little-sun-gazer
The premium Open Source alternative to Sky-Watcher SolarQuest
🎯 Best for:Hobbyists building their own solar observation equipment.
What is little-sun-gazer?
Replaces expensive commercial solar tracking mounts for telescopes. Uses Python scripts on a Raspberry Pi to control stepper motors based on astronomical algorithms.
Tech Stack
CPhysics & Astronomy
Why little-sun-gazer?
- • Low-cost alternative
- • Fully customizable logic
- • Raspberry Pi native
Limitations
- • Hardware assembly required
- • Weather sensitive
- • Basic tracking logic
2/6/2026
Last Update
25
Forks
2
Issues
GPL-3.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Sky-Watcher SolarQuest)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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