Diurnal Motion of Constellations using 150 Drones

Abstract

The constellations are divided into four seasonal groups. We can see only certain constellations in one season because we cannot see the stars during the day. However, we want to see certain constellations throughout the four seasons for entertainment or education purpose. To do this, we need to have the ability to make any constellations in the sky. One way is to use a drone swarm. In order to use the drone swarm as the stars, we extended the equatorial coordinate system on previous research and we flew the drones to the directions of the stars from an observer's points of view using the extended equatorial coordinate system. Furthermore, we calculate the direction of the stars including the additional time in real time and control drones follow these directions of the stars from an observer's points of view. Through these processes, we performed a diurnal motion of the constellations using 150 drones and it means we can see any constellations at any time.