Raspberry Pi Meteor System Camera Enclosure - MkIV

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##System Overview The Raspberry Pi Meteor System (RMS) is a low-cost, open-source/hardware project designed for citizen scientists and professional scientists alike. RMS combines the respectable processing power of the Raspberry Pi single-board computer (SBC) with an inexpensive IP camera module to create a meteor camera system rivaling (and often exceeding) the capabilities of professional systems that can cost upwards of 10x as much. The system presented here is based on an IMX291 IP camera module with a 4 mm or 6 mm M16 lens, but can easily be modified to accommodate other modules like the IMX307 or even the larger IMX385. ##The Global Meteor Network (GMN) At the present time, there are more than 300 RMS Stations operated by citizen-scientists in 22 countries around the world. Connected through the GMN, they have the long-term goal of characterizing the apparent point of origin in the sky (the radiant), total number, and size distribution of meteors entering our atmosphere. Hundreds of thousands of meteor orbits have already been logged through this work and it won’t be long before we’re talking about millions of orbits! ##Useful Links [Build manual](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hhqw_tztKGoL1hhnLivY2IlWVrtaKPuJWYC2fRazRtg/edit?usp=sharing) Bill-of-materials - Still to come [RMS Github](https://github.com/CroatianMeteorNetwork/RMS) [Global Meteor Network](http://globalmeteornetwork.org) CMS camera software - Still to come