Hi All, Milton's Astro IIDC got a mention on macintouch today. http://www.macintouch.com/ Jeff Jeff Terry Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences Illinois...
Hi Duane; ... Thanks. ... LOL .. I'll be happy to break even to cover the cost of the cameras I bought for testing purposes. I doubt if anyone makes any money...
Hi Darryl; ... LOL.. MAD indeed.. Actually the same thing could be said for the whole Mac Platform. While PC sales have been rising in the 5 to 10% range...
LOL.. MAD indeed.. Actually the same thing could be said for the whole Mac Platform. While PC sales have been rising in the 5 to 10% range lately, Apples' have...
... Well, since Apple/Mac have made it so I haven't had to WORK for a living since '84, I own them SOME allegiance at least. (G) ... Geoff Beneze Tempe, AZ ...
... Well, I write my code on a Mac for Mac users, but as a "side effect" I get Windows code out too, so I can make a lot more money by having a cross-platform...
Hi All, I have posted a few aurora images from last night at: http://mrmac.mr.aps.anl.gov/~astronut/ Scroll down to the bottom and click on the aurora image to...
Hi list I wonder have we a software for auto-guiding with web camera on MAC OS X? PC world has a bunch of it and more than half are free, so is it to hard to...
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I don't know of any auto-guiding programs running under MacOS X. I have been doing some work on one for my own use and have something working. It is...
Bob, When I first joined the digital_astro & ImagesPlus groups, I would occasionally request that Mike port IP to Mac. He's not interested in doing it. But, I...
I think that Mike is so concentrating on win version that we have not chance see it on MAC, but...maybe Mike share a code or math or cooperate with somebody...
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Hi ya; In Astro IIDC I have the image tracking part down fairly reliably in our RA-Dec Tracking code - assuming the atmosphere isn't jumping around more than...
Milton is right. Auto-guiding is not a trivial thing to do right. In my efforts to get auto-guiding working under MacOS X I have had to address all of the...
... Yes I know it all above problems... but PC users can do it with webcam and GuideDog software. http://www.barkosoftware.com/Software.html so we have chance...
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Hi Bob; Great summary. The USB Iso relay box is an interesting approach and I was considering that myself - mainly because you can pick up cheap USB...
Keith WIley, of Keith's Image Stacker fame, has an app thaat does some imaging stuff like controlling modified webcams, focus metrics, and autoguiding. I...
hi list Anybody's know softfor MAC OS X to works with all meade pictor CCD (216XT, 416XT)? And with newer ones - LPI, DSI? best regards Vladimir...
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Milton, I downloaded Astro IIDC and followed the installation instructions. I want to try the demo verison before unlocking keys. When I open it, no window...
Hi Rob; It could be an older variant of the ADS Pyro FireWire camera than we haven't seen before. If they change the internal hardware identifier names for...
Milton, Thank you so much for the quick reply. I didn't realize you were in Canada! Here's the console log data: Unknown Camera: 'API-203' No IIDC Cameras are...
OK guys, Here's my version of a laptop to take to the desert (if it survives back-yard testing). http://makeashorterlink.com/?L2D8233E9 Please don't laugh to...
Hi Paul, I've been looking for a sap, er uh, guinea pig ; ) willing to risk a 20 inch iMac on backyard testing. Let us know how it goes. I wonder how it would...
Hi Paul and Jeff; Well my Lombard G4/500 did okay at -20 to -25°C last winter. However at -30°C (-22° F) the LCD got really slow to respond. I found that ...
Hi Milton, How long does one of the gel pack heaters last? -20 C qualifies as cold. Jeff Jeff Terry Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences Illinois...
Hi Jeff; I haven't accurately timed it, but at -20°C outside it was still warm after being outside for at least an hour (well warm is relative when your not...
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