Project SunbYte: Outreach
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Description
The Sheffield University Nova Balloon Lifted Solar Telescope (SunbYte) is a high-altitude balloon experiment devised and run largely by students at the University of Sheffield. Watch to find out a little more about the project, and to find out how students have been working with local school children.
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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...
Published 02/07/18
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 project team is made up of an interdisciplinary student team from across the...
Published 01/18/18