In 2021, the proven SBIG 340 allsky camera was replaced by a selfmade camera based on Raspberry Pi using Pi HQ camera model. The resolution is much better and the WiFi connection allowed an optimal place. The only issue during last fall was the fact, that the heaterpower was too week to keep the dome free of dew/frost. This was resolved during service mission in February 2022 by adding a heater in the acrylic dome with adjustable power (PWM).
Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
“Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”.
Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion.