Pi Cam Astro

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# PROJECT IS EARLY WORK IN PROGRESS "Pi Cam Astro" is the first attempt at an Astro camera that runs on Raspberry Pi and features modular design. ## Planned Features in Keywords - Modularity: Sub-modules will be replaceable without requiring replacement of the entire component. - Support for Different Sensors: - IMX 291 as Pi Cam V2 and Pi Cam V2 NoIR - IMX 290 - IMX 178 - Sensor Cooling: Passive with copper cooler, active with fan only, or active with peltier element and fan. - Raspberry PI Controller: Imaging control lights, darks, flats, biaslights, biasdarks; auto register, auto stacking; camera assist north/south adjust; auto guiding to st4 / auto guiding via indi/ascom. ## Slicing FreeCAD Model Directly Another aspect of this design involves using CURA with the FreeCAD import plugin. The resulting G-Code is large but yields amazing print results. ## FreeCAD Plugin To create caps, a Python plugin was added to easily generate cups and plugs for various diameters.