What is the dynamic range of the All Sky Cam? I am wondering what part of the system (the CCD, digital to analog converter on camera, software, or the USB...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Nov 15, 2011 4:53 am
... David, The internal processing inside the camera is 10 bits, for an SNR of at least 50 dB. The USB digitizer outputs only 8 bit data. This is less than a...
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David Bainbridge
orbitalmonitor
Nov 15, 2011 5:12 pm
Thanks for the info. Do you know of any USB digitizer that is 10bit and reasonably priced?...
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David Bainbridge
orbitalmonitor
Nov 15, 2011 9:53 pm
After having my Moonglow ASC mounted for a bit I realized I made a mistake in mounting it and perhaps others have as well. I used a metal pipe, 1.5" EMT...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Nov 18, 2011 7:42 pm
David, 10bit and "reasonably priced" don't normally go in the same sentence, since 10 bit analog video gear is in the professional domain. If you see...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Nov 18, 2011 7:51 pm
... David, This is a correct observation and a very good tip for others to try if they are experiencing more obscuration than desired. Insulating between the...
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David Bainbridge
orbitalmonitor
Nov 19, 2011 12:08 am
It just so happens I found out Backmagicdesign is releasing several new capture devices that support 10 bit. Three models are coming out, one PCI Express, one...
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KEVIN SMITH
kevsmithspla...
Nov 25, 2011 7:09 pm
Hi Fred  Just wondered if you have come across any software that I could use with the digitiser to record live continuous video for a long time coupe of days...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Nov 28, 2011 7:56 pm
Hi Kevin, I do not have any specific recommendations for continuous recording software. Anything designed for CCTV surveillance or security cameras would be ...
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KEVIN SMITH
kevsmithspla...
Nov 28, 2011 10:12 pm
Thanks Fred - having fun this end with the camera.  ISS this morning :-)  Let us play.  Cheers for now  Kevin ... From: Fred Bruenjes...
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David Bainbridge
orbitalmonitor
Nov 29, 2011 12:02 am
Be on the watch out for the aurora tonight.. I corona mass ejection just hit the earth....
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David Bainbridge
orbitalmonitor
Dec 6, 2011 2:17 am
... Fred, Do you have any more details on this dome heater? I really have to do something soon about the frost problem I am having. On these crystal clear...
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Daniel
danieldgj
Dec 6, 2011 12:04 pm
Fred: Am I correct that the mounting pipe you sell as an option is metallic? Any thoughts on changing it to allow insulation at the end?...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Dec 6, 2011 10:24 pm
Hi David, The Dome Heater is currently being tested by our beta testers. It's 12 volts and taps off the power to the camera, so that a separate power cord...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Dec 6, 2011 10:28 pm
... Daniel, Yes the mounting pole we sell is steel and it probably does conduct some heat away from the camera. Changing the pole we sell to another material...
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David Bainbridge
orbitalmonitor
Dec 7, 2011 5:31 am
I might be a good test subject since we've already had temps below -10F but I do already have a separate power cable. I was going to document my system in a...
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Daniel
danieldgj
Dec 7, 2011 5:35 pm
Another accessory you could offer would be a short (say, 3 inches) extension to your pole made of a durable plastic--they make handgun frames from such...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Dec 7, 2011 11:45 pm
... Hi Daniel, Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to cobble together something like that here and do some measurements on the improvement of that method and...
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drhjh100
Dec 17, 2011 8:45 pm
In just installed my new moonglow all sky cam in my backyard observatory. I use remote desktop to run the observatory from my home. The all sky cam software...
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nz_observatory
Dec 18, 2011 9:26 am
Although I haven't yet tried the ASC software, the local screen refresh is always slow whenever I use VNC to remote into a machine running any kind of video...
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Erik Bryssinck
good4me_be
Dec 18, 2011 11:02 am
Hi Jeff, I use remote desktop as well, i have no problem with it. I use as software 'Radmin' for remote desktop. Radmin-server is installed on my desktop in...
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drhjh100
Dec 18, 2011 4:10 pm
I had a chance to do some reading. Apparently remote desktop and directshow do not work together. Looks like I will be trying radmin or vnc. thanks guys, jeff...
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nz_observatory
Dec 18, 2011 8:35 pm
Jeff, VNC has worked near perfectly for me for years, and I've heard great things about radmin too. You should be fine with either of them. But for some reason...
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nz_observatory
Dec 18, 2011 8:46 pm
Hi Erik. Fred of Moonglow Technologies recently told me that there's a specific RAM combination that leads to a memory leak condition in ASC Uploader, causing...
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Dick Post
rspostrspost
Dec 18, 2011 9:13 pm
I use ASC with Logmein with no issues other than the bandwidth required, 1-2Mb/sec to handle the video. I have also used Radmin with the same results. Both...
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Erik Bryssinck
good4me_be
Dec 19, 2011 8:04 am
Hi Jeff, thanks for the tip, but what do you mean with 'different RAM spec.' ? That's not clear to me ? __________________________________ kind regards, Erik...
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drhjh100
Dec 19, 2011 3:32 pm
Thanks for the vnc suggestion. Works fine and was free. I got it to upload to the weather underground. ...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Dec 20, 2011 7:13 am
... We might have a workaround for the memory leak, we have isolated a case where a leak was caused by the OS/driver code that checks whether the video signal...
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Fred Bruenjes
mbruenje
Dec 22, 2011 8:21 pm
Folks, A new beta test version of ASC Uploader is available. This is primarily for the people who experienced a memory leak, where their system would lock up...
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Tom
rrman53yh
Dec 23, 2011 12:13 pm
Fred, I downloaded the beta Uploader, primarily to test the change related to the memory leak. With 9 hours of running the handle count has barely moved....
