Astronomy Camera

Home-Made Remote-Controlled Astronomy Camera

1. Circular Container

2. Intel Compute Stick

3. Small Plastic Container

4. Arecont 1.55 Arecont 1.55mm 1/2 F2.0 fixed iris, fisheye lens

5. 4" Acrylic Dome

6. ZWO ASI120MC-S Camera

7. 3" Wooden Circular Plate

8. Strong Double-Sided Tape

9. Weather Sealing Tape

10. Cardboard Pieces

11. SuperGlue

Download Teamviewer onto your computer and the compute stick.

Make an account in TeamViewer so you don't have to enter the password to connect to the compute stick

Download your preferred Image-Capture software and set the destination folder to one-drive. Do this so you can access the images from your PC.

Use superglue to attach the small plastic container upside down to the bigger enclosure

Superglue the cardboard pieces together and glue all of them on the small plastic container

Use the double sided tape to stick the camera to the circular wooden plate. Make sure that the camera is in the middle.

Then place the camera-plate piece and put it in the enclosure. Do Not Glue It!

Use a 2 1/8" hole drill bit to drill a hole in the center of the cover of the Ziploc container.

Clean the Acrylic Dome with a microfiber cloth. Make sure the inside is cleaned well to ensure clear pictures.

Stick a piece of the weather sealing tape to the enclosure with super glue for some weather-proofing.

Stick the dome to the enclosure with double-sided tape

Drill a Hole for the camera cable, while making sure it doesn't crack the plastic.

Grab your handy Intel compute stick and connect the camera to it. Mount it somewhere close by the camera and make sure it has some protection. Remember water and computers don't mix.

Put the camera on something high: the roof, a pillar, or a ramada. Do this to ensure that the pictures are of the sky and not the surroundings of your backyard.

Use TeamViewer to connect to the Intel compute stick, start up your Image-Capture software and capture away!