# Planes and stars projected onto a bedroom ceiling

Receives aircraft broadcasts and projects live aircraft, stars, Moon and satellite positions overhead.

## Hardware
RTL-SDR receiver + Raspberry Pi or similar computer + projector

A radio receiver captures aircraft signals; a projector turns them into a live ceiling display.

## Shopping list

Parts for one build. Reuse equipment you already own. Quantities are planning quantities unless the creator explicitly specifies a count; kit contents are not additional purchases.

Quantities are for one build. Unless marked source-specified, they are planning quantities; confirm kit contents and the chosen configuration before ordering.

### Confirm before buying
- Receiver, host, projector and antenna models are not identified. No complete original BOM or code was established. Do not buy a specific bundle on the strength of this article alone.

### 1 × RTL-SDR USB receiver
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Receive local aircraft broadcasts.
- Notes: Exact tuner/revision not disclosed.
- Sourcing: No exact purchase link verified; confirm the model and requirements above before ordering.
- Evidence: Creator source
- Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

### 1 × ADS-B antenna and matching coax/adapter
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Receive the aircraft radio band.
- Notes: Match receiver connector and local aircraft broadcast band; antenna SKU and cable loss were not provided.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

### 1 × Raspberry Pi or similar host computer
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Decode receiver data and render the map.
- Sourcing: No exact purchase link verified; confirm the model and requirements above before ordering.
- Evidence: Creator source
- Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

### 1 × Projector
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Project onto the ceiling.
- Notes: Exact model, brightness and throw distance not disclosed.
- Sourcing: No exact purchase link verified; confirm the model and requirements above before ordering.
- Evidence: Creator source
- Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

### Set × Host storage and power
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Boot and run the selected computer.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

### 1 × Video cable / adapter
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Connect the host to the projector.
- Notes: Connector depends on the selected computer and projector.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

### 1 × Secure projector mount
- Requirement: Conditional
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Hold the projection safely.
- Notes: Match the projector and ceiling geometry; do not balance a powered projector on an unstable surface.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

Source reviewed, not assembled or hands-on tested. A working product page does not confirm stock, firmware compatibility or a complete build.

## Setup
Multi-device setup

## Coding tool
Claude; exact coding interface not named

## How the agent helped
Article explicitly attributes the software to vibe coding with Anthropic Claude and describes the receiver-to-renderer architecture.

## Before you build
Requires a receiver, computer and projector. Exact components and original code are not established in the report.

## Sources
- Original build: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-ai-coder-converts-bedroom-ceiling-into-a-live-flightradar-using-vibe-coding-4258814/

Source reviewed 2026-11-04. Not hands-on tested.