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Raspberry Pi Solar Camera

Raspberry Pi Solar Camera

Let’s build a solar camera and take pictures of the Sun! We will use a Raspberry Pi HQ Camera with a Celestron EclipSmart Solar Telescope to stream video and images of the Sun.

And if you don’t want solar pictures you can use any regular telescope and enter the wonderful universe of Raspberry Pi Astrophotography!

DroneBot Workshop March 10, 2024 Project, Raspberry Pi 2 Comments Read more

Raspberry Pi – 10 Years & 10 Projects

Raspberry Pi – 10 Years & 10 Projects

Celebrate 10 years of the Raspberry Pi by building 10 unique Pi projects. Every model, from the Zero to the Raspberry Pi 4 and the Raspberry Pi Pico are included.

We’ll also cover the history of this amazing little microcomputer.

So come and join the party!

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Music Everywhere with Balena Sound

Music Everywhere with Balena Sound

Balena Sound lets you use a Raspberry Pi to turn your old stereo system or amplified speakers into a wireless sound device.

It works with Bluetooth, Apple Airplay, and Spotify Connect.

You can even use Balena Sound to build a whole-house audio system!

DroneBot Workshop February 28, 2022April 11, 2023 Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 10 Projects 1 Comment Read more

Extend your USB with VirtualHere

Extend your USB with VirtualHere

If you have ever needed to connect to a USB device that was in another room, then VirtualHere is the project for you!

Using a Raspberry Pi and your existing wireless or wired network, you can remotely connect USB devices to any Windows, macOS, or Linux workstation.

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Pico Simon Game

Pico Simon Game

Learn to use the Arduino IDE with the Raspberry Pi Pico and build an emulation of the classic Simon memory game.

It’s a fun and addictive project that you’re sure to enjoy building.

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Compose Music with Sonic Pi

Compose Music with Sonic Pi

Compose your own music by writing code with Sonic Pi, a Raspberry Pi project that lets you create your own unique musical compositions.

I’ll show you how to install Sonic Pi on a Raspberry Pi 4.

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Time Lapse Camera

Time Lapse Camera

Learn to use a Raspberry Pi to create amazing time-lapse movies.

We will use libcamera and FFmpeg to take timed pictures and stitch them together to create an MP4 video.

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Raspberry Pi Dual Boot

Raspberry Pi Dual Boot

Learn to run multiple operating systems on your Raspberry Pi.

You can have two or more systems on the same MicroSD card or USB stick, and you’ll get a nice menu when you boot up to allow you to select which one to use.

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Pico Oscilloscope

Pico Oscilloscope

Build a small oscilloscope using a Raspberry Pi Pico and your Android phone or tablet.

The Scoppy Android app makes it all possible. It will even function as an 8-channel logic analyzer!

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Raspberry Pi Standby Switch

Raspberry Pi Standby Switch

The Raspberry Pi is a great microcomputer, but it is missing one essential component – a power switch.

Learn how to wire a pushbutton to your Raspberry Pi GPIO and use it to power your Pi on and off.

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Table of Contents

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Solar Photography
    • 2.1 Sun Filters
    • 2.2 Zoom and Telephoto Lenses
  • 3 Telescopes
    • 3.1 Refractors
    • 3.2 Reflectors
  • 4 Bits and Pieces
    • 4.1 Raspberry Pi Board
    • 4.2 Celestron EclipSmart Solar Telescope 
    • 4.3 Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
    • 4.4 C-Mount to 1-¼ inch Barrel Adapter
    • 4.5 Other Bite & Pieces
  • 5 Putting it Together
    • 5.1 Installing the Camera
    • 5.2 Raspberry Pi Assembly
    • 5.3 Raspberry Pi Operating System
    • 5.4 Testing the installation
    • 5.5 Image Software
    • 5.6 Astroberry Server
    • 5.7 RPi-ASCOM-Alpaca
      • 5.7.1 Installing Rpicam-ASCOM-Alpaca on the Raspberry Pi
    • 5.8 Picamera2 Web UI Lite
      • 5.8.1 Installing and Running Picamera2 Web UI Lite
      • 5.8.2 Testing Picamera2 Web UI Lite
    • 5.9 Running Software at Boot-up
  • 6 Finishing & Testing the Pi Solar Camera
    • 6.1 Finding the Sun
    • 6.2 Take and Save some Images
  • 7 Conclusion
    • 7.1 Parts List
    • 7.2 Resources

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