--- title: PVC Pipe Turned DIY Digital Telescope | daily.dev description: A hobbyist built a smart digital telescope using a 114mm mirror housed in PVC pipe, with a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 at the focal point connected to a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pvc-pipe-turned-diy-digital-telescope-ugvtikzgr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PVC Pipe Turned DIY Digital Telescope | daily.dev og:description: A hobbyist built a smart digital telescope using a 114mm mirror housed in PVC pipe, with a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 at the focal point connected to a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pvc-pipe-turned-diy-digital-telescope-ugvtikzgr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UgvTiKzgr.png og:image:alt: PVC Pipe Turned DIY Digital Telescope og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PVC Pipe Turned DIY Digital Telescope **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist built a smart digital telescope using a 114mm mirror housed in PVC pipe, with a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 at the focal point connected to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. A Python script hosts a small web server for viewing the live camera feed and adjusting brightness, exposure, and gain, powered by an 18650 lithium-ion cell with a 5V boost module. Apps like SkyMap and SkEye help aim the telescope at celestial objects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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