Space & Astronomy
Track satellites, photograph the Moon and catch meteors for real science.
ISS Overhead Alert: Know When the Space Station Flies By
Calculate International Space Station passes for your location and light an LED when it is above the horizon.
RecruitLight-Pollution Sky Quality Meter with a TSL2591
Measure how dark your night sky really is, log it every few minutes and see how the Moon, clouds and street lights change it.
TechnicianTonight's Sky: Moon Phase and Planet Finder on E-Paper
A low-power e-paper frame that shows the Moon's phase and which planets are up tonight, calculated on the Pi with Skyfield.
TechnicianAstrophotography with the Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
Photograph the Moon and planets through a telescope, or star fields with a lens, using long exposures and stacking.
EngineerAll-Sky Meteor Camera for Citizen Science
Record the night sky automatically, detect shooting stars and contribute observations to meteor research networks.
EngineerMotorized Barn-Door Star Tracker for Your Camera
Two boards, a hinge and a stepper motor turn your camera with the sky so stars stay pin-sharp in multi-minute exposures.
EngineerSafe Sunspot Imaging with the Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
Photograph sunspots day after day through a proper full-aperture solar filter and watch the Sun rotate.
EngineerReceive Images Straight from Weather Satellites
Catch a polar-orbiting weather satellite as it passes overhead and decode a picture of your region with SatDump.
CommanderHigh-Altitude Balloon Payload Logger
Send a Pi Zero to the edge of space: log GPS, pressure and temperature, take photos and track it with LoRa until you recover it.
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