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Making Acrylic Domes
This is part of a project to make and improved enclosure for my all sky meteor camera and domes for other instruments that look at the sky. Looking around on the WEB I found some YouTube videos showing making acrylic … Continue reading
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All Sky Meteor Camera
A recent addition to my weather station tower is an all sky meteor camera. I purchased this camera from AllSkyCams as a kit. Building the kit saves me a little money and lets me know exactly what I have and … Continue reading
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Paper Tube Rolling Machine
An important item to build black powder rocket motors is strong parallel rolled paper tubes. Paper tubes have an number of advantages for rocket motors. They are inexpensive especially if you make them yourself. They are biodegradable and if the … Continue reading
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Infrasonic Microphone Part I
Another sensor planed for my atmospheric observatory is an infrasonic microphone. I have a design sketched out and have started on fabricating the mechanical bits needed. So what is an infrasonic microphone good for? The recent Chelyabinsk meteor was detected … Continue reading
Judging the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair
I volunteered to help judge the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair this year. This years fair was held this morning (Saturday 16 March) at Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids. This is a regional science fair with entrants coming from … Continue reading
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