👾 PixelOrbit - Devlog #1 (Pixelator)

I’m building PixelOrbit, a pixel-art website that transforms real NASA spacecraft telemetry into interactive visualizations that are easier to understand.

Today I completed the first milestone of the project: the Pixelator.

The Pixelator takes an image from either a local file or an internet URL and automatically:

• Removes the background
• Crops the main object
• Converts it into pixel art
• Exports a transparent PNG

The image below shows the first successful conversion of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Most of today’s work was spent debugging dependencies and getting the background-removal pipeline running on my 11-year-old MacBook Air, but the first version is now working and ready for the next stage of the project 🚀