My laptop(s) have been out for dozens and dozens of nights with no protection and absolutely no ill-effects. Even on the dewey'est nights I can't remember it...
i have had two laptops ruined from astroimaging outside the first got soaked when my sprinkler came on and soaked it (i was inside asleep) the second one got...
... I know The sprinkler was easy. Rain, who has ever heard of rain in the summer? Another hazard associated with using CCDAUTOPILOT. ... was ... water ... and...
One word for you Rich..... observatory Michelle Stone Argo Navis and Custom Telescopes by Plettstone http://www.plettstone.com/telescopes ... From: rdcrisp...
Well, that's two votes for a cardboard box and one definitely against lawn sprinklers. You guys have been most helpful. The laptop is an old with, so not a...
I sure hope someone is writing all this down. ... with ... dewey'est ... is ... will ... excellent ... mentioned ... is ... affect ... I'm ... on ... ...
OK, now that we are on a roll, there must be a few more mishaps at the telescope that would raise an eyebrow or two. Bats, ants, boars, dogs, snakes, slippery...
Last summer I thought I had a problem with my STL-11000M. It wouldn't connect for two evenings. Going out in the dark the connections at the PC and the camera...
I have constant problems with mice and lizards. Mice set up a nest in one of my Paramounts. They didn't chew up anything but made a huge mess. Here's what...
Ray, if you had waited long enough, the squirrel would have toated himself on the power cord. Cool, Jim ... wouldn't connect for two evenings. Going out in the...
Scary....we dry our clothes with them, then wear those clothes. Do the mice know something we don't know? Something we should know? Jim ... in one ... mess. ...
... Hi Michelle, Okay, but how the hell did you figure that out? Inquiring minds want to know. I shorted and blew out my CCD camera power supply one night....
Ugh;....forgotten stuff. I don't go into the field all that often, but once went to the central valley to video a graze. After setting up the scope, I went...
Well... I live up here with the critters all the time now. I kind of get to know where they hang out and where they don't. I noticed that they don't hang out...
Hi all, Have only had a couple chances to use this web cam, but it already promises to be a step up from video for deep sky imaging. Better dynamic range,...
Jim, If you like star clusters and M42, you're gonna love what the web cam does for planets. Make sure to download (for free) Registax. Phil Jim Ferreira...
Way ahead of you....well, sort of. Have only had one crack at Saturn and the moon, but results are promising. Right on regarding RegiStax. These were shot...
Hey Jim, these are excellent. Is your camera only B&W though? It's amazing how much FL you need isn't it. Even at 6,000mm the entire Saturn image only takes...
Yeah, 2HS is a monochrome camera. As for image scale, I'm limited by my mount right now. Hope to get my hands on a Losmandy this spring than I can work at...
Jim, Yup, check out what 1,500 frames can do. Took all of about 2 minutes :-) http://www.pterzian.darkhorizons.org/Jupite2r%20page.htm You really don't need...
Hi Jim How do you think the 2hs compares to the SAC 8.5?? That is a monochrome all USB cam. ... Phil Chambers [ptchamb@...] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)...
Splendid images! That C9.25 is a planet killer. My present EQ5 mount has pretty gross periodic error (and that's after taking it apart and tuning it up) so...
I believe that both cameras are based on the ToUcam, so their performance should be similar. I'm not familiar with how the SAC 8.5 camera head is set up. The...
Hey, thanks, Phil, that would be great. E-mail: bakerst @ comcast.net Jim ... 11 for $1,800. If you like I can put you in touch with him. ... with ... or ... ...
... monochrome ... Hi, I have a SAC-8 block II (USB & Parellel long exposure control) and an ATK-1HS. The SAC-8 has an Ex-View HAD CCD that is very sensitive....
Hi Thanks for the data. The SAC 8.5 and the SAC 9 both dispense with the parallel cable. The only connection is USB and they come with a 20ft cable. So that...
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