Quick update on the AllSkyCamera project: summer holidays are close to finish so we are pretty ready to a full comeback on project. During this time we extended the hosting and domain services for other 12 months (Attached is the purchase invoice for other 12 months of the site – € 58.50). See you soon!
Ed eccoci ad un veloce aggiornamento sul progetto AllSkyCamera: Le vacanze estive volgono ormai al termine e siamo quindi pronti a rigettarci a capofitto su ASC! Durante questa pausa abbiamo comunque rinnovato i servizi di hosting e dominio del sito per ulteriori 12 mesi (Di seguito copia fattura per un totale di € 58.50). A presto!
Time for the first batch of buys. We started with the main important components of the project: Lens, Astronomical Camera and Micro Computer.
The Lens
To obtain an fisheye effect and to cover all the skydome our choiche goes to Arecont Vision 1/2” 1.55mm f2 CS allsky lens. It costed 96,45 £ (116,81 €) and we will receive it in some days (hoping for no surprises from customs 🙂 damn customs! + 26,48 €).
The Astronomical Camera
Finally we decided to goes right to ZWO ASI 224MC Camera. A great camera which will allow us to obtain great sky images. It costed 270,90 € and yes, it’s already in our hands.
Micro Computer
As already said our choice fell on a compact, high-performance and economical microcomputer: the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B + 4GB RAM. We bought one with a time limited offer for 83,80 € in total and it comes with its case protection, power supply, sandisk 64Gb Memory card and heat dissipators.
Power Supply
Last but not least here below all the purchase receipts (the whole project cost can be consulted here)
Tempo di acquisti: abbiamo ovviamente iniziato con le componenti fondamentali del progetto: Lente, Camera di Acquisizione Astronomica e Micro Computer.
La Lente
Per ottenere l’effetto grandangolare e riuscire a coprire quanto più cielo possibile abbiamo deciso di puntare sulla lente Arecont Vision 1/2” 1.55mm f2 CS. E’ costata 96,45 £ (116,81 €) e arriverà a giorni (sperando di non ricevere sorprese dalla dogana visto che l’abbiamo acquistata in UK 🙂 dannate dogane! +26,48 €).
La Camera Astronomica
La nostra scelta è stata la ZWO ASI 224MC. Una grande camera che ci permetterà di ottenere bellissime immagini del cielo. Il suo costo è stato di 270,90 € e si… è già nelle nostre mani.
Micro Computer
Come già anticipato abbiamo deciso di puntare su un microcomputer compatto e dalle buone prestazioni: il Raspberry Pi 4 Model B + 4GB RAM. Ne abbiamo acquistato uno sfruttando una promozione a tempo limitata per 83,80 € comprensiva di custodia, alimentatore da parete, Memory Card Sandisk da 64Gb e dissipatori.
E per ultimo ecco tutte le ricevute degli acquisti di oggi. Chi fosse interessato a conoscere l’intera situazione economica del progetto può dare un occhiata qui:
It’s time to start to fill the www.allskycameraproject.com website, so we proceeded purchasing a customizable WordPress theme from the Envato Market: Enfold. It’s a good theme for our project and it will allow us to make the site simple and responsive. The total amount of the cost is 74,42 $ = 63,09 € (USD 1 = EUR 0.8478). Here attached the invoices receipts
Quick update on the AllSkyCamera project: AGAIN THANKS TO ALL! Thank you very much for your generosity! In a very short time we have largely exceeded the initial goal of the fundraising that we had set for ourselves, reaching the incredible figure of 820 €. In these days of “holidays” I am thinking about how to structure the project but to do it and to be able to share the same with everyone , we need to start from one thing: the purchase of a site hosting service 
Therefore, www.allskycameraproject.com was born today (currently it is still empty) the site where in the coming weeks you will find all the news and developments of the All Sky Camera Project, See you soon! (Attached is the purchase invoice for the first 12 months of the site – € 45.64)
This page is a report of incoming and outcoming project financial resources. As promised last August just after the crowfunding campain success, I “guarantee that everything will be reported to the penny through a constant update of the project developments”. All the voices present in this page are linked to their dedicated post for better detailes.
Please feel free to contact me for any further information required
| 1 | Crowdfunding Campain (August 2020) | 650,00 € | More Infoes |
| 2 | Self Contribute | 170,00 € | More Infoes |
| Total Incoming | 820,00 € |
| 1 | Domain and Hosting Services (from 23/08/2020 to 22/08/2021) | 45,64 € | More Infoes |
| 2 | WordPress Theme (Enfold) | 63,09 € | More Infoes |
| 3 | Arecont Vision 1/2” 1.55mm f2 CS allsky lens | 143,29 € | More Infoes |
| 4 | ZWO ASI 224MC Camera | 270,90 € | More Infoes |
| 5 | Raspberry Pi 4 Model B + 4GB RAM | 83,80 € | More Infoes |
| 6 | Domain and Hosting Services (from 23/08/2021 to 22/08/2022) | 58,50 € | More Infoes |
| Total Outcoming | 665,22 € |
The updated available purchasing resources balance is: +154,78 €
Questa pagina è un report delle risorse finanziarie in ingresso ed in uscita del progetto. Come promesso lo scorso Agosto appena conclusasi con successo la campagna di crowfunding, “garantirò che il tutto venga rendicontato al centesimo con aggiornamenti costanti sullo stato del progetto”. Tutte le voci presenti in questa pagina sono quindi collegato ai post dedicati contenenti maggiori dettagli.
Ovviamente sentitevi liberi di contattarmi per qualsiasi chiarimento aggiuntivo vogliate.
| 1 | Crowdfunding (Agosto2020) | 650,00 € | More Infoes |
| 2 | Autofinanziamento | 170,00 € | More Infoes |
| Totale Risorse in Ingresso | 820,00 € |
| 1 | Dominio e Hosting (dal 23/08/2020 al 22/08/2021) | 45,64 € | More Infoes |
| 2 | Tema per WordPress (Enfold) | 63,09 € | More Infoes |
| 3 | Lente Arecont Vision 1/2” 1.55mm f2 CS allsky | 143,29 € | More Infoes |
| 4 | ZWO ASI 224MC Camera | 270,90 € | More Infoes |
| 5 | Raspberry Pi 4 Model B + 4GB RAM | 83,80 € | More Infoes |
| 6 | Dominio e Hosting (dal 23/08/2021 al 22/08/2022) | 58,50 € | More Infoes |
| Totale Risorse in Uscita | 665,22 € |
Lo stato aggiornato del bilancio di progetto è di: +154,78 €
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