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HOME SPACE OBSERVATORY
Autonomous Observation · Astrophotography · Mission Development

A home-built observatory project with mission logic, live telemetry and long-term growth.

Home Space Observatory is a developing observational engineering platform focused on astrophotography, progressive system validation, live observatory infrastructure and mission-based documentation.

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About the Observatory

Not a blog. A mission archive.

This website is structured as a technical observatory platform rather than a personal journal. Each activity is recorded as a mission, with progressive hardware integration, image acquisition, system testing and future live observation nodes.

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Mission Operator:
Marysia C2
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Mission Supervisor:
Migus C
Design principles
  • Mission-based documentation
  • Institutional visual language
  • Expandable live observatory architecture
  • Future field mission support
Current Status

Platform overview

Website
ONLINE

Public-facing observatory website is active.

Mission Archive
ONLINE

Mission 001 validated planetary acquisition. Field Experiment 001 added long exposure, combustion dynamics and educational physics/chemistry documentation capabilities.

Live Observatory
ONLINE

NODE 001 atmospheric telemetry is operational and actively transmitting environmental data.

Polar Station
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Permanent sky-facing outdoor node under development.

Mission Archive

Mission log

Expandable structure
Mission SOL

Solar Chromosphere Observation

Guided solar observation session at the Observatório do Lago Alqueva (OLA), including explanation of solar prominences, solar activity and stellar dynamics.

Phase: Pre-project reference Status: Completed
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Mission 001

First Light: Jupiter

First successful planetary capture during the observatory’s pre-tracking validation phase.

Phase: Pre-tracking validation Status: Completed
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Field Experiment 001

Artificial Singularity

Long exposure combustion and light dynamics experiment using rotating steel wool, combining photography, Newtonian mechanics and combustion chemistry.

Phase: Field experiment Status: Completed
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Mission 002

Tracking Integration Tests

Reserved for tracking validation and comparative acquisition tests using OpenAstroTracker-based systems.

Phase: Integration Status: Pending
System base: OpenAstroTracker
Observatory Nodes

Infrastructure roadmap

NODE 001 — Atmospheric Monitoring Station

Permanent environmental telemetry node providing real-time atmospheric data for observatory operations, environmental logging and observation planning.

NODE 002 — Polar Observation Station

Permanent outdoor observation node dedicated to Polaris alignment, star trail imaging and future live telemetry integration.

NODE 003 — RF Monitoring Node

Future SDR-based radio frequency monitoring and spectrum visualisation layer.

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External connections (dev mode).