Install Flightradar24 on a Raspberry Pi 5
Tracking aircraft flying above your AllSky installation can help determine if the streak across your image is a spectacular meteor […]
A Guide to the Raspberry Pi 5 GPIO Header
The Raspberry Pi 5 is a popular choice for low cost self built astronomy and astrophotography applications, including projects like
Managing Activity LEDs on a Raspberry Pi 5
Managing Activity LEDs on a Raspberry Pi 5 helps to ensure that you’re not disrupting your dark-adapted vision during late-night
Pi HQ Camera: A Great Tool for Astrophotography
The Raspberry Pi HQ Camera is an innovative, high-quality camera developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. In this blog post,
Debian Packaging on a Raspberry Pi 5
Many of the posts on this site provide guidance for compiling and installing astronomy and astrophotography software from source code,
Integrating a BME280 Sensor with INDI-AllSky
Integrating a BME280 sensor into INDI-AllSky is a great way to enhance your setup. This sensor provides accurate readings of
Install Allsky on a Raspberry Pi 5
Are you looking to turn your Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi HQ Camera into a powerful, feature-rich all-sky camera?
Install INDI-AllSky on a Raspberry Pi 5
Aaron W. Morris created INDI-AllSky as an open-source software solution for all-sky cameras, which capture wide-angle images of the entire
Integrating OpenWeatherMap with INDI
Weather plays a critical role in astronomical observations, making real-time and accurate weather data invaluable to amateur and professional astronomers
Customised Dark Theme Desktop on Raspberry Pi 5
If you’ve recently powered on your new Raspberry Pi 5 running Bookworm, you may have noticed that the default desktop
Installing the QHYCCD PoleMaster on a Raspberry Pi 5
The QHYCCD PoleMaster is a popular polar alignment tool for astronomers, offering precise and quick alignment of an equatorial mount
File Sharing on a Raspberry Pi 5 in a Windows Network
Astrophotography generates large files such as RAW and FITS images, SER videos, and processed data. If you’re using a Raspberry
Using Bluetooth Serial Ports on a Raspberry Pi 5
Astrophotography requires a seamless connection between your equipment—like mounts, cameras, and focusers—and the computer controlling them. For those using a
Install and Use XRDP on a Raspberry Pi 5
If you’re looking to remotely access your Raspberry Pi 5 using a graphical desktop environment, XRDP is one of the
Routing KStars Notifications to Pushover
Following on from our post Routing KStars Notifications to GNS, we thought it would be useful to use the same
USB naming for INDI with Udev on Raspberry Pi 5
The Raspberry Pi 5 is a powerful tool for amateur astronomers, offering the capability to connect and control astronomy devices.
A Guide to Imaging the Triangulum Galaxy
Capturing deep-sky objects like galaxies can be one of the most rewarding aspects of astrophotography. The Triangulum Galaxy (M33) stands
Routing KStars Notifications to GNS
Lunatico’s Good Night System (GNS) actively alerts users when an automated imaging session fails, providing peace of mind—even when checked