Finally Found My Astronomy People!
After years of solo stargazing, joining up with the Loughton Astronomical Society adds talks, tips, and company under clear nights
The Great Moisture Battle (Part 1)
Identifies dome condensation as the image-quality culprit, outlines three potential fixes, and sets up a 30-day two-sensor study plus an OpenWeather API comparison to decide the path forward.
Night Sky Pi 0.1.0 Pre Release
A garden test shows Night Sky Pi reliably captures from sunset to sunrise and packages results. The design moves to single responsibility, with a separate sender app handling off device transfers.
Prusa Mini Extrusion Fix
Tracked a bad first layer to extruder debris and a partial nozzle clog, followed by calibration checks. A cold pull and standard Mini maintenance put the yellow silk PLA case back on track.
Clear Git History
Why and how this site’s repo history is periodically reset to a single commit on Codeberg to keep storage lean when hosting both Hugo source and generated HTML.
Why I'm Breaking Up with GitHub
After years on GitHub, shifting priorities and ethical concerns prompted a decision to move to a better-aligned platform. Updates will follow once the migration is settled.
My Workspace Makeover - Pi Wall Coming Together!
The rack plan gave way to an IKEA SKÅDIS wall for Raspberry Pis, using printed mounts to keep the cluster visible, accessible, and off the desk, with room to grow.
Baby Steps with My Night Sky Pi (Feb Update)
The capture loop is back: images from sunset to sunrise with per frame exposure tweaks. Next up is packaging observations, sending data off device, and refining the capture window.
Introducing Ground Control for Night Sky Pi
A simple Spring Boot and Thymeleaf app that manages Night Sky Pi cameras from one dashboard with camera status, observation review, data download, and scheduled clean ups.
So I Made My Own Hugo Theme Kinda
Smigle was great but too feature heavy for the site’s needs, so a fork on GitHub trims features, simplifies the footer, and keeps the focus on speed and readability.