Project Sunbyte: Revolutionary Solar Telescope

Author: The University of Sheffield

The SunbYte project aims to revolutionise solar telescope technology by creating a low cost telescope using novel manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing, Arduino controllers and Raspberry Pi computers. The Sunbyte team is made up of an interdisciplinary student group from across the University of Sheffield. Watch the students use a balloon to send their telescpoe up into the atmosphere, overcoming technical challenges along the way.
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Project Sunbyte: The Telescope
Wednesday, 7 February, 2018

Watch members of the Project Sunbyte student team describe how the telescope works. Find out the differences between Sunbyte and a ground-based telescope, discover how Sunbyte is able to track the sun using a Raspberry Pi and watch an overview of the electronic control system. Music is Luvly by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud