FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Web Cam Mods: beginner input

[Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:57 -0700 12/15/2003, Steve Coe wrote:
>Jeff, Stan, Steve, et al;
>
>Thank you for changing the header.  I did not wish to take this to some off
>line discussion, I think that there are enough interested "listeners" to
>keep it here.  We have always been lenient about what is chatted about on
>this list.
>
>I am certainly not considering any large mods to my TU Cam Pro, but I may
>add a fan when Summer comes around, or just leave as is and blow a fan
>across the entire unit in general.  Let me see how much noise it generates
>when the temperature goes up.
>
>I have not had a lot of time to use mine, but I am certainly impressed with
>the results from just a couple of nights.  Some excellent detail on the
>Moon.  I have gotten good enough yet to capture much planetary detail, but I
>have no doubt that once I get a scope, Barlow, filter combination that works
>I can do that as well.
>
>If you are not an owner, it is certainly the simplest astroimaging
>available, I will never buy a computer peripheral that is not USB again.  It
>is so simple.  Once you have the adaptor to fit an 1.25 inch eyepiece hole,
>then start up the software, focus and start capturing images.  At least as
>far as the Moon is concerned.
>
>While at Starizona last Friday, Dean told Matt Luttinnen and I that if you
>don't have a driven mount, that the program Registax will consolidate the
>images as they drift across the frame.  Ain't that neat?
>
>I have yet to try post processing, still on my agenda.
>
>Clear Skies to us all;
>Steve Coe
>
>Author "Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist"
>Saguaro Astronomy Club website
>www.saguaroastro.org
>
Steve which ToUCam do you have (740K, 840K)?

I have heard about the software that shifts the images  so you don't 
need a clock drive. That's very interest for those of us with 
standard DOBs. We have lots of light grasp, but no tracking so 
normally imaging does not work.

Jeff
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