Projects

Tools & creations

Electronics, firmware, desktop tools, 3D-printed parts and AI-assisted workflows — everything I built for the observatory.

Active

OpenWheel

An open-source motorised filter wheel — from a stepper twitching on a breadboard to firmware, an ASCOM driver and a printable DIY release, built together with AI.

HardwareSTM32ASCOMKiCadSolidCraftClaude

In preparation

CEM60 rescue and upgrades

A second-hand iOptron CEM60 bought cheap with the "5-minute spike" and dead PC communication — repaired, then upgraded with a mini-PC holder on the DEC axis and new wiring and power.

Hardwarerepairmount3D printSolid Edge

In preparation

AstroInfra — data pipeline

How frames get from the garden to the NAS and back out as finished images — Syncthing, TrueNAS, scheduled cleanup and config backups.

SoftwarePowerShellSyncthingTrueNASN.I.N.A.

In preparation

PixInsight scripts

Scripted, parameter-file driven PixInsight processing — master calibration library, dehalo, star handling and palettes.

SoftwarePixInsightPJSRJavaScript

In preparation

AI-assisted processing

Using Claude as a processing partner — it drives PixInsight scripts, compares results and keeps a cross-target learning record.

AIClaudePixInsightautomation