Follow along with Lorraine as she creates a desktop lunar phase display! The project involves integrating a keypad and LED displays to visually represent the moon's phases based on user-input dates, as well as some coding in Python to retrieve information via the Astronomy API. Lorraine addresses the coding challenges and hardware implementation, showcasing a successful and functional moon phase display.
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https://bit.ly/31wbnJY#0:00 Welcome to element14 presents
#0:17 Overview
#1:44 Let's Go Shopping
#2:46 A Moon API
#9:03 Wiring Up the LED Displays
#10:39 Building a Moon
#18:11 The Moon Phases!
#19:07 Give Your Feedback
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