[Simon_O_Rourke]

This exactly, seems like this could have been done from the 80s and entirely automated from the mid-90's.

I'm all for setting up something like this [1], it's just good science to have automated cameras recording the sky to keep an eye on things. In the very simplest straightforward business case, three synchronized cameras detecting a meteor can trace its path through the athmosphere and help locate anything that hits the ground. For more niche use cases include tracking aircraft flying around with their transponders turned off, just to keep everyone honest. After a few dozen more scientic use cases, then, maybe, some UFO tracking.

Sky Hub [2] tried it, combining recording with some ML detection, but they went bust last year.

[1] - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275829635_Project_f...

[2] - https://www.space.com/spotting-ufos-sky-hub-surveillance