Build your own Skylight

The real planes and the night sky, on your ceiling. About $400 and an afternoon. No coding.

Skylight on a ceiling: aircraft, trails, runways and stars
What you'll see, lights off.
  1. Part 1 · 2 minutes

    Decide

    Radio or no radio? A question or two.

  2. Part 2 · 20 minutes

    Buy

    Three things. See how big it will look on your ceiling.

  3. Part 3 · about an hour, mostly waiting

    Set up

    Plug it in. Type one short line.

  4. Part 4 · 10 minutes

    Tune

    Tell it where you live, from your phone.

Rather have someone walk you through it?

Paste this into ChatGPT or Claude. It knows every step and goes at your pace.

I'm building Skylight, a projector that shows the real planes and stars above my house on my ceiling. Please read https://skylightceiling.com/llms.txt first, then walk me through it one step at a time. I'm not technical. Start by asking me what I already have. If you can't open links, say so and I'll paste the file.

Start with Part 1 →

Next: Decide →

Skylight is free and open source. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases; the shopping links are affiliate links and cost you nothing extra. Tips are optional: Venmo @Cameron-Paczek · Bitcoin
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