A Journey From Computing in Science to Science in Computing
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Prototype that tells when the moon is visible and displays it on a wall-mounted screen. Uses HipChat chatops for queries, Google geocoding for latitude/longitude, a Raspberry Pi 2 with touchscreen and Wi‑Fi, and a Python astronomy library (PyEphem or similar) to compute sun/moon positions and phase. System composes small microservices that check horizon, sun separation, and cloud data; a working prototype assembles the pieces though the final mounted display is still in progress.
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