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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 completed and validated. Jupiter successfully captured and confirmed within the Gemini star field.

Live Observatory
IN DEVELOPMENT

Raspberry Pi node, optics and telemetry integration planned.

Polar Station
PLANNED

Permanent sky-facing outdoor node under concept 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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Mission 002

Tracking Integration Tests

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

Phase: Integration Status: Pending
System base: OpenAstroTracker
Mission 003

Polar Observation Node

Reserved for permanent outdoor observation, UTC telemetry and protected location mode.

Phase: Planned Status: Pending
Development Nodes

Infrastructure roadmap

Node 01 — Development Raspberry Pi

Bench test platform for camera, UTC sync, basic telemetry and web integration.

Node 02 — Polar Observation Station

Outdoor dome-based permanent node with thermal control and protected location handling.

Node 03 — Signal Monitoring Layer

Future RTL-SDR based RF monitoring and spectrum visualisation.

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External connections (dev mode).