- #Where is the stellarium how to
- #Where is the stellarium install
- #Where is the stellarium serial
- #Where is the stellarium portable
This gear will allow a smoother mechanical connection (to prevent mechanical loads on the encoder) and, more important, will allow more resolution from the encoder - by multiplying the turns of the encoder by a gear ratio. Then I realized it would be better if I use a gear-wheel fixed to the mount and telescope to drive the encoders. Why build a gear? First I though I could connect directly the encoders to the telescope. Those gear-wheels will be attached and fixed to the mount and will be responsible to drive the encoders, as you turn your telescope around (azimuth) and up/down (altitude). This is a simple step that will guide you to build a gear-wheel from a timing belt.īecause we need to read 2 axis (altitude and azimuth) we need to build 2 wheels.
#Where is the stellarium serial
#Where is the stellarium install
#Where is the stellarium how to
This instructable will guide you, step by step, how to complete your own controller using Stellarium (astronomy software) and Arduino (open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software).Īnd, why Arduino ? Well, there is not a simple answer for that.
#Where is the stellarium portable
It's a nice mount (cheap, portable and very easy to use), but to get what you want to see, you need to know the sky like the palm of your hands (which can be a problem to a beginner like me.!). Recently, I bought a 8" Newtonian telescope that came with a Dobsonian mount. I am fascinated by astronomy since the first time I looked to the night sky.