Astronomy Fundamentals, January 18, 2022: Building an All Sky Camera

A digital all-sky camera can serve to automatically monitor the sky whenever desired; day or night. It can watch for weather changes, monitor for and capture images of meteors or auroras; even observe changes in light pollution.
In this presentation, Linda Thomas-Fowler takes the viewer through the steps of building a do-it-yourself all-sky camera, and explains how to use one.

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I’m looking to build an all sky cam just to capture meteors. I know that larger pixels are better for that. I’m not really sure if I should get a color or a mono camera for that. My guess is that if no IR cut filter is used then the sensitivity of the color cam would be pretty similar to a mono. I was wondering if a dash cam or a cheap wireless security cam that records motion and is good in low light could be used as a meteor cam too.

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Hi, As you know, is it possible to take videos from this cameras (All Sky Camera or homebuilt one) and put in a projector to show on a roof in the night just as a LIVE PLANETARIUM? is the quality enough and is it possible? Thanks for answer