Raktim Sarma HAO Mentor: Qian Wu Programming Guide: Alice Lecinski Title: Designing an All Sky Camera Abstract: The aim of the project was to design an improved and more sophisticated version of the All Sky Camera. This camera will replace the older one at Resolute Bay and is an effort in the direction of setting up the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) at Resolute Bay, Canada. AMISR is a radar facility that is designed to have a novel modular configuration that will allow the whole facility to be relocated if needed with relative ease. The facility is designed to be used by scientists all over the world to study upper atmospheric activity. The facility will also have a remote steering and electronic beam steering system that will allow researchers to remotely steer the radar beam. The All Sky Camera is designed to be the eyes of this facility. The specialty of the instrument is its Focus Mechanism that allows it to take pictures of all wavelengths. It will take pictures continuously of the upper atmosphere and pictures of different wavelengths can be taken by changing the Filter Wheel slot and readjusting the Focus Mechanism using the software. The instrument can also be used to take single exposures. Scientists will be able to remotely view these images to establish where to point the radar beam to study the atmosphere. The All Sky Camera consists of a Fish Eyed Lens, Filter Wheel, Focus Mechanism and a CCD Camera. The different parts are integrated into a Graphical User Interface and the whole instrument can be completely controlled by software written in C++. Operation of the instrument is autonomous and the software is written so that it follows pre –written scripts to perform all other required tasks.