Title :
Stand-alone station for deep space objects astrophotography
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron. & Inf. Sci., Koszalin Univ. of Technol., Koszalin, Poland
Abstract :
This article presents the basic assumptions and aspects of the design of a stand-alone station for deep space objects (DSO) astrophotography. It describes basic elements of the project concerned with automatization and remote control. The article also covers in further detail the innovative use of a driver with ATMEGA16 microcontroller and dedicated software for controlling the astronomical dome and its synchronization with telescope movement. Fully functional solution for performing automatic observation is presented.
Keywords :
astronomical observatories; astronomical techniques; astronomical telescopes; automation; microcontrollers; photography; physical instrumentation control; telecontrol; ATMEGA16 microcontroller; DSO astrophotography; astronomical dome control; automatic astronomical observation; automatisation; deep space object astrophotography; remote control; stand alone station design; telescope movement synchronization; Astronomy; Atmosphere; Automatic control; Earth; Humans; Observatories; Optical variables control; Space stations; Space technology; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2009. MWSCAS '09. 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4479-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2009.5236086
