Robert Gamble (@Rfgamble)

How to build a Better All Sky Camera Norman Revere Jan 11, 2025 #earthcam #stargazing #diyelectronics Why I built my All Sky Camera: Solar System Timelapse! • Why I Built My All-Sky Camera — Solar Syst... Live Stream: • Night Sky Live in 4K 1 Year Timelapse: • One Year Timelapse of the Sky from my All ... … AI-generated video summary Quality and accuracy may vary. This video details the improvements made to an all-sky camera setup. The creator discusses the issues encountered with the first version, including overheating, dome replacement difficulties, and access limitations. They then explain the solutions implemented in the second version, focusing on ventilation, dome attachment, and camera accessibility. Using everything I have learned from the last year, I engineered a better version of my all sky camera. This one is performing much better than my previous one. While much of the setup is similar to the first, this time I kept in mind everything I wished I had done differently. Here's a few things I learned: Heat is bad. Heat ruins your nice things. Fresh airflow helps reduce that massively. The sun is still a deadly laser and will continue to fry your things no matter what, given enough time. Your all sky enclosure doesn't actually need to be sealed, so long as you can keep water and bugs out. It also doesn't have to be waterproof if it isn't going underwater, which I wouldn't recommend if you're trying to take pictures of the sky. To make things easier to maintain, I moved the camera off the lid of the enclosure and on to its own particular mounting solution. Its now sitting on an attachment for an old guidescope I don't use. Having more room to maneuver inside the enclosure is a massively underrated improvement. It also helps keep things cooler and allows for much beefier cooling options. Just like the first enclosure, half of the fun for me is simply building it. I also enjoyed employing some of the different ideas I had over the last year into a new design for my all sky cameras enclosure. This one should be much easier to tinker with, if I ever need to. What I used to build my new all-sky camera: ZWO ASI678MC https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/... D21 UV-IR Cut Filter (Optional) https://www.cameraconcepts.com/zwo-zw... JMX Acrylic - 4in x 2.4in Acrylic Dome https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KGGG7TM?... USB 3.0 Right angle cable Set of cable glands Powered USB 3.0 hub Electronics Project box (Lighter color is better for less heat absorption) Dew Heater strap that I cannibalized https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... Tiny air vents / louvers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BQQVYM?... You may also need: A chunk or thin plate of copper Fans Small heatsinks Machine screws Piece of metal or dovetail to hold the camera Silicone sealant Hole saw + Drill USB Cables of varying sizes, if you need one longer than a few feet get a powered cable. A laptop, mini-pc, or Raspberry Pi Live Stream: • Night Sky Live in 4K 1 Year Timelapse: • One Year Timelapse of the Sky from my All ... #live #nightskylive #livestream #livestreaming #night #sky #tonight #stargazing #nightsky #earthcam #livehd #diy #diyprojects #diyelectronics #raspberrypi #minipc .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ih_25_wY30