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I wanted to put my somewhat unused planetary camera to work on its days off so I built an All Sky Camera using open source software and a Raspberry Pi 4B. In this video I will show you how to make your own! This is a fun extension to our hobby, but also a great way to monitor the night skies both real-time and after imaging. I'll go into detail on the All Sky solution, Raspberry Pi Hardware, Installation of the PI OS, Installation of AllSky, etc. Hope this helps to get you started! My AllSky Cameras are here (...when running. There is a json error if they haven't updated in a few days BUT you can still get to some saved time-lapses and keograms.): AllSky software on GitHub: Note: Please visit the bottom of this GitHub page and consider donating/tipping for all of his hard work. All step-by-step instructions and configuration file details are laid out here quite nicely. BTW - Interested in making this somewhat portable? () Here are links to some of the components showcased in the video: - Raspberry Pi4B 8GB KIT () - Raspberry Pi4B 4GB card only () - Raspberry Pi4B 8GB card only () - 128GB MicroSD Card () - ZWO ASI224MC from OptCorp () - ZWO 150 Degree Fish-Eye Lens from OptCorp () - Small Pi Keyboard/Mouse only if you need one () - Multi-Lens Bundle (maybe more than needed...) () - PiHQ Camera () If you find my videos helpful and would like to help support my content making efforts at no additional cost to you, you can use the below links when making regular purchases and I receive a small commission (Please don't feel any obligation at all to do this): Amazon: OPT Corp: High Point Scientific: Like, Subscribe, and Turn on Notifications to be alerted when more videos in the series are available. For more of my Astrophotography related content, go to: --------CHAPTERS-------- 0:00 - Introduction 0:46 - How I Use It 1:35 - Understand Time-lapse and Keograms 3:09 - Hardware Requirements 6:30 - Get the PI Bullseye OS 8:50 - Explaining the Raspberry PI 10:50 - Assembly of the PI 12:44 - Attaching the Cameras 14:22 - Ready for Powering Up 15:06 - It's Alive! Get it Up to Date 16:08 - The AllSky Project Website 17:40 - Install Allsky 20:03 - Install the WebUI 21:22 - Connect to the WebUI 22:14 - Camera Settings First Edits 23:25 - Optional AllSky Website Installation 24:43 - Donate to the Cause 25:05 - Understand the Settings Editor and Nano 27:15 - Troubleshooting with Tail 28:45 - PatriotAstro not always Live Feed 29:33 - Next Steps and Wrapping Up
