/featherstarpointer

Feather Star Pointer

Primary LanguageOpenSCADGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

Feather Star Pointer

⚠️ Azimuth accuracy is based on a magnetometer : so currently, you can have a 2° error margin in azimuth

The goal of this project is to be a simple star pointing system for push-to telescopes, using the SkySafari Pro application on your smartphone.

Components

How to build

  • There is not soldering involved, just connect the Featherboard, the sensor, and the battery with the cable connectors
  • You will need to flash the binary firmware to the Featherboard
  • You have to glue the 3D printed base to the 3d printed holder

How to use

  • Follow the calibration procedure at startup : the white LED will turn red when the calibration is finished.
  • Add the FSP as a 'basic encoder system' in skysafari, choose 'push-to Alt-az', and connect using bluetooth. Finally set the encoder settings to +8192 (both fields).
  • The red LED will start to blink when the battery is low.
  • Enjoy !

Pictures

Mounted on scope

Inside

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3D Model

SkySafari