An Arduino-enabled observatory dome door opener

By Emanuele Signoretta on July 25, 2020

The South Florida Science Center recently commissioned a beautiful new 10” aperture refactor telescope. Its dome, however, was opened by hand; so in an effort to modernize this part of the setup, Andres Paris and his brother added a windshield wiper-style DC motor to automate the process.

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About Emanuele Signoretta

Studying electronics and communication engineering at Politecnico di Torino. Electronics, IT and Open Source enthusiast.

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