Does anyone have suggestions for a WiFi camera that I can get to monitor the night sky cloud cover and eventually integrate it into the EKOS to pause or stop the imaging process while unattended. Any models or manufacturer suggestions are welcome.
-Richard
Thanks for the information and very interesting project. I could have used this the other night during the new moon when I lost imaging time to cloud cover. This was the first dark night this month and I only captured 2-4min frames each of LRGB of the Seagull and had to throw out the rest
I have a spare ASI120MC camera with lens already so it would not be much to set this up so I can monitor sky conditions from the house while imaging.
I build one (github.com/dokeeffe/cloud-rain-monitor) but it does not use a camera. It uses an IR sensor to measure cloud. Works well with INDI and EKOS scheduler. Complete safe shutdown if clouds roll in or it rains.
@dokeefe Your project has been on my todo list for a long time
@Pixels Another item on my todo list is to have an all-sky cam connected to a classifier learning the different types of skies. Also useful for automated artificial horizon.