Make Your Ceiling Disappear With ADS-B And Short-Throw Projector
The Skylight project uses Raspberry Pi 5 hardware and ADS-B radio signals to project real-time aircraft tracking data onto a ceiling. It also functions as a planetarium by using APIs to map satellites and stars.
Why it matters
It demonstrates the creative integration of open-source hardware and public aviation data for hobbyist home automation.
If you re into airplanes, you ve probably had the experience of hearing an unusual aircraft and rushing outside to try and catch a glimpse of it, all while fumbling with a smartphone to open a flight-tracking app. If your home was equipped with [cpaczek] s Skylight project, which combines ADS-B data with a short throw projector , that little dance would have been totally unnecessary.
Technical project overview with no political or social agenda.
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