MULTI-SITE TELEMETRY & HARDWARE INTERLOCKS
Home Domes, Backyard Piers & Remote Stations.
Configure your local home domes, backyard piers, and remote hosted observatories. Reverie Dawn synchronizes dome rotation slit angles, tracks custom horizon tree obstruction masks, and monitors safety interlocks in real time.
Backyard Dome 01 (Home Dome)
38.8951° N, 77.0364° W · Elevation 45m
Atmospheric Seeing
1.15 arcsec
High Resolution
Sky Darkness
Bortle 4
SQM 21.2
Wind Velocity
4.2 mph
Below 15 mph Limit
Dome Azimuth Slit
142°
Mount Slaved
MOUNTED OPTICAL TRAIN & CAMERAS
Tracking Mount:ZWO AM5 Strain Wave
Optical Tube:Askar FRA400 f/5.6 Quintuplet
Primary Sensor:ZWO ASI2600MM Pro (-10°C)
360° HORIZON OBSTACLE & TREE MASK MODELER
Eliminates wasted target time by cutting off targets below trees and neighbors’ roofs.
10° (OPEN HORIZON)25° (AVERAGE BACKYARD)50° (DENSE CANOPY)
HORIZON FILTER APPLIED: Targets below 25° altitude will be automatically excluded from tonight’s transit queue to preserve signal quality.
AUTOMATED SAFETY INTERLOCKS
- Optical Rain SensorARMED (DRY)
- Wind Gust Cutoff25 MPH SAFE
- Park Position SyncALT 90° / AZ 0°
- Dew Margin+3.8°C above dew point
DARK SKY RESERVE & EXPEDITION SCOUT
RADIUS:
Big Meadows (Shenandoah NP)BORTLE 3
Virginia, USA · 1070m elev (National Park)
80 mi
~1.5h drive
High elevation above the inversion layer. Excellent southern sky overlooking Shenandoah Valley.
Spruce KnobBORTLE 2
West Virginia, USA · 1482m elev (National Park)
135 mi
~2.6h drive
Highest point in West Virginia. Pristine dark skies with zero northern/western light domes.
Cherry Springs State ParkBORTLE 2
Pennsylvania, USA · 701m elev (IDA Park)
196 mi
~3.8h drive
360-degree unobstructed horizon on an isolated plateau. Gold-tier dark sky park.