castor--system
This Project aims to solve the Asteroid Watchers challenge through the use of Python and a Raspberry Pi. The installed script in the open source protoboard will take the charge of : - Download the orbital data required from the Minor Planet Center webpage. - Calculate the object’s position using an open source library. - Control the telescope via using it's serial port. - Verify that the weather conditions are acceptable.This project is solving the Asteroid Watchers challenge. Description
This Project aims to solve the Asteroid Watchers challenge through the use of Python and a Raspberry Pi.
The installed script in the open source protoboard will take the charge of : - Download the orbital data required from the Minor Planet Center webpage. - Calculate the object’s position using an open source library. - Control the telescope via using it's serial port. - Verify that the weather conditions are acceptable.
If you would like more information about this project, or have general questions or comments, please feel free to contact at this e-mail address: [email protected]
Project Information
License: GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPL-2.0)
Source Code/Project URL: https://github.com/sgongar/spaceapps_castor_system
Resources
Minor Planet Center Ephemerides Service - http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/Ephemerides/SoftwareEls.html
