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The WAS March Field of View is here! Stunning astrophotography, mini-split HVAC upgrades (thanks to a donation from Gault Family Companies!), new AV streaming, an all-sky camera & more. Plus — star parties and an astrophotography class later this month!
👉 https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/fov-march-2026
Thanks to our members & community for making it happen!

#WestportAstronomicalSociety #FieldOfView #Astronomy #Astrophotography #AllSkyCam #WestportCT #Gault #CommunitySupport

DL7AG ✅Mar 9

Neuer Standort heute Nacht.... #allskycam
https://allskykamera.space/kamera.php?k=ASK013&qp=videos

DL7AG Allsky Kamera (ASK013) – AllskyKamera

Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Nov 28

Oh my sweet baby, what have the years done to your once beautiful features?
To be fair, it's been 4 years on the highest point for miles around, 24 hours a day, 364 days a year, in the worst weather the Northern Highlands can throw at electronics. Yet it persists.
Main problems are plastic, internal camera mount has degraded/slipped, the dome is seriously clouded by age and the quarter turn screws are NOT coming out despite my best brute force and ignorance.
#AllSkyCam #AllSkyCamera

Frank Adler Nov 3

Wie man (k)eine AllSky Kamera baut - eine Geschichte von Wasser, Wärme und Optimierung 🤓

https://adfr.io/thoughts/20251103_building_an_allsky_camera/

#astrophotography #allsky #allskycam #astrodon #diy #raspberrypi

How to (not) build an Allsky Camera

After two failed attempts — one drowned by rain and another cooked by dew — I set out to build a smarter, more resilient allsky camera. This post shares how I created a waterproof 3D-printed housing, automated dome heating with weather-based control, and learned a few lessons about balancing hardware, software, and patience along the way.

Frank Adler :: Astrophotography & Web Engineering

Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Apr 11, 2025

Time to take the #AllSkyCam down for a service. Also the traditional excuse to let the 6th year scientists up on the roof. We do a safety briefing, I get my ladder held, they get awesome science selfies, everyone wins.
We got the camera because the Institute of Physics agreed it's a really cool view, so science.

Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Apr 7, 2025

Nice catch on the #AllSkyCam. Early streak is a helicopter most likely. Then a nice red aurora on the left.

Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Oct 11, 2024

Didn't bother staying up for aurora as it was very cloudy, but the all sky camera picked some up through the breaks and even through cloud at times. North is left in the image, so the arc actually passed overhead at points. BIG storm, even visible near sunrise.

https://youtu.be/Wt4pk6pzjrA

#aurora #allSkyCam