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Take pictures!
I've been thinking of doing the same thing as I'm finding it hard to squeeze in optical time (on the rare chance that it's clear). What software do/are you going to use to collect the data?
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haha I get paid in beer sometimes too, creativity definitely goes up :) but so do bugs :(
Sounds really interesting I'd love to give it a try. Why are you building drivers, are you interfacing with something?
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Thanks Grant! Yes, the browser is in fact the main reason I chose javascript as it means it will work both on your desktop and mobile device - indoors or out - without requiring any downloads.
While I won't be able to achieve the beautiful visuals of other desktop based planetariums (Stellarium etc), the fact that it's online by default means that it is instantly accessible to 100% of people online vs only people with enough interest/privileges to download and install the software.
Building an Open Sourced, Social Planetarium
in Lab of Oz
A blog by Oz Ramos in General
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I'll be honest Nick, I'm not really sure what PI or AP stand for (AstroPhotography?). Can you tell I'm new to all this :p I'd definitely like to take a look at PI, although working out of the textbook helps me understand the what and whys...which is important considering how little know.
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Grant, that is an awesome idea! I was already planning on building a public API to allow people to create starcharts by appending their coordinates/object in the URL like:
example.com/skychart.png?obj=M42
And by altering obj you get a new image. But using the IP is an even better idea