JKGandhi
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Telescope

Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:17 pm

Hello All,
Is it possible to make something similar to Unistellar eVscope telescope?
They used IPS or equivalent display and use camera sensor.
They use real time image staking software.

May be even if real time image stacking is not possible, just taking a snap should be enough..,

I have decided to use:
a) Raspberry pi 3 A+
b) Sony IMX219 based official camera
c) 240x240, 1.3inch IPS LCD: ST7789
d) Any Newtonian telescope.

Software side:
a) Web page on static IP for control and preview.
(Considering possibility to remove display altogether if possible and use Web only interface for image viewing.)
b) Setting up Raspberry Pi 3 A+ as WiFi access point so anyone can connect.
c) Image staking software: Lxnstack.

Please suggest how can I achieve this (without violating Unistellar's patent obviously)..,

W. H. Heydt
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Location: Vallejo, CA (US)

Re: Telescope

Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:53 pm

No one can tell you how to avoid any patents unless they know exactly what the patents cover. That said, you're unlikely to have an issue unless you go into commercial production, and if you do, your defense is probably that what you did is "obvious to a practioner of the art", thus casting doubt on the validity of the patent.

While the underlying idea--using a silicon sensor to get images through a telescope--is far from new (every telescope in orbit, from the Hubble on down does that), what is likely to be the biggest problem is constructing a mount that will permit secure and reliable mounting of the sensor to the telescope at the proper location. There are after-market modification of Pi cameras that have standard mounts. I believe that the CS mount is the one most commonly used.

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