Physical-world systems · Deep-sky imaging

Hi, I'm Zhao.

I go by StarGazer online. I build software for systems that meet the physical world, write down what I learn, and spend clear nights turning distant light into something I can study and share.

Portrait of Zhao Shanghai · usually coding or looking up
Current orbit: autonomous driving systems by day, observation planning and image processing by night
12Tech notes
6Essays
5Projects

Tech notes

Things I've been figuring out

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Writing

Outside the codebase

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Projects

Things I build and keep

The through-line

One curiosity, many scales.

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An illustrated journey from childhood curiosity through autonomous driving to astrophotography, all under the same night sky.

Same curiosity · different scales

Roads by day. Galaxies by night.
Autonomous driving · Astrophotography

About

Engineer, note-taker, night-sky chaser.

I care about systems that make autonomous driving safer, and about keeping a clear record of how I got there. This site is where those two threads meet.

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