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Skylapse Turns a Raspberry Pi Into a Night-Sky Camera

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An open-source Raspberry Pi tool captures all-night sky timelapses, RAW frames, and dawn renders through a phone-based interface.

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For: Raspberry Pi astronomers and night-sky timelapse makers
Worth noticing: The reference rig costs about $330 and can serve its own Wi-Fi when no network is available.

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The project separates capture, web, and networking into three services, so a fault in one is described as unable to stop frame writing. Its camera workflow includes a sharpness score with 1×–10× zoom, while the night browser exposes a star-count chart for locating clearer stretches. The site lists the Raspberry Pi HQ Camera / IMX477 as its primary target and presents ZWO ASI USB support as best-effort rather than equal coverage.

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