# fajr-watch station configuration # Copy this file to station.yaml and fill in your values. # On the Pi SD card, place station.yaml in /boot/fajr-watch/station.yaml station: # Unique station identifier (lowercase, hyphens ok) id: "my-station-01" # GPS coordinates (decimal degrees) # South latitudes and west longitudes are negative lat: 41.95 lng: -80.55 # Elevation above sea level in metres elevation_m: 175 # Horizon type at camera location # Options: ocean, lake, flat, hills, mountain horizon: "lake" # Light pollution environment # Options: dark (Bortle 1-2), rural (3-4), suburban (5-6), urban (7-9) environment: "suburban" # Your name (for data attribution) host: "Your Name" # Contact email (not published, used for station health alerts) contact: "you@example.com" camera: # Camera model connected to the Pi # Options: zwo_asi224, zwo_asi462, zwo_asi662, pi_hq, pi_cam3, pi_cam3_wide type: "zwo_asi224" # Lens focal length in mm (for FOV calculation) lens_mm: 1.8 # Which horizon the camera points at # Options: east (Fajr only), west (Isha only), allsky (both) orientation: "allsky" # Azimuth offset in degrees (0 = camera north is true north) # Measured clockwise. If your camera's "up" points 30 degrees east of north, # set this to 30. azimuth_offset: 0 network: # WiFi credentials (WPA2) wifi_ssid: "" wifi_password: "" # Optional: additional WiFi networks (tried in order) # wifi_networks: # - ssid: "BackupNetwork" # password: "password2" # Data upload endpoint upload_url: "https://api.fajr.watch/v1/upload" # Upload API key (provided when you register your station) api_key: "" capture: # Seconds between frames during twilight window interval_s: 10 # How many degrees before/after the expected twilight to start/stop capturing # Larger margin = more data but more storage. 5 degrees is ~20-30 min extra. twilight_margin_deg: 5 # Capture RAW images (recommended for scientific quality) # Set to false for JPEG-only (smaller files, less accurate) raw_format: true # Maximum exposure time in seconds # ZWO cameras support up to 1000s. Pi cameras typically max at 30-60s. max_exposure_s: 30 # Target mean brightness for auto-exposure (0-255 for 8-bit) # Lower = darker frames that preserve faint gradients target_brightness: 80 processing: # Run detection on-device (true) or upload raw frames for server processing (false) detect_on_device: true # Minimum confidence score to accept a detection (0.0 - 1.0) min_confidence: 0.5 # Keep raw frames after processing # true = keep all frames (uses more storage, useful for debugging) # false = keep only the 10 frames around each detection event keep_raw_frames: false # Maximum days of local data to retain before cleanup retention_days: 30