Magic of Astronomy

Standing Robot / Broom: Basic idea is a robot like a segway which is dressed like a broom. For examples see
www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=ZYLb11xUsSY
- Link to Google Doc with notes on project: Broomba
Laser Light Show: Use two speakers with a laser to make a light show see for example under:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkJPvg4sbjo
Chemical Clock: A chemical clock reaction orange and black reversible chemical reaction.

Activities / Stations

Details for the FUN things we do to keep the wizzards entertained.

Magic Wands

Magic wands with arduino powered brains.

RF Tutorial: http://arduinobasics.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/433-mhz-rf-module-with-arduino-tutorial.html

http://www.buildcircuit.com/how-to-use-rf-module-with-arduino/

Ideas/To-do list *Critical

Switch all wands to arduino minis
Create more receivers
Decorate wands
Self-resetting/Recalibrating
Create interesting receivers
Create Wiring Diagram
Create more wands
Find smaller battery (lithium?)
Morse code

Magic Hat

Magic hat with arduino powered brain. For ideas look at the Intelligent Hat.

Gift Shop Item Ideas/How-To

Laser etched Deathly Hallows and Hogwarts medallions.

Updates:

0712017
- Soldered hat shield
- Updated code & wire diagram to match shield
10092017
- Tested on board button and layout
- Discoved button problem - need to change pull up resistor to pull down

Ideas/To-do list *Critical

Fix Wire Colors (Change VCC to warm colors) *In progress
Mount speaker to audio shield
Minimize/secure wires *In progress -Adam
Repair RGB led *In progress -Adam
New/more voices/houses
Moving mouth *In progress -Thomas
Create permanent shield *In progress -Adam

Wiring Diagram: *OUT OF DATE - Change pull up R to Pull down R : Will update diagram soon to reflect changes

Learning Arduino / Dome Color Light

Arduino Lessons to get to know your microcontroller:

Getting Started: learn.adafruit.com/lesson-0-getting-started/overview by Adafruit
Blink: learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-1-blink by Adafruit
RGB LED: learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-3-rgb-leds by Adafruit
Read Analog: programmingelectronics.com/tutorial-09-reading-analog-pins-and-converting-the-input-to-a-voltage by ProgrammingElectronics - teaches about different sensors.
- AnalogInput: www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/AnalogInput by Arduino - short tutorial
Fade: www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Fade by Arduino - short tutorial
- Fade: www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Fade-an-LED-Arduino-Tutorial by Instructables - gives good understanding of analog outputs

Constellations / 3D Printing

David and Thomas C is developing the constellations. The list is:

Cassiopeia, We are making a new model
Ursa Minor
Cygnus
Triangulum
Cepheus

Virtual Reality

We are buying google glasses: Google Cardboard VR glasses. Possible applications with them are:

Google Cardboard App: Allows you to download several "VR apps". Available on Android and iPhone.
Cardboard Camera: Allows you to look at existing photospheres and make new ones. Available for Android and iPhone.

The page QR Codes for VR Headsets is useful when pairing VR glasses with Google Cardboard app.

2016 Notes

We can share files for the event on the File Manager under stars/Outreach/MagicOfAstronomy. Look under the Stars Server page for information to use the File Manager.