Night Sky Camera
Doncaster · 53.5°N · Automated 6pm → 6am recording
Latest 15-minute segment · recording in progress · updated 19:31
While recording is in progress, the full night video above isn't ready yet — but here are the individual 15-minute segments captured so far tonight, oldest first. These roll over automatically and only the current night's segments are kept.
The AwareSky camera records the sky above Doncaster each night from 6pm to 6am, capturing the full arc from sunset through deep darkness to sunrise in a single automated recording. Each morning the footage uploads automatically to the server via FFmpeg and curl FTP. This is part of the AwareStation observatory — alongside three RTL-SDR dongles for ADS-B radar and Meteor-M2 satellite reception, the Dwarf 3 smart telescope, and the MAST environmental sensor station.
Meteor trails
Brief bright streaks crossing the frame. Most common during the Perseids (August) and Geminids (December).
Satellites
Steady points moving slowly across frame. Starlink trains appear as chains of lights shortly after launch.
Star trails
On clear nights, stars leave curved arcs as the Earth rotates. Polaris stays nearly fixed at the north.
Cloud cover
Illuminated clouds rolling across frame — useful for tracking overnight weather above Doncaster.
Aurora
During high solar activity, faint greens or pinks may appear on the northern horizon. Rare but possible at 53°N.
Moon arc
The moon's path across the sky changes nightly — watch brightness and position shift across the lunar cycle.