The Oculus all-sky camera

[Coco]

This looks interesting, great for time lapses etc.. Not difficult to make your own I know but it looks very neat with a 3" dome.

''The Oculus comes with a right angled aluminum

tripod bracket to secure it to the side of your dome or

building. This has the standard ¼” tripod thread on the

base but can also be easily drilled and adapted for other

mounting options.

A 3m USB cable comes fitted to the Oculus and can

be extended using powered USB2.0 hubs. The Oculus

also

(supplied)

dew up during humid nights

the heaters in the Oculus to ensure that the dome does not

connect the 12v power module. This operates

has a 2.1mm power socket in the rear panel to''

http://www.sxccd.com...-all-sky-camera

[pete_l]

Yes, it does look nice - but expensive for what you get.

On a practical level, I'd advise mounting something like this in a position where it's easy to remove any bird-poop that may accumulate. While a heater can prevent dewing-up, I've never seen an all-sky camera that incorporated a windscreen wiper.