

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Post by fanf2 »

pjsg wrote: post #4

Unclear what the relationship is with the Global Meteor Network ( https://globalmeteornetwork.org/ ) that has people build meteor cameras, often based on RPis, and then contribute the data so that meteor orbits can be determined. This site: https://tammojan.github.io/meteormap/ shows the meteors detected over the last 24 hours. You can see that the UK is pretty well covered with cameras as are some parts of Europe. T…

Huh, there are more of these than I knew!

https://gfo.rocks/partners.html

https://fireballs.imo.net/

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