All-sky camera housing
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Shem Livai Institute for Astronomy Mentor: Colin Aspin Advisor: Bo Reipurth Home Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa Funding provided through the Center for Adaptive Optics, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC), AST-987683
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Shem Livai Institute for Astronomy Mentor: Colin Aspin Advisor: Bo Reipurth Home Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa. All-sky camera housing. Funding provided through the Center for Adaptive Optics, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC), AST-987683. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Shem LivaiInstitute for Astronomy
Mentor: Colin AspinAdvisor: Bo Reipurth
Home Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Funding provided through the Center for Adaptive Optics, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology
Center (STC), AST-987683
Outline
Intro Design goals and challenges Elements of the All-Sky Camera
Project Importance and benefits Conclusion Acknowledgments…
Intro
Built three for Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Cerro Armazones in Chile
Cloud coverage Collect and store
images Monitor weather
conditions
Design Goals and Challenges goals challenges
INEXPENSIVE Efficient Withstand altitude Reliable
Ventilation Lens fogging Snow buildup Wind resistance Lightning Water proof
Elements of the All-Sky Camera ProjectCamera HardwareHousingOperation
Camera Hardware
StellaCam III camera
StellaCam III control box Controls gain,
frame, gamma
Fujinon lens Automatic iris
Design Process
1. Brainstorming 2. Researching and
sketching3. AutoCAD4. Get approval
AutoCAD Drawings
Design Process for Housing
1. Brainstorming 2. Researching and
sketching3. AutoCAD4. Get approval
Design Process Cont.
5. Cutting, sanding, polishing, gluing, and bolting
6. Install camera, lens, sensor, and fans
7. Wiring
Housing
Junction box Two fans Heat sensor Fish-eye lens Metal ring Rubber gasket Brackets Spacers and
aligner
Finished Products
Operation
Seeing real-time images
Observing cloud coverage
Get 1440 perfect images over a year No cloud and moon Take an image
every minute
All-Sky ImagesDay Time
Cloudy Night
Clear Night
Full Moon Night
Importance and Benefits
Better understanding of observing conditions
Clearer images of the night sky Reliable data for archiving Accessible to every telescope on
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa and Cerro Armazones in Chile
Conclusion
Planning and brainstorming was important to ensure us that our finishing product would be successful
Team work was the key to success Gained a lot of real-life experience
and knowledge to apply in my future endeavors
Satisfying to see working camera as a result of my work
Acknowledgements…
I would like to thank the following: Mentor- Colin Aspin Advisor- Bo Reipurth Collaborators- Richard Shelton, Nathan
Huisman, and Ed Sousa IfA staff for their hospitality Akamai interns and coordinators for their
support Center for Adaptive Optics for the
opportunity of a life time
